Veronika Decides To Die June 18, 2008

One cold day in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 24 year-old Veronika decides to die...

Darkroom Theatre Projects, with director Michelle Newman and the Darkroom ensemble, presents a new theatrical interpretation of Brazillian writer Paulo Coelho's acclaimed novel, transformed into a hypnotic multimedia remix.

After swallowing a bottle of sleeping pills, Veronika drifts into oblivion... but awakens in Villete, a mental hospital, under the care of the eccentric Dr. Igor. He tells her that she has irrevocably damaged her heart and has only a week to live. Despite beginning on a tragic note, Veronika's story is ultimately one of redemption, finding love and rediscovering the will to live.

Darkroom Theatre Projects is an ensemble of exciting new talent working on fusions of theatre and film. Following a 2006 production of Sarah Kane's Phaedra's Love in Montreal, Veronika Decides to Die marks the company's Toronto debut. Darkroom's methods are anything but conventional. Featuring live video feed, handheld cameras and multiple projection screens, their work offers an array of spellbinding visual effects.

In conjunction with Veronika Decides to Die, Darkroom is also pleased to present its inaugural art show in the theatre lobby. All artworks are created in response to the novel, by artists from Canada, the US, Iran and Israel.

Don't miss the Toronto debut of the company that the Montreal Gazette called “Hot-wired...a compelling theatrical experience.”

Veronika Decides to Die
Presented by Darkroom Theatre Projects Directed by Michelle Newman
Featuring Alex Dault, Scott Dermody, Elena Juatco, Sasha Kovacs, Rob Lampard,
Viktor Lukawski, Joanne Williams, and Claire Wynveen
Walmer Centre Theatre, 188 Lowther Avenue, Toronto
Plays June 18th to 21st & June 24th to 28th at 8pm
Tickets $20, $12 for Students/Arts Workers, June 24th PWYC
Call 416.302.1144 for Advance Tickets
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