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Like Mother, Like Daughter

by why not theatre and complicite creative learning

Why Not Theatre and Complicité Creative Learning partner in bringing together real mothers and daughters, who create and perform in a show, using their own lives and stories in an improvised format.

Originating in Montreal, as part of OFFTA, Like Mother, Like Daughter has been produced all over the world with local groups of mothers and daughters.

Originally conceived by Why Not Theatre (Toronto) and Complicité (London, UK) with OFFTA (Montreal) and Battersea Arts Centre (London, UK).

Conceived and developed by Poppy Keeling, Ravi Jain, and Rose Plotek.

This project is part of Why Not’s SHARE stream of activities. SHARE projects are partnerships with other independent artists and companies to help produce, present or tour their work. 

September 19 – 21, 2019
FemFest, Asper Centre for Theatre and Film, Winnipeg

Directed by Rose Plotek
Assistant Directed by Darwin Lyons 
Original Concept by Ravi Jain, Rose Plotek, and Poppy Keeling
Co created by Why Not Theatre and Complicité Creative Learning 

Presented by Sarasvati Productions

November 15 – 24, 2018
918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education, Toronto

Directed by Rose Plotek
Assistant Directed by Lisa Karen Cox
Original Concept by Ravi Jain, Rose Plotek, and Poppy Keeling
Co-Created by Why Not Theatre and Complicité Creative Learning
Production and Stage Management by Elyse Waugh
Directing Assistance by Darwin Lyons
Catering by Newcomer Kitchen
Photos by Dahlia Katz

Presented by Koffler Centre for the Arts

918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education, Toronto, Oct 2016

Co-Directed by Rose Plotek and Ravi Jain 
Assistant Directed by Lisa Karen Cox 
Produced and Stage Managed by Pip Bradford
Production Assistance by Pamela Feghali
Created and Produced by Why Not Theatre and Complicite Creative Learning
Producer for Complicite Creative Learning by Poppy Keeling
Producer for Why Not Theatre by Kelly Read 
Producer for Koffler Center by Jessica Dargo Caplan
Catering by Newcomer Kitchen
Photos by Mary Anderson

Presented by Koffler Centre for the Arts

Participants (listed Mother, Daughter)

Lucy Aposhian, Annie Sahagian
Ida Gilodo, Karen Gilodo
Zarina Decambra, Omita Mansur
Isabel Iribarren, Ximena Huizi
Haju Suliman, Fiona Suliman
Grainne Goodwin, Ruth Goodwin
Aaloka Mehndiratta, Amrita Kumar Ratta
Barbara Kulesza, Natalie Kulesza
Aida Victoria Jalea, Gracia Dyer Jalea
Norie Perez, Elle Alconcel
Jasjit Sangha, Simryn Mordasiewicz

Espace Libre, Montreal, 2016

West Yorkshire, UK, 2014

Battersea Arts Centre, London, 2014

Directed by Ravi Jain and Rose Plotek
Designed by Ruth Sutcliffe
Produced by Poppy Keeling
Stage Managed by Adam Chesnutt
Food by Camilla Keeling  
Project Assistance by Nishi Begum and Maaya Modha 
Produced in association with Women’s Interfaith Network, with support from 3FF, Inlight Trust, The Goldsmith’s Company Charity, and the Joseph Stong Frazer Trust  

OFFTA, Montreal, 2014

Participants (listed Mother, Daughter)

Lizy Mostowski 
Nicole Charette, Stephanie Zidel  
Sandra Rabinovitch, Cathy Rabinovitch 
Ivy Tolchinsky, Vanessa Meyer 
Leslie Bronstein, Davida Syne  
Dinah Shuster, Myra Shuster

Direction by Ravi Jain with Rose Plotek
Designed by Cynthia St-Gelais with Josée Berferon-Proulx 
Produced by Poppy Keeling 
Photography by Katya Konioukhova and Julian Stamboulieh
Food by The Wandering Chew
Challah by Esther Channa Zirkind 
Filmmaking by Robin Pineda Gould

“It works on the premise that other people’s lives are always completely fascinating…it’s a lovely idea, a simple act of generosity on the part of all those involved that made me leave BAC mourning my own mother, and all the questions I never asked while there was still time.”

Lyn Gardner, The Guardian UK

“Being a part of Like Mother, Like Daughter with my mom was a beautiful and grounding experience that
I will cherish always.”

– Fiona Suliman