Welcome!

A Message from Larry Beckwith - Artistic Director

Dear Friends,

Welcome to our sixth season of multi-media productions. This season, we present four programs: two fully-staged shows, one concert evening and one play reading. I am very excited about the possibilities of all of these, and delighted with the range of styles, content and talent we’ve assembled.

Having completed our critically-acclaimed cycle of the major music theatre works of Henry Purcell, we wanted to re-visit a special double bill of his operatic gem, Dido and Aeneas, with the sensational modern take on the same story: Aeneas and Dido, by Canadians Andre Alexis and James Rolfe. I’m particularly pleased that we have reassembled the stellar principle singers from our 2007 production. On to December and our newest commission, from one of the hottest young talents writing music theatre in Canada today: Dean Burry. I am honoured to welcome back the terrific actor William Webster for an evening of English biography, and songs and ballads from the late 17th century England. The season culminates with a bilingual Moliere extravaganza, featuring music, dancing, poetry, athletics, juggling and much more! Guaranteed hilarity and poignancy side by side.

TMT continues to grow, thanks to the brilliance of our artistic associates, Derek Boyes and Marie-Nathalie Lacoursiere and all of our performing family, and to the loyalty and generosity of our audiences. We make it a point to present warm, intimate, inclusive productions designed to move you, entertain you, make you think and make you smile.

I warmly invite you to join us!

All the best,

Larry

Thanks to our sponsors

Thanks also to Roger Moore, and our many other generous donors.

Upcoming Performances:

            Brief Lives
   February 12th & 13th
          
 

Press

  • 'Beckwith & Co. have the right idea and the right attitude, thinking not only of the past, but of the present and future.'

    • John Terauds, Toronto Star

  • ' …finely detailed choreography by Marie-Nathalie Lacoursiere, who with this one show has set a new standard for historical dance in Toronto.'

    • Robert Everett-Green, Globe and Mail

  • 'Beckwith led his instrumentalists discreetly from the first violin’s chair, giving us chamber music instead of arm-waving.'

    • Tamara Bernstein, Globe and Mail

  • 'Derek Boyes was superb as the narrator in Histoire du Soldat….the musicians, as always, were outstanding.'

    • Paula Citron, Opera Canada

  • '…what a wonderful experience King Arthur was, on so many levels. It was a triumphant display of all the strengths TMT can boast, and we were totally thrilled.'

    • TMT patron