Jerusalem
- An Outside the March and
Company Theatre Production
in association with Starvox Entertainment - Jez Butterworth
- Mitchell Cushman
- Feb 13 - Mar 17, 2018
- $25-$75
- 3 Hours (two fifteen minute intermissions)
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Details
The theatre experience of 2018. Award-winning Canadian screen icon Kim Coates (FX’s Sons of Anarchy) returns to the stage after almost thirty years—teaming up with two of Toronto’s leading theatre companies to present the national premiere of Jez Butterworth’s explosive masterwork. A pied piper tale for the Tarantino generation, Jerusalem is the story of aging daredevil Johnny “Rooster” Byron, purveyor of drugs, alcohol, mythic tales and sanctuary to the troubled teens of Wiltshire county. Come squat with Rooster deep in the heart of Rooster's wood, as he rails against the community council bent on eradicating him, bulldozing the land, and putting up condos. A bold new exploration of one of the most lauded plays of the past twenty years, described by Ben Brantley of The New York Times as “a great frame-busting play that thinks big — transcendently big — in ways contemporary drama seldom dares”.
Audience Advisories: The production contains adult language and copious references to drugs and alcohol; may also contain traces of fairies, giants, ogres, spirits and other secrets of the English forest.
Jerusalem contains adult themes including drug use, drinking, and profanity, and is intended for audiences aged 14 and up. Discretion is advised.
The performance will also feature the use of strobe lights, theatrical haze, and herbal cigarettes.
All Jersalem ticket sales are final; there are no refunds.
Jerusalem triumphs as pure theatre of the kind we rarely see - Globe and Mail
Kim Coates makes a remarkable return to the stage as Rooster Byron in Jerusalem - Toronto Star
A grab-you-by-the-throat production of a monster of a play...a towering accomplishment - Slotkin Letter
Production Sponsors
David Daniels Jim and Sandra Pitblado Susanne Boyce
Sponsors and Supporters
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The Team
CAST
- - STARRING -
- Kim Coates - Johnny “Rooster” Byron
- - ALSO FEATURING -
- Philip Riccio
- Nicholas Campbell
- Brenna Coates
- Jason Cadieux
- Shakura Dickson
- Diana Donnelly
- Peter Fernandes
- Christo Graham
- Daniel Kash
- Katelyn McCulloch
- Kieran Sequoia
- Michael Spencer Davis
CREATIVE
- Jez Butterworth - Playwright
- Mitchell Cushman - Director
- Nick Blais - Scenic Design
- Lindsay Dagger Junkin - Costume Design
- André du Toit - Lighting Design
- Richard Feren - Music and Sound Composition
- Michael Sinclair - Stage Manager
- For Outside the March -
- Katherine Devlin Rosenfeld - Producer
- David Versus Goliath Productions - Consulting Producer
- Griffin McInnes - Social Media
- For Company Theatre -
- Philip Riccio - Producer
- Janice Peters Gibson - Producer