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Illustrated poster image for Dear Ms. Kitt, the title in red handwritten font at the left against a charcoal black background. To the right: A beam of yellow light across the floor, where the black silhouette of a little girl sits in front of a microphone stand toward the top right, and the grey shadow of an adult woman holding a suitcase stretches out across the floor behind her.
Illustrated poster image for Dear Ms. Kitt, the title in red handwritten font at the left against a charcoal black background. To the right: A beam of yellow light across the floor, where the black silhouette of a little girl sits in front of a microphone stand toward the top right, and the grey shadow of an adult woman holding a suitcase stretches out across the floor behind her.

A family revelation A family revelation

& a chance for forgiveness as a singer faces a past she’d rather forget.

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Dear Ms. Kitt

From Wednesday, August 20 to Sunday, August 24, 2025 – Hard-Bitten Productions presents the Canadian premiere of Dear Ms. Kitt. Written by Chantel Winters, it’s a powerful and tender family drama about guilt, identity and accountability, held together with a little girl’s love of Eartha Kitt. Running at Native Earth’s Aki Studio.

An unexpected inheritance awaits a singer’s homecoming

After nearly a decade abroad, Nina, an estranged singer, returns home after learning of her mother’s death. She hopes to recharge her singing career with her inheritance, only to discover she’s inherited more than she expected. Forced to confront a past she tried to forget, Nina has to learn to forgive before it’s too late.

After being selected for New York’s 2019 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, this production comes to Toronto under the direction of the multi-talented Chantal Forde, with a cast featuring Jenae Fairclough, Edgar George and Amanda Whyte.

About Hard-Bitten Productions

Hard-Bitten Productions is a Toronto-based theatre company that pushes boundaries and provokes thought through the content and form of theatre they produce. Their passion is evident in the stories they tell – and their mission is to engage audiences to think, laugh and feel harder. They create space for emerging artists to flex their artistic biceps, take risks and experiment. As an ensemble committed to inclusivity, they want to create a supportive and growing community of artists with whom to share stories.

Three Black actors dressed in black pose together in a triangular composition, all smiling at us. Two women, one with long tight curls crouches at the left; the other, hair tied up on top of her head, stands in the centre, leaning toward her castmates. To the right sits a man, bald with beard and moustache.

(Photo credits: Amanda Whyte, Jenae Fairclough and Edgar George. Photo by Arsalan Javid. Poster image by Hard-Bitten Productions.)

 

Event details

Presented by: Hard-Bitten Productions 

Type of event: theatre performance

Written by: Chantel Winters 

Directed by: Chantal Forde

Cast: Jenae Fairclough, Edgar George & Amanda Whyte 

Dates: Wednesday, August 20 – Sunday, August 24, 2025 (Preview/invited dress rehearsal on August 20 & Opening on August 21)

Start times:

  • Wednesday – Saturday evenings @ 7:00 PM ET
  • Friday – Sunday matinées @ 2:00 PM ET

Duration: 90 minutes (no intermission)

Cost:

  • August 20 Preview: C$20.00 advance purchase online & Pay-What-You-Can at the door
  • After August 20: C$30.00 General admission
  • After August 20: C$25.00 Students/Seniors/Arts workers
  • Group rates available through the box office: Call (416) 531-1402

Location: Native Earth Performing Arts, Aki Studio, Main Floor of Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E., Suite 120, Toronto, ON, M5A 2B7, Canada

Booking link: Book your tickets here.

Contact details: Hard-Bitten Productions; Box office: (416) 531-1402, boxoffice@nativeearth.ca. For inquiries regarding the production, creative team or media requests, please contact hardbittenpro@gmail.com; hardbittenproductions.com

 

Content warning: Coarse language, mature themes, suitable for audiences over 16.

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible venue and bathrooms. Venue is on main floor, street-level entry. More info here. You can also reach out to the box office for specific details: (416) 531-1402 or boxoffice@nativeearth.ca.

COVID-19 policy: Mask-friendly environment. Please do not come to the theatre if you are feeling unwell.

Refund policy: No refunds or exchanges.