Pop culture and politics collide in this rapturous, decades-spanning tale about love, rock 'n' roll, revolution and the end of Communism.

Tom Stoppard, world-renowned for plays such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and his Oscar-winning screenplay Shakespeare in Love, has created a feast of ideas that explores the culture of revolution and the people who fuel it with rare wit, empathy and electricity. The music of Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, The Stones and U2 signal the dawn of a new era in Czechoslovakia in 1968 when restrictions on free speech and travel are lifted, but when the USSR invades, the struggle for freedom is ignited once again...

In co-production with The Citadel Theatre in Edmonton

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Get Behind the Music: Rock ‘n' Roll with Prof. Rob Bowman

Get prepped for the play and learn more about the music and history featured in Rock ‘n' Roll, in a fun lecture-style talk with an international rock ‘n' roll expert.

Pre-show Talks Oct 7, 14 and 21 at 7:15 p.m. in theatre lobby.

Awards + Nominations
2008 Tony Award Nomination for Best Play
2007 Laurence Olivier Award Nomination for Best New Play
2006 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play
2006 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play

Reviews
"one of the most intellectually stimulating and emotionally rewarding pieces of theatre in the last decade" - The Toronto Star

"astonishing...spliced with exultant rock...leaves you cheered by its wit, buoyancy and belief in the human spirit." - The Guardian, London

Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Donna Feore
Starring Fiona Reid, Shaun Smyth + Kenneth Welsh

With: Donald Carrier, Sascha Cole, Belinda Cornish, Jackly Francis, John Kirkpatrick, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Cyrus Lane, Alex Paston-Beesley

 

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