Sea Theatre is pleased to present the West Coast premiere of Michael Healey's Plan B, a political Canadian farce addressing the complexities of intimacy using the tenuous relationship between Québec and English Canada to explore the topic of betrayal, both personal and political. Michael Healey is a Governor General Award-winner for his Play The Drawer Boy. Plan B won the 2002 Dora Mavor Moore award (Toronto) for Best New Play. The cast includes Adam Henderson, France Perras, Howard Siegel and Jacques Lalonde. The creative team is rounded out by Lynda and Gary Chu (set), Graham Ockley (lights) Dorothy Dittrich (sound) and Sandy Buck (costumes) and Stage Management by Colleen Totten and Directed by Bill Devine.
Plan B opens Friday, May 14, at 8 pm, and runs nightly through until May 29 Saturday matinee Benefit at 2pm on May 29. All performances are at Presentation House Theatre (333 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver). Tickets are $22/28, except Tuesdays, which are 2-for-1. Tickets are available at the Presentation House Box Office: 604.990.3474 or www.phtheatre.org. www.seatheatre.com
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An Actors Equity and Pal Vancouver Benefit Sat. May 26 at 2:00 pm. Actors Equity member’s $12 concession price.
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Politics, Sex and Quebec:
Plan B Must close
Saturday May 29
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What the critics are saying
“Under the direction of Sea Theatre's artistic director Bill Devine, Plan B looks slick (a handsome boardroom table dominates the set designed by Lynda and Gary Chu), sounds terrific (with jazzy sound design by Dorothy Dittrich) and features a terrific cast completely attuned to Plan B's edgy, satirical style....like Brecht, Healey keeps our emotions at bay and engages our minds. But unlike Brecht, he keeps us laughing while he does it”.
Jo Ledingham – The Vancouver Courier
“Tensions between Quebec and English Canada (and negotiations for the disbanding of their alliance) fuel veteran playwright Michael Healey's lauded satire of our national identity crisis. Private betrayals conflate with political betrayals; the action swings between bedroom and boardroom. Classic Cancon.”
Michael Harris – Globe and Mail
“an excellent production, with great acting and enough laughs to keep you going..... Plan B is entertaining and thought-provoking.”
John Jane – Review Vancouver
“ ...Adam Henderson handles Michael’s overwritten text—and the character’s many turns—with aplomb. Howard Siegel fills Colin’s expletive-laden dialogue with genuine fury. Jacques Lalonde brings a sweet deadpan to Mathieu. And France Perras makes a smart and sexy Lise.”
Colin Thomas – Georgia Straight
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