Opening tomorrow, March 8th, Mitch and Murray Productions presents the Canadian premiere of An Intervention, written by Olivier Award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett (Snowflake, Cock, King Charles III).
Directed by Aaron Craven, the play is a touching and witty play about what happens when you hate your best friend.
Starring, Kate Craven and Christiaan Westerveld, An Intervention is an exploration of friendship, responsibility and the murky territory that exists at the boundary between them, two longtime friends are deeply divided over a foreign war in the Middle East.
However, a more present dilemma for them is one of intervention – when is it right to intervene in a friend’s personal conflict?
“We live in polarizing times where even the closest of friendships can fracture over a political divide,” says Craven. “An Intervention by Mike Bartlett examines the age of outrage with razor-sharp intellect, wit, and empathy. It’s not a prescriptive story, but a nuanced and beautiful examination of two humans and friends buckling under the strain of modern-day anxieties. It’s the perfect play for our times.”
Also featuring the creative talents of David Roberts’s set design, Hina Nishioka lighting design and Stage Management by Susan Currie An Intervention is a timely and moving story about friendships, mental health, and what we owe to the closest people in our lives.
An Intervention runs from Friday, March 8 to Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright Street on Granville Island. Find more show details and tickets online at mitchandmurrayproductions.com