Written by: Pippa Mackie and Ryan Gladstone
Directed by: Ryan Gladstone
Playing Feb 8-18th 2024 at The Cultch as part of their 50th Anniversary Season!
Tickets available HERE!
AVAILABLE FOR TOURING SPRING 2024 – Contact info@monstertheatre.com
What if JULIET doesn’t kill herself?
“JULIET: A Revenge Comedy is a fast-paced, action adventure comedy that follows Juliet on the literary adventure of the century. Juliet, played by Canadian Comedy Award nominee Pippa Mackie, refuses to die for someone she just met two days ago. She recruits a team of Shakespeare’s most famous female characters (all played by Carly Pokoradi) to find out why they’ve been forced to die! CAN THEY ALTER THEIR FATE?!
Production History:
2022 Fringe Festival Tour – Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, & Vancouver
2022 Evergreen Cultural Centre – Feb. 15-19, 2022
2022 TheatreOne – March 17, 18, & 19, 2022
2019 Winnipeg Fringe Festival
2019 Edmonton Fringe Festival
- 5 Jessie Richardson Nominations (Outstanding Production Small Theatre, Outstanding
Performance in a Leading Role Small Theatre, Outstanding Direction Small Theatre, Outstanding
Original Script) - 1 Jessie Richardson Award Winner – Carly Pokoradi – Outstanding Performance in a
Supporting Role
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What if JULIET doesn’t kill herself?
JULIET: A Revenge Comedy is a fast-paced, action-adventure comedy that follows Juliet on the literary adventure of the century. Juliet refuses to die for someone she just met two days ago. She recruits a team of Shakespeare’s most famous female characters to find out why they’ve been forced to die!
PRESS:
“Monster Theatre is money in the bank. It’s cerebral without ever being inaccessible…you’d be daft, or slow to buy, to miss out on this sure-to-sell-out gem.” – Lara Rae – ★★★★★ STARS – CBC
“This is one of the best. Give yourself a treat.” – Liz Nicholls
“A must see!” – Toronto Guardian
“Monster Theatre’s imaginative, feminist take on the fates of Shakespeare’s tragic heroines is not to be missed”- NNNN (out of 4) NOW Toronto
“Juliet: A Revenge Comedy is an example of the new heights that can be achieved when we rethink tropes as old as time.” ★★★★★ – Winnipeg Free Press
“The interactions between Pokoradi and Mackie veer between classic Shakespeare and saucy modern-day dialogue, keeping audiences in stitches from beginning to end of the 60-minute production. The taut writing, sparse props and sound effects are bolstered by fantastic performances, which serve to ratchet up the laughs from start to finish.” ★★★★1/2 –
Winnipeg Free Press (2019)
