Prove a villain - SPRING 2024

Grab your picnic blanket and join us in the park!

May 30th-June 2nd - Norwood Park (previews)
June 11th-16th - Kew Gardens Park
June 21st-23rd - Historic John McKenzie House

Evenings @ 7pm & Matinees @ 2pm

This show will run 90 minutes with no intermission.
Please be advised of references to violence, stylistic representations of death, depictions of battles & war, and mature themes throughout.
Tickets available as of May 1st, 2024.

KEW GARDENS:

Historic John McKenzie House:

PROVE A VILLAIN is a radical reimagining of Shakespeare’s Richard III, examining a queer woman’s doomed venture to succeed within the bounds of the patriarchy. By removing Shakespeare’s ableist language and themes surrounding disabilities and differently-abled bodies, Panoply has written new text to supplement Shakespeare’s canon, and this new piece tells a story of shame, womanhood, and the cyclical nature of oppression. Please see our note on ableism and adaptation for further insights about this production.
This is a co-production with Bard in the Park and Community Centre 55, with support from the Willowdale Central Ratepayers Association (WCRA) and Ontario Historic Society (OHS).

This is an outdoor event - please bring your own outdoor seating/blankets. We have a limited number of cushions available to rent on site.

In cases of mild rain, we may still perform, but in the case of extreme weather, we will notify you of any cancellation via email and on our social media channels by 11:30am for matinees, and 4:30pm for evening performances. Refunds will not be provided in the event of a show cancellation, however patrons are welcome to transfer their tickets to another performance if applicable.

At Kew Gardens, there is limited street parking is available nearby on Lee Avenue/Queen St. or in a paid public green P lot on Lee Avenue. At the John McKenzie House there is free street parking on weekends and after 5pm.

At Kew Gardens, there are public park washrooms available onsite (subject to closure), and public restrooms in businesses on Queen St. At the John McKenzie House, there is a washroom onsite.