OTHER THEATRE

Formed in 1991 by Artistic Director Stacey Christodoulou, The Other Theatre is dedicated to performance that explores the tension between the individual and the collective experience. We examine how everyday acts of kindness and cruelty are reflected in the larger political and social context of our society. We try to present work that is complex and engaging, whether it is adaptations, installations, theatre texts, or collectively written material. We seek a dialogue with our audience that is free of political didacticism and easy solutions and which involve the large existential questions of our time... Apart from our original installations and original devised theatre works, we have also performed the work of important writers such as Fernando Arrabal, Peter Handke, Heiner Müller, R.W. Fassbinder, Sarah Kane, Kurt Vonnegut, Wallace Shawn, and Greg MacArthur - giving these writers their premieres in Quebec in French. Our French-Creole production of Shakespeare's Macbeth created a..

Also known as: The Other Theatre

Primary location: Montréal Canada