Belleville

April 6 - May 4, 2014

PlaywrightAmy Herzog

DirectorJason Byrne

Berkeley Street Theatre

Presented withIn association with Canadian Stage

About the Production

Co-Artistic Director and co-founder Allan Hawco returned to the stage after a five-year hiatus to perform in Amy Herzog's Belleville. He worked alongside TCT ensemble member Christine Horne, as well as newcomers Dalmar Abuzied and Marsha Regis. A young American couple, Zack and Abby, have fled the uncertainties of post-9/11 America to forge a new life in the idyllic streets of Belleville, Paris. But as the cracks in their relationship begin to show, their downstairs neighbours Alioune and Amina become unwilling witnesses to a psychological unravelling that will leave no one untouched.

Reviews

"It's the women who kill in this thriller"
— J. Kelly Nestruck, The Globe and Mail

"The Company Theatre's production of Belleville [combines] simple production techniques, sophisticated acting, and a story that will shake you"
— Adnan Mohamedbhai, The Arts Guild

"Belleville is an unusually penetrating melodrama"
— Robert Kushman, The National Post

"Company Theatre's Belleville a nail-biting drama"
— Keith Bennie, blogTO

"Both action and dialogue feel like they are unfolding for the first time right before your eyes"
— Evan Andrew Mackay, Streets of Toronto

"Intense performances and timely themes enrich this powerful look at two Americans in Paris"
— Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine

"Hawco and Horne's Zack and Abby play off each other beautifully"
— Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine

"Amy Herzog's Belleville is frighteningly intense"
— Robert Cushman

Press Coverage

Belleville a 'Top Live Theatre Show in Toronto April 2014'
Keith Bennie, blogTO
Republic of Doyle's Allan Hawco stars in Belleville
Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star
TV's Allan Hawco returns to stage roots
Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
Actors sink their teeth into juicy play about an unravelling couple
Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine
Allan Hawco moves from Republic of Doyle back to the stage
Brad Wheeler, The Globe and Mail
Allan Hawco Returns To Theatre
Catherine Kustanczy, Broadway World Toronto