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A painting of three women, with the middle woman dressed in green, arms and palms open and a look of wonder on her face. The woman on the right is dressed in blue, mouth open in delight; while the woman on the left, dressed in orange, has her arms folded across her chest, eyes cast downward.
A painting of three women, with the middle woman dressed in green, arms and palms open and a look of wonder on her face. The woman on the right is dressed in blue, mouth open in delight; while the woman on the left, dressed in orange, has her arms folded across her chest, eyes cast downward.
Photo: Painting by Anne Armstrong

Windfall havoc ensues

in the Canadian premiere of this ferociously funny Irish take on Les Belles-soeurs.

Photo: Painting by Anne Armstrong

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The Unmanageable Sisters

A trading stamp windfall plus friends & family, what could possibly go wrong?

Green Shield stamps, a million of them – and Ger Lawless has won them all. It’s Ballymun in 1974 and happiness is at her fingertips. But when 15 friends and family gather to help her claim her winnings, all bets are off! During one fateful night, these determined women bring you into their lives in this ferociously funny Irish take on Tremblay’s classic comedy.

The Toronto Irish Players presents the Canadian premiere of The Unmanageable Sisters, Deirdre Kinahan’s adaptation of Michel Tremblay’s fêted Québécois comedy Les Belles-soeurs. Directed by Victoria Shepherd, the show runs from Thursday, February 15 to Saturday, March 2, 2024 on the Alumnae Theatre Mainstage. The cast includes Renee Cullen, Martina Schabron, Kim Sprenger, Barbara Taylor, Asha Asyathaman, Heather Lobban, Catherine Lenihan, Tina McCulloch, Emer Kelly, Drea Burck, Heather Smith, Victoria Stark, Linda Laughlin, Anne Shepherd and Theresa Walsh.

”The Toronto Irish Players, from what I have heard through my stage connections, never fail in creating a memorable experience; enjoyed by people from all over the world, visiting Toronto. The one quality that is definitely apparent of them is that they create shows that are appreciated, embraced and adored by all.”

– The Entertainment Fairy

About Michel Tremblay

Michel Tremblay is an award-winning Canadian playwright and novelist, whose prolific work includes 30 plays, 30 novels, seven collections of autobiographical stories and one collection of stories, seven film or television scripts, 47 translations or adaptations by foreign authors, 10 plays and 15 stories published in various publications, one opera libretto, one cycle of songs, one symphonic performance and two musicals, as well as the lyrics of about 15 songs for Pauline Julien, Renée Claude, Monique Leyrac and Ginette Reno. His work has been staged, adapted and translated all over the world. Read more here.

About Deirdre Kinahan

Deirdre Kinahan is an award-winning Irish playwright. She is an elected member of Aosdána, Ireland’s elected organisation of outstanding artists, and Literary Associate with Meath County Council Arts Office. She works regularly with the Abbey Theatre, Landmark Productions and Fishamble Theatre Company in Dublin; and collaborates regularly with theatres in the UK and America. Her best known plays include: The Unmanageable Sisters, Rathmines Road, Moment, Halcyon Days, Bogboy, Hue & Cry, Melody, Spinning, and her Irish Revolutionary History Trilogy Wild Sky, Embargo and Outrage. Read more here.

About The Toronto Irish Players

The Toronto Irish Players (TIP) is Toronto’s only Irish community theatre group. Founded by a group of new Irish immigrants in 1975, and run by volunteers, they’ve produced more than 94 plays – connecting Toronto’s Irish community and sharing Irish heritage with Toronto audiences by presenting classic and modern works from Irish playwrights. Read more here.

A painting of three women, with the middle woman dressed in green, arms and palms open and a look of wonder on her face. The woman on the right is dressed in blue, mouth open in delight; while the woman on the left, dressed in orange, has her arms folded across her chest, eyes cast downward.

(Photo credits: The Toronto Irish Players. Painting by Anne Armstrong.)

 

Event details

Hosted by: The Toronto Irish Players

Type of event: theatre performance

Written by: Deirdre Kinahan, adapted from Michel Tremblay’s Les Belles-soeurs

Directed by: Victoria Shepherd

Cast: Renee Cullen, Martina Schabron, Kim Sprenger, Barbara Taylor, Asha Asyathaman, Heather Lobban, Catherine Lenihan, Tina McCulloch, Emer Kelly, Drea Burck, Heather Smith, Victoria Stark, Linda Laughlin, Anne Shepherd and Theresa Walsh

Dates: Thursday, February 15 – Saturday, March 2, 2024

Start times: Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00 PM ET; Sundays @ 2:00 PM ET

Duration: Approximately 2 hours (+ 15-minute intermission)

Cost: C$25.00. There are Pay-What-You-Can performances on Thursday, February 15 and Thursday, February 22 (suggested $10 minimum). Group rates for 10 or more – contact the Box Office at: info@torontoirishplayers.com.

Location: Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto, ON, M5A 2W6, Canada

Booking link: Book your tickets here

Contact Details: Toronto Irish Players; 416-440-2888, info@torontoirishplayers.com, torontoirishplayers.com

 

Accessibility: Alumnae Theatre’s Berkeley Street entrance and the mainstage theatre are wheelchair accessible.​ There is a wheelchair accessible restroom on the ground floor. Contact the Box Office with any questions, or to reserve accessible seating (including for wheelchairs) at: info@torontoirishplayers.com

Refund policy: Please contact the organizer.