Nightwood Theatre is the oldest professional women’s theatre company in Canada. Founded in1979 by Cynthia Grant, Kim Renders, Mary Vingoe and Maureen White, Nightwood has produced, developed and toured landmark, award-winning plays by and about Canadian women.
Upcoming Nightwood Theatre Toronto Premiere
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
January 10 to 29, 2012
Directed by Kelly Thornton
Starring Megan Follows
“Now that I’m dead, I know everything.” So begins The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood’s daring response to Homer’s The Odyssey. Destined to spend eternity in Hades, Penelope recounts her life’s story and the murder of her twelve handmaidens by her vengeful husband Odysseus. Atwood’s acerbic wit brings one of history’s most powerful myths to the contemporary imagination. A provocative new look at a woman’s longing, lust and culpability.
