Nightwood Theatre

Nightwood Theatre
Formation1979 (1979)
TypeTheatre group
Location
Artistic director(s)
Websitewww.nightwoodtheatre.net

Nightwood Theatre is Canada's oldest professional women's theatre and is based in Toronto.[1] It was founded in 1979 by Cynthia Grant, Kim Renders, Mary Vingoe, and Maureen White and was originally a collective. Though it was not the founders' original intention, Nightwood Theatre has become known for producing feminist works. Some of Nightwood's most famous productions include This is For You, Anna (1983) and Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (1988). Nightwood hosts several annual events including FemCab, the Hysteria Festival, and Groundswell Festival which features readings from participants of Nightwood's Write from the Hip playwright development program.

  1. ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (December 6, 2017). "For women's theatre such as Toronto's Nightwood, 'the game has changed'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 20, 2020.