Pi Theatre hosts Canadian premiere of Enda Walsh's Medicine, June 14 to 23

At once heartbreaking and hilarious, production delves into the treatment of folks who have been called “mentally ill”

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From left: Nyiri Karakas, Jay Clift, and Genevieve Fleming in Medicine. Photo by Emily Cooper

Pi Theatre will close its 2023-24 season with the Canadian premiere of Medicine from June 14 to 23 at the Vancity Culture Lab.

Medicine is a heartbreaking yet hugely energizing and thrilling journey through one man’s troubled past. Devastatingly funny, the production is a moving meditation on how, for decades, folks have treated those who have been called “mentally ill”.

John lives in an institution. Every year, a couple of struggling local actors are hired to do “drama therapy” with John, re-enacting bits and pieces of his life and trauma. Chaos ensues, secrets come to light, and John grapples with the question of whether anyone is even watching.

Written by multi-award-winning Irish playwright Enda Walsh (known for Once and Lazarus) and directed by Pi Theatre’s Richard Wolfe, Medicine is smart, funny, and absurd. It will star performers Jay Clift, Genevieve Fleming, Nyiri Karakas, and Stephen Lyons.

Tickets and more details are at Pi Theatre.

Post sponsored by Pi Theatre.