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“DON’T LOOK BACK”

A North American Premiere from Israel’s Foremost Classical Company: Gesher Theatre

Experience a Cultural Milestone: The North American Premiere of GESHER! 🎭

For the first time since 2018, Show One Productions is thrilled to invite you to a spectacular event that celebrates the power of theater! Join us on March 12, 2025, at the John Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre) for the North American premiere of the acclaimed Israeli drama theater, GESHER.

This isn’t just a performance; it’s a heartfelt journey back to the true essence of theater—a chance to come together, reconnect, and support the humanistic struggles of the artists and their homeland. GESHER’s powerful storytelling will captivate your heart and mind, leaving you inspired and moved.

✨ Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to witness art that transcends boundaries!

In loving memory of Rimas Tuminas and Faustas Latenas

Don’t Look Back

Based on the play “Eurydice” by Jean Anouilh
Freestyle, sensual, ironic adaptation of the ancient Greek myth.

Eerily Beautiful. Powerfully Haunting.

A journey of pure theatre magic through the realms of love and death

“One of the greatest and most important troupes in the world.”
The Times of London

Orpheus descends into the underworld to rescue his beloved Eurydice, but at the last moment, he looks back and loses her forever. In the modern version, Orpheus is a street musician collecting alms with his hapless father at the train station. Eurydice is an actress waiting for a train on her way to another performance. Love bursts out between them, inevitable as death and pitiless as life.

Can’t there be love without suffering? Is suffering necessary for creativity? And is it worth looking back?

“Don’t Look Back,” based on Jean Anouilh’s play “Eurydice,” marks a significant milestone as it is staged in Russian by GESHER’s esteemed cast for the first time in 25 years. This production, one of the last works by the late legendary Rimas Tuminas, honors the late composer Faustas Latenas, whose score adds a poignant layer to the performance. The cast features veteran GESHER actors and remarkable newcomers who have repatriated to Israel since February 2022.

Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Music by Faustas Latenas

Cast: Anatoly Beliy, Lena Freifeld, Nikita Naidenov, Israel (Sasha) Demidov, Lilian Shely Ruth, Nikita Goldman-Koch, Michael Umanetz, Neta Roth, Nir Knaan.

Secure your tickets now and be part of a cultural event that promises to leave a lasting impact. Let’s celebrate the resilience of the human spirit together!