2b theatre company and reWork Productions are co-producing the Atlantic Canadian Premiere of Daniel MacIvor’s Your Show Here. Running from May 5th-8th at the Bus Stop Theatre, Your Show Here is written and performed by Daniel MacIvor.
A comedy about grief, rage, disappointment, and embarrassment; a drama about an airport parking lot and an absent concierge; and a primer on making your own solo show, Your Show Here is one of Daniel MacIvor’s most intimate works and the last in a series of solo performances inspired by his creative relationship with Daniel Brooks.
The show is directed, in absentia, by Daniel Brooks. “Despite the fact that our beloved Daniel Brooks passed away in 2023, I’m confident in saying that he directed this piece,” says MacIvor. “See it and you’ll see his hand – and heart – in it.”
2b is honoured to be hosting a show built by Canadian theatre icons. “It’s always a big deal for me when we are producing a show by Daniel. I grew up in what I sometimes call the MacIvor generation,” says 2b’s Artistic Director, Christian Barry. “Daniel MacIvor and Daniel Brooks were incredibly influential. Their work defined the way we make theatre. This show is beautiful. Funny. Tender. I can’t wait for people to see it.”
Tickets are on sale now – visit 2btheatre.com/tickets for details. Early bird pricing is available until April 13th, at 5pm. Be sure to book tickets early. It’s going to sell out. The show runs nightly May 5-8 at 7:30pm at the Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax. Running time is one hour and seven minutes.
About 2b theatre company
Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2b theatre company creates, develops, and presents works for the regional, national, and international stages. 2b is celebrated at home in Halifax and across Canada as a driving artistic voice that creates vital theatre for the world stage. We have presented work on five continents, 14 countries, and 68 cities, from Halifax to Hanover, Edmonton to Edinburgh, and Toronto to Tasmania. We have won awards and accolades the world over.
About reWORK
reWork is a multimedia company with a focus on the continued development of production through workshops and international touring. Their creative energies are equally focused on all elements of production: performance, text, direction, design, and marketing. They believe that this work is an essential service to the human spirit and aspire to both enlighten and entertain.
About Daniel Brooks (23 June 1958 – 22 May 2023)
Daniel Brooks was a writer, director, performer, and teacher. His many works include a series of monologues created with Daniel MacIvor, multi-media work with Rick Miller, direction of work by John Mighton, Beckett, Sophocles, Ibsen, Chekhov and Goethe, and the musical The Drowsy Chaperone. Other original work includes his recent one man show Other People, The Full Light of Day, The Noam Chomsky Lectures, Insomnia, The Eco Show, The Good Life, Bigger Than Jesus, Pokey Jones, Divisadero and a series of plays created with Don McKellar and Tracy Wright (The Augusta Company). He was Artistic Director of Necessary Angel from 2003-2012. He has been the Barker Fairley Distinguished Visitor at U of T, associate artist at Soulpepper Theatre and Buddies and Bad Times. His many awards include the Siminovitch Prize for direction. His work has toured across Canada and around the world.
