Judith Thompson

Sick!: brave and insightful

Celebrated Canadian playwright Judith Thompson spearheads Sick!, a brave and insightful work (now playing as part of the Next Stage Theatre Festival) which gives voice to a myriad of young performers - some of whom are practiced actors, some not - but all of whom have a real ailment or non-medical condition which they share and parse for the audience.

It's a candid collection of personal stories told in direct address that move and resonate, partly due to the lack of pretence permeating the majority of performances, partly due to the often difficult details of the lives described. Sick!...

The Grace Project: Sick!
January 10th, 2011 · By Justin Haigh
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Such Creatures: artistry and hope

The latest work from Canadian theatre icon Judith Thompson – Such Creatures –  is a warm welcome home after her debut thirty years ago at the intimate backspace of Theatre Passe Muraille.

Such Creatures confronts audiences with pain, rage, fear and unimaginable choices. True to form, Thompson handles the harshest realities of human existence with sensitivity, artistry and always hope. Milder than her earlier work, Such Creatures strikes a graceful balance between accessibility and thoughtful, political theatre. Two powerful, interwoven monologues are artfully brought to life under the direction of Brian Quirt and nuanced actors Michaela Washburn...

Such Creatures
February 8th, 2010 · By Roselyn Kelada-Sedra
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