Alphonse

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Creative Team

Written by: Wajdi Mouawad
Translated by: Shelley Tepperman
Directed by: Alon Nashman
Performed by: Evelyn Gray or Gabe Maharjan
Set and Costume: Lindsay Ann Black
Sound Design: Christopher-Elizabeth
Movement Director: Marie-Josée Chartier
Produced by: Theaturtle, in association with Richard Jordan and The Pleasance

Story

Alphonse is lost, walking along a country road, weaving an intricate web of stories, while everyone is searching for him: parents, friends, teachers, the police. What they find is the thing we often give up in order to grow up.

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Press & Reviews.

BingeFringe

★★★★★ "This play is everything....Flawlessly written, beautifully executed."

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ThreeWeeks

★★★★★ "The genius of this play is that you scarcely notice its gentle but profound probing of the life of the imagination."

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The Wee Review

★★★★ "...a heart-warming and magical piece of theatre."

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NOW Magazine

★★★★ “Alphonse reminds us of the magic of theatre.”

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Ludwig van Toronto

★★★★★ “Live Theatre Returns With A Brilliant Performance”

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The Slotkin Letter

★★★★★ “..full of wild adventure, dazzling imagination... ”

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Toronto Star

“A modern classic"

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The Scotsman

★★★★ "A celebration of the imagination..."

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City Press Johannesburg

★★★★★ “The solo performance was indeed magical.”

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Globe and Mail (2002)

★★★★/4 “A Runaway Theatrical Success”

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