Directed by Weyni Mengesha
Written by Nicolas Billion
Presented by David Mirvish (Why Not Theatre production of BUTCHER)
Featuring Andrew Musselman, John Koensgen, Kasey Nugent, Miranda Calderon, Tony Nappo
Set: Yannik Larivée
Lights: Kimberly Purtell
Costumes: Joanna Yu
Sound: Thomas Ryder Payne
Stage Manager: Lisa Humber
Won The Dora Award for Best Direction, 2016 along with 8 Other Nominations
A new political thriller from the winner of the 2013 Governor General's Award for Drama.
Who is the Butcher? At a police station a mysterious old man is found wearing a foreign military uniform and a Santa hat, with a meat hook dangling around his neck. As a lawyer, a police officer, and a translator struggle to unravel the truth, they uncover a past that won't stay buried, and a decades-old quest for justice that must be served. Haunted by events a world away, no one is who they seem to be.
Alberta Theatre Projects Production (Calgary)
Theatre Centre/Why Not Theatre (Toronto)
“Director Weyni Mengesha bridges hyper-real scenes with stylized, slow-motion interludes – and she and her committed cast do an effective job of making the audience squirm and gasp out loud.”
The Globe and Mail
“Stupefying and unapologetic, it’s a live entertainment game changer.”
Toronto Stage
“Excruciatingly excellent production”
National Post
“Director Weyni Mengesha stages the play cleverly, employing slow motion and strategic angles in scenes of violence”
Now Magazine
“Staged with stylized bravura by director Weyni Mengesha”
Torontoist
“For a lack of a better word, it is thrilling.”
Toronto Star
