Have Fun Kids
- Company
- Convection Productions
- Solo Performer
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Laura Anne Harris
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
A Next Stage Series Show
In the wake of the suicide of her friend and fellow theatre artist Jordan Mechano, performer and playwright Laura Anne Harris (Destiny, USA; Pitch Blonde) discovered more than 700 pages of his writing. Have Fun Kids is the result — a raw, tender, and quietly radical solo show that blends Jordan’s text with Laura’s own stories of grief.
Each performance is unique and unrepeatable, with content chosen by the audience before the show begins. Have Fun Kids offers a gentle and deeply human space to talk about what we often avoid: death, love, and what we leave behind.
Credits
- Director
- Jessie Fraser
- Writer
- Jordan Mecahno
- Creative Technologist
- Christopher Lewis
- Sound Designer
- Alex Eddington
- Object Designer
- Merle Harley
- Production Manager
- Allie Bell
More about the show experience
This show is part of the Next Stage Series, a curated selection of shows brought to you by experienced Fringe producers.
This series enables production elevation and creative risk-taking by four talented companies who are all poised and ready for their next stage. They capture a moment in Canadian theatre that iterates the profound feelings that great plays can stir and leave long lingering impressions upon us. They are full of vitality and force that we are honoured to present at the Toronto Fringe Festival this summer.
Latecomers will only be admitted into the theatre within the first 15 minutes of the performance. Re-entry will be permitted.
Performances
| Date | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd July | 2:15pm | Relaxed Performance | ||
| 4th July | 6:00pm | Relaxed Performance | ||
| 6th July | 12:15pm | Relaxed Performance | ||
| 8th July | 7:30pm | Relaxed Performance | ||
| 9th July | 9:45pm | Relaxed Performance | ||
| 11th July | 8:15pm | Relaxed Performance | ||
| 12th July | 2:45pm | Relaxed Performance |
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Venue
2 : Soulpepper Theatre's Tank House Theatre
50 Tank House Lane
Distillery Historic District
Toronto
ON
M5A 3C4
Access
- Level of Physical Access
- Accessible
Covid-19 policy
- Masks
- Not required
More about the show and company
This show is created by members of the Mad Arts Community.
Content advice
Not recommended for persons under 14 years of age Audience participation Mature language
Content warning: Suicide, Grief, Mental Health
Audience participation details
They might hold an object before the show (with consent) and during the piece.
Sensory description
It might feel like a presentation more than a theatre space. There will be a projection on the floor showing images on an 'old fashioned' project screen. Plain wooden boxes will be opened to reveal small objects.