Talk Is Free Theatre on stages around the world
In addition to full seasons at home venue, every year Talk Is Free Theatre tours nationally and internationally as well as transferring a number of productions to Toronto and elsewhere. Touring is central to the company’s artistic philosophy to experiment and to devise unique new work through the lens of ensemble collaboration and longer periods of artistic gestation. Talk Is Free Theatre is actively pursuing innovative touring destinations, unique transfer partnerships and inspired co-productions for our existing and upcoming repertoire.
Some of our upcoming presence on stages around the world includes:
On tour indefinitely
Tales of an Urban Indian
By Darrell Dennis, Directed by Herbie Barnes
Staged on a moving city bus
Past Tours
2020 Grande Prairie, Alberta
Tales of an Urban Indian
By Darrell Dennis, Directed by Herbie Barnes
Starring Brendan Chadler
Staged on a moving city bus
2020 Adelaide, Australia
Tales of an Urban Indian
By Darrell Dennis, Directed by Herbie Barnes
Staged on a moving city bus
Every Brilliant Thing
By Duncan Macmillan & Jonny Donahoe, Directed by Stephen Schipper
In association with the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
For Both Resting and Breeding
By Adam Meisner, Directed Brandon Crone
2020 Whitehorse, Canada
Tales of an Urban Indian
By Darrell Dennis, Directed by Herbie Barnes
Staged on a moving city bus
2020 Manitoba, Canada
Every Brilliant Thing
By Duncan Macmillan & Jonny Donahoe, Directed by Stephen Schipper
In association with the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
2019 Kitchener, Kingston, Whitehorse and Saint John, Canada
Tales of an Urban Indian
By Darrell Dennis, Directed by Herbie Barnes
Staged on a moving city bus
2019 Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia
Tales of an Urban Indian
By Darrell Dennis, Directed by Herbie Barnes
Staged on a moving city bus
2019 Ottawa, Canada
The Wedding Party
By Kristen Thomson
Based on the characters created by Trish Lindström, Tony Nappo, Moya O’Connell, Tom Rooney and Bahia Watson
In association with Crow’s Theatre
2018 Vancouver, Ottawa, Mississauga, Halifax and Collingwood, Canada
Tales of an Urban Indian
By Darrell Dennis, Directed by Herbie Barnes
Staged on a moving city bus
2018 London, United Kingdom
The Curious Voyage
Immersive Narrative
Based on an idea by Arkady Spivak.
Written, Created and Directed by Daniele Bartolini.
The Secret Musical
Directed by Mitchell Cushman
2016 Whitehorse, Dawson City and Vernon, Canada
I, Claudia
By Kristen Thomson, Directed by Mitchell Cushman
Presented by Yukon Arts Centre, Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture and Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre.
2016 Iqaluit, Canada
Tales of an Urban Indian
By Darrell Dennis, Directed by Herbie Barnes
Staged on a moving city bus
2014 Hannibal, USA
Tales of an Urban Indian
By Darrell Dennis, Directed by Herbie Barnes
Staged on a moving city bus
Presented by Bluff City Theater
2014 Vancouver, Canada
Floyd Collins
Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Book and Additional Lyrics by Tina Landau
Directed by Peter Jorgensen
In co-production with Patrick Street Productions
2013/2014 Thunder Bay and Orangeville, Canada
Great Expectations
Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens and Directed by Richard Ouzounian
Presented by Magnus Theatre and Theatre Orangeville
2013 Munich, Germany
Possible Worlds
By John Mighton, Directed by Mitchell Cushman
Produced by Be Me Theatre, part of John Mighton Festival
2013 –Winnipeg, Canada
Assassins
Book by John Weidman, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Adam Brazier
Dora Award winning co-production with Birdland Theatre
Presented by Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, part of Sondheim Fest
2012 –Toronto, Canada
Dani Girl
Book and Lyrics by Chris Dimond, Music by Michael Kooman
Directed by Richard Ouzounian
Co-presented by Show One Productions
2010, 2011 – Toronto, Canada
Assassins
Book by John Weidman, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Adam Brazier
Dora Award winning co-production with Birdland Theatre
2010 – London, UK; Sabac, Uzice, Kragujevac and Belgrade, Serbia and Moscow, Russia
The Tale of Ivan vs. Ivan
Adapted from novella of Nikolai Gogol by the company, directed by Aleksandar Lukac
Select venues include: Finborough Theatre (London, UK); National Theatre in Belgrade (Belgrade, Serbia) and Otkrytaya Scena (Moscow, Russia)
2008 – Kiev, Ukraine
Moliere or League of Hypocrites
by Mikhail Bulgakov, directed by Aleksandar Lukac
at the Annual International Bulgakov Festival of Creativity
Presented by Kiev Drama Theatre on Podol
For more information or to discuss possible touring/co-producing partnership, please contact
Arkady Spivak
Artistic Producer
arkady@tift.ca
(705) 792-1949 ext. 122
Talk Is Free Theatre acknowledges, with gratitude, previous touring support from:
