Upcoming Shows
EVERY BRILLIANT THING by Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe featuring Sarah Robertson October 1-10 – Tour to SK High Schools with OSAC* October 17-20 at The Refinery in Saskatoon Get tickets in Saskatoon Oct 17-20 Thurs, Oct 17: 1pm student matinee & 7:30pm preview Fri, Oct 18: 10am student matinee & 7:30pm openingSat, Oct 19: 1pm & 7:30pmSun, …
The Unplugging by Yvette Nolan No phone. No grid. No internet. Now who has power? February 27 – March 9, 2025 – the Saskatchewan Premiere Get single tickets – on sale now When all the world’s technology ceases to function, it is time to find a new way of living—or an old way. Two women—exiled for being …
Get Up! for Christmas Presence: A Holiday Cabaret Saturday, November 30th, 7:30pm at The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave, Saskatoon (Audience rating: PG)Admission by donation / Pay what you can at the doorThis season Burnt Thicket is adapting its annual Christmas Presence mashup of stories, poetry and songs, partnering with On the Boards Staging Company to host a …
Ongoing Projects
Breathe by Sienna HoldenWe’ve been supporting emerging playwright and composer Sienna Holden’s development of this new musical that explores recovery from opioid addiction in a family and asks, does one moment define a life? Come to the workshop reading, join in the creation process and help us bring this show to life! Free Workshop ReadingFriday, May …
“We all have baggage, mine just has a ‘Honk if you love Jesus’ bumper sticker on it.”My Little Plastic Jesus by Tim Bratton Click here for the Digital Program In this one-man living room show, Tim Bratton finds hilarity and heartache as he unpacks his upbringing in evangelical pop culture, examining its folly and redeeming its …
Digital audio plays from a diverse group of artists exploring the question, “What does it mean to embrace all our relations?”
...A series of digital audio plays embrace the challenges of marriage, with original stories that are at turns funny, gritty and inspiring. Listen together with your beloved and make a date out of it! Enhance your experience by listening with a loved one.
...Past Shows
New Blood: A Story Of ReconciliationA Burnt Thicket Theatre presentation in partnership with Persephone Theatre and Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre Trailer from the New Blood performance at Rosebud Theatre View the New Blood Program We’re bringing this acclaimed theatre production that blends poetry, song, and dance to Saskatchewan for the first time. The music of …
“Am I just the trial at the end of your wilderness?”Evergreen – the enthralling new play by Krista Marushy During the late shift at this rural diner, an inquisitive customer divines information far too close to home for the man behind the counter. Two strangers wrestle with coincidences that urge them to choose between the …
Christmas PresenceChristmas Presence 2022 Live Recording:https://burntthicket.com/christmas-presence-2022-stream-the-live-recording/ A unique mashup of stories and songs exploring the nativity with a messy but joyful hope. Tickets are “Pay What You Choose” $10, $25, $50, $100 with charitable receipts for $50 & up. This benefit performance supports our new script development projects. All tickets provide the same experience. We’re very thankful for …
When Holland falls to the Nazis in 1940, Machiel and Sophia contend with impossible decisions: to choose between defiance and surrender, their quiet faith and unthinkable violence.
...In solitary confinement behind the Iron Curtain of post-war Romania, Elsie’s only companions are two other prisoners she cannot touch or see, tortured like her for their beliefs. They tap out messages in Morse code, triggering memories from Elsie’s former life, especially her love affair before the war. Past and present collide as Elsie is …
Solo Joe is the story of a church custodian, Joe, who for 23 years has longed to realize a moment that he dreamt of when he was 17. All those years ago he dreamt that the curtains opened, that he stepped into the spotlight and heard the applause of heaven. Now, quite miraculously, in the midst …
Haunted by anguished voices, a lawyer poses as a john to build a legal case against a brothel trafficking girls into Bangkok. Can Jason win the trust of a young prostitute known only as Number 18 and convince her to risk her life to testify for the sake of justice? In February and March 2011, …
During the 2011 Christmas season, Burnt Thicket Theatre began redefining Home Theatre with: TWINKLE: An Interactive, Intergalactic Adventure Two feuding brothers are revisiting the story that ruined their family Christmas but they need your help. So clear away a space in the corner of your living room, invite some friends over and dust off your spacesuit. Featuring James Popoff …
Burnt Thicket Theatre‘s inaugural production by James Popoff & Stephen Waldschmidt The painfully funny story of one man’s turbulent return to the game his father loved. Bobskates before he could walk, daily drills on the backyard rink with dad—Todd Williams has hockey in his blood. But he craves a transfusion. “Born the moment of Paul Henderson’s …