Author:sean
Anyone familiar with our mandate might recognize that one of our pillars is to create theatre that “reveals the vulnerable heart”. Our next production of This Stays in the Room is going to do exactly that. This new collective creation promises to be one the bravest and most intimate pieces that we’ve done yet, in a novel setting that promises our audience a unique and memorable experience. This Stays in the Room is an exploration of the nature of shame and […]
In the relentless pursuit of the authenticity and eccentric detail borne of research, I’m spending a week in New York City and Washington, DC as part of the early stages of creation for Daisy, the final piece of the political trilogy that included first Re:Union and most recently Except in the Unlikely Event of War. Each play finds its original source for inspiration in historical events from the American mid-1960’s. For the last two days I’ve been in NYC holding […]
Hello all. It’s Sean Devine here, your trusty political-theatre storyteller. There’s something I’m excited to relay to you. It’s a project that’s been over ten years in the making, and now it’s about to start. My newest play-in-development DAISY has been germinating for a decade, when I first read about advertising maverick / political consultant / communications theorist Tony Schwartz back in 2003. In 2007, I got to meet Mr. Schwartz in his NYC studio-apartment (a famous abode in the […]
HHG Theatre is very grateful for the tremendous amount of community support that we received during our recently-closed production of Except in the Unlikely Event of War, which closed on Saturday November 30 with two packed performances that nearly blew the roof off with raucous laughter and thoughtfully-provoked shock and awe. If you didn’t catch the show, you missed a critical hit that we hope to breathe some new life into over the next few months. We here at HHG […]
Only 2 shows left for “Except in the Unlikely Event of War” & we want to pack the houses! 2-for-1 seats are available for Saturday November 30 @ 4PM and again at 8PM. 2-for-1 tickets available at the door, cash only. Regularly priced tickets available at www.artisaweapon.ca Come see one of the most talked about shows happening in Vancouver. “Good theatre can entertain or make you think. Really good theatre does both. Except in the Unlikely Event of War is really good […]
An audience member posed this question after seeing Except in the Unlikely Event of War. Is the book that serves as the inspiration for this play a piece of satire, or is it a true document as created by the so-called Special Study Group? This question is a point of fascination for playwright Sean Devine, and it’s also a theme that we’ve interwoven throughout our production of Except in the Unlikely Event of War: the mutability of truth. When “Report […]
