BREMEN TOWN

Toronto, ON — Award-winning theatre artist Gregory Prest (Soulpepper, Mirvish) makes his playwriting debut this fall with the world premiere of Bremen Town, a rural folk tragicomedy about what happens when we outlive our use. Starring iconic and acclaimed Canadian actors of the stage and screen Nancy Palk, Oliver Dennis, Deborah Grover, and William Webster with Tatjana Cornij, Simon Gagnon, Farhang Ghajar and Veronica Hortiguela, Bremen Town will premiere as part of the Next Stage Festival with six performances from October 19 to 29, 2023 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (12 Alexander St). For more information and to purchase tickets, visit fringetoronto.com.

After forty-five years of hard work and dedication, Frau Esel (Palk), the longest-serving housekeeper of Völksenhaus, has been fired and sent out to pasture. In a rage, she sets out on a winding journey to Bremen to live with her estranged son, meeting a host of trying characters along the way (and doing her best to avoid the stupid Kite Festival). 

Loosely based on a collection of folk tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, Bremen Town is greatly inspired and influenced by writer and director Prest’s time working in a seniors home in his hometown of Pictou, Nova Scotia and witnessing his grandmothers’ end of life journeys. Bremen Town picks away at our assumptions and fears about aging, survival, and the process of letting go. 

Bremen Town Collective Presents: Bremen Town at The Next Stage Theatre Festival
Written and Directed by Gregory Prest
Featuring: Tatjana Cornij, Oliver Dennis, Simon Gagnon, Farhang Ghajar, Deborah Grover, Veronica Hortiguela, Nancy Palk, and William Webster.

Magic Consultancy by Peter Fernandes
Lighting Design by Logan Raju Cracknell
Costume Design by Nancy Anne Perrin
Composition and Music by Tatjana Cornij

Fight Direction by Jeremy Hutton
Stage Management by Arwen MacDonell
Produced by Paolo Santalucia

Bremen Town is generously supported by Donald and Gretchen Ross and Soulpepper Theatre Company.

Buddies in Bad Times, 12 Alexander St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1B4
Tickets available at fringetoronto.com/next-stage) or over the phone at 416.966.1062
Ticketing questions can be sent to general@fringetoronto.com

Performance Schedule:
Thursday, October 19th - 9pm
Saturday, October 21st - 2pm
Monday, October 23 - 7pm
Thursday, October 26 - 9:15pm
Friday, October 27 - 7:30pm
Sunday, October 29 - 4pm

Length: 90 minutes, no intermission
Audience Recommendation: 18A
Tickets: $20 + $3.50 order fee
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For more information, please contact:

Bremen Town Publicist:
Katie Saunoris | KSPR, katiesaunoris@gmail.com

Graphic Designer and Marketing Coordinator:
Aaron Hastelow | work.with.hastelow@gmail.com

Bremen Town Media Gallery

Toronto Fringe Interim Publicity & Marketing Manager:
Damien Nelson | communications@fringetoronto.com