Twisted

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2024-02-07 20:00 2024-02-07 21:30 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Twisted

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/35008

In-person event

How do text messages and a Charles Dickens classic from 1838 connect in the modern era? In this reimagining of Oliver Twist, TWISTED follows Ollie and Nancy, roles reprised by the show’s playwrights Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman and Joseph Jomo Pierre, as they navigate the gritty streets of Toronto. Finding solace in each other despite their turbulent upbringings surrounded by abuse and addiction, they forge a powerful bond through text messages that combine Ollie’s poetic, lyrical...

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Fourth Stage,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
Wed, February 7, 2024
Wed, February 7, 2024
8 PM EST
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© Patrick Gray
Theatre Drama
  • In-person event
  • English
  • Ages 18+
  • ≈ 100 minutes · No intermission

How do text messages and a Charles Dickens classic from 1838 connect in the modern era? In this reimagining of Oliver Twist, TWISTED follows Ollie and Nancy, roles reprised by the show’s playwrights Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman and Joseph Jomo Pierre, as they navigate the gritty streets of Toronto. Finding solace in each other despite their turbulent upbringings surrounded by abuse and addiction, they forge a powerful bond through text messages that combine Ollie’s poetic, lyrical verses and Nancy’s powerful prose. As their connection grows, they plan a dangerous escape for a better life. Equal parts Dickens and Drake, Twisted takes cues from the original work to craft a vivid story of disenfranchised youth in Toronto. 

Copies of Twisted may be purchased through Playwrights Canada Press: https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/T/Twisted

Artists

  • Creator/Performer Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman
  • Creator/Performer Joseph Jomo Pierre
  • Director Nina Lee Aquino
  • Lighting Designer Michelle Ramsay
  • Sound Designer Richard Lee
  • Assistant Sound Designer Akeem Oh
  • Stage Manager Jackie McCormick
  • Creator/Performer Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman
  • Creator/Performer Joseph Jomo Pierre
  • Director Nina Lee Aquino
  • Lighting Designer Michelle Ramsay
  • Sound Designer Richard Lee
  • Assistant Sound Designer Akeem Oh
  • Stage Manager Jackie McCormick