Set against the backdrop of the banking crisis, a confrontation between a real estate agent and a tenant takes an unexpected turn. Premiering as part of the 2012 Summerworks Festival, Iceland won the The Summerworks NOW Audience Choice Award, NOW Magazine Outstanding Production List, Outstanding Ensembles List and Outstanding Direction List, and won its playwright Nicolas Billon the Governor General’s Award for Drama.
This project is part of Why Not’s MAKE stream of activities. MAKE projects are created and produced by us, often touring across the country and the world.
Summerworks Festival, Toronto
Aug 2012
Factory Theatre, Toronto
March 2013
Upper Canada College, Toronto
November 2013
Wildside Festival, Montreal
January 2014
Magnetic North Festival, Halifax NS
June 2014
LitLive Festival, Mumbai, India
November 2014
Spark Festival, Victoria BC
March 2016
Theatre Centre, Toronto
April-May 2016
Milton Centre for the Arts, ON
Oct 2016
Burlington Performing Arts Centre, ON
Oct 2016
Kingston Grand, ON
Nov 2016
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, ON
Nov 2016
Written by Nicolas Billon
Directed by Ravi Jain
Assistant Directed by Jenna Turk
Performed by Claire Calnan (Anna)
Christine Horne/Lauren Vandenbrook/Shannon Currie (Kassandra), Kawa Ada/Ali Momen (Halim)
Stage Managed by Neha Ross/Kat Chin
Lighting Design by Kimberly Purtell
Sound Designby Richard Feren
Set & Costume Design by Joanna Yu
Photography by Lacey Creighton
Governor General’s Award for Drama 2013
Summerworks NOW Audience Choice Award
Summerworks Contra Guys Award for Outstanding New Performance Text
NOW Magazine Outstanding Production List
NOW Magazine Outstanding Ensembles List
NOW Magazine Outstanding Direction List
“… an intelligent, gripping tale that cleverly taps into the housing boom and bubble anxieties of Torontonians.”
“Ravi Jain’s direction is tight and focused, while the design is spare and effective…A detailed and cleverly written script, performed and directed with real verve. This is an Iceland with lots of fire.”
“Nicolas Billon’s absorbing play shows how three vastly different people are affected by what one character calls the C-word (capitalism) and the financial crisis. Billon is a masterful storyteller...”
“Iceland is a beautifully structured and extremely powerful play that haunts the mind. Billon is an original and exciting voice.”
