Simon Laherty. Photo by Jeff Busby.
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The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes

A Back to Back Theatre production presented by Canadian Stage

Written by Michael Chan, Mark Deans, Bruce Gladwin, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring, Scott Price, and Sonia Teuben

When AI takes over from human intelligence, how will people be treated?

Australia’s Back to Back Theatre is bringing The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes to Toronto, giving Canadians a rare chance to experience their internationally celebrated work.

Weaving a narrative through human rights, sexual politics, and the rise of artificial intelligence, The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes is a sly theatrical revelation reminding us that none of us are self-sufficient and all of us are responsible for the future.

Written and performed by neuro-divergent actors, this is a funny and beautiful play unlike anything else that will be seen on stage.

All performances will be presented with surtitles. 

An extraordinary play... astonishingly artful – The New York Times
An indisputable must-see – New York Stage Review

thursday / jan 18

8:00pm

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friday / jan 19

8:00pm

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saturday / jan 20

2:00pm

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8:00pm

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sunday / jan 21

2:00pm

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tuesday / jan 23

8:00pm

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wednesday / jan 24

8:00pm

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thursday / jan 25

8:00pm

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friday / jan 26

8:00pm

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saturday / jan 27

8:00pm

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sunday / jan 28

2:00pm

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Directed By

  • Bruce Gladwin

With

  • Simon Laherty
  • Sarah Mainwaring
  • Scott Price

Composers

  • Daniel Farrugia
  • Luke Howard
  • Jonathon Zion

Sound Designer

  • Lachlan Carrick

Lighting Designer

  • Andrew Livingston
  • bluebottle

Screen Designers

  • Rhian Hinkley
  • lowercase

Costume Designer

  • Shio Otani

AI Voice Over

  • Belinda McClory

Script Consultant

  • Melissa Reeves

Written By

  • Mark Deans
  • Michael Chan
  • Bruce Gladwin
  • Simon Laherty
  • Sarah Mainwaring
  • Scott Price
  • Sonia Teuben

Creative Development

  • Michael Chan
  • Mark Cuthbertson
  • Mark Deans
  • Rhian Hinkley
  • Bruce Gladwin
  • Simon Laherty
  • Pippin Latham
  • Andrew Livingston
  • Sarah Mainwaring
  • Victoria Marshall
  • Scott Price
  • Brian Tilley
  • Sonia Teuben

The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes is generously underwritten by Trina McQueen and supported by the Azrieli Foundation

The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes was developed, in part, at the 2019 Sundance Theatre Lab at MASS MoCA.

 

Back to Back Theatre is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Victoria and City of Greater Geelong.

 

The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes has been co-commissioned by Carriageworks, Theater der Welt 2020, Düsseldorf, the Keir Foundation, the Thyne Reid Foundation and The Anthony Costa Foundation, supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through Plus 1, with development support from the Geelong Arts Centre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne International Arts Festival, the Une Parkinson Foundation, The Public Theater (New York) and ArtsEmerson (Boston).

 

 

 

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