ALL MY PUNY SORROWS, winner of 2 Canadian Screen Awards, opens this week!
"Michael McGowan’s moving adaptation of Miriam Toews’ beloved novel All My Puny Sorrows is propelled by nuanced direction, an affecting script, and a truly stellar, fearless cast." - TIFF
"Fans of the novel will enjoy a faithful adaptation of one of the best Canadian books of the last decade. As audience members watching the film, we can expect a new clarity regarding the futility of our tiny little lives." - Varsity
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The beautiful and heartbreaking story of Charlotte Salomon's life comes to the Playhouse
CHARLOTTE is an animated drama that tells the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist.
Tickets on sale now [2]
Spring weather got you down? Take a trip to Italy and see inside the renowed Uffizi Gallary without leaving KW!
500 rooms and thousands of daily visitors: the Medici’s treasure chamber containing icons from antiquity to the late Baroque period is a place full of (art) history. It survived two world wars but must now reinvent itself in order to remain an enduring audience magnet.
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Come see the spectacular new documentary, COW
Academy Award-winner Andrea Arnold returns with an intimate portrait of one dairy cow's life. The film highlights the beauty and challenges cows face, and their great service to us all.
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Anime Fans Rejoice, the Jujutsu Kaisen Movie opens this week!
"Bolstered by an electrifying score, this cathartic ode to the triumph of love is a treat for ardent fans and newcomers alike." - The Guardian
"Jujutsu Kaisen 0 boasts incredible animation, beautiful fight sequences, and an engaging story to be one of the boldest anime films of the last few years." - CinemaDebate
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One Night Only! April 23.
Don't miss the masterpiece of neo-noir, DRIVE, starring Ryan Gosling ('Driver') as a Hollywood stunt driver by day and a getaway driver by night. When Driver falls in love with his neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan), he becomes entangled in a plot involving her criminal husband Standard (Oscar Issac). Get tickets for "Hollywood's only gangster fairytale" here [6]. Part of our Midnight Madness series.
April 26th is ALIEN DAY and we're celebrating at the Playhouse! See ALIEN [7] (Ridley Scott, 1979) and ALIENS [8] (1986, James Cameron) on ALIEN DAY! "Alien Day is held on 4/26 in a nod to LV-426, the name of the moon where the aliens were first discovered in the 1979 Ridley Scott film." Extra symbolism in deep space! Experience these legendary classics of sci-fi horror on the big screen. Separate admission for each film.
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