![]() Like the sweeping novel, the stage show teems with characters and mysteries to unravel. But we had to kind of take a leap of faith and say, ‘Yeah, we think that by this point in time, the worst of it will be over.’“ “We didn’t know if our future was going to be half-digital or if (audiences) were years away. “The natural human instinct in a situation like this is to come back and test the waters, sort of dip your toe in rather than dive right into the deep end,” says Abel, noting plans firmed up during the still-uncertain days of the pandemic. ![]() – a gamble that’s only possible because of a unique five-way partnership to share costs and risks, says David Abel, managing director of English Theatre at the National Arts Centre. ![]() The show wrapped its Toronto run over the weekend and next heads to Halifax on Feb. ![]() ![]() If any production is going to jump-start a rebirth of live theatre it would seem to be this kind of go-big-or-go-home spectacle, a music-driven touring showcase based on Ann-Marie MacDonald’s global CanLit hit. TORONTO - Under most circumstances, luring theatre audiences to a two-night, six-hour drama about deep family dysfunction is a tall ask.ĭo this amid an ongoing pandemic and tightened household budgets and you have the challenge facing the ambitious stage adaptation of “Fall On Your Knees.” ![]()
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