Straight from sold-out performances in London and Paris, the groundbreaking Covid-safe experience lands in North America!
"DELIGHTFUL. AN INSPIRED PIECE OF THEATRE."
A young woman sits on a bench. Lost in her thoughts.
What if you could
Dive into her mind...
"A TANTALISING VISION OF A NEW KIND OF THEATRE"
– The Times (UK)
"Both Surprising and REvolutionary!"
– Regarde En Coulisse (Paris)
A Groundbreaking Immersive Experience
App + Headphones
CONTACT's raw, emotional journey is a live theatre experience like no other: with headphones and our mobile app downloaded to your smartphone, you will be immersed in the play's state-of-the-art 3D soundscape as you follow our actors through the streets of Toronto.
In a world where social distancing is the norm, Sarah is approached in the street by a stranger passing by, who turns out to be much more than he seems. Over 45 minutes, Sarah's life will be forever changed by this extraordinary moment of CONTACT. A beautiful story of love, loss, catharsis, and redemption.
This 'charming' (Time Out) and 'gripping' (The Guardian) show pushes the boundaries of what a live performance can achieve, and encourages us to fall in love with theatre all over again. Spotlighting Canada's cultural mosaic, the show is offered in 4 different languages. CONTACT happens entirely outdoors ensuring a safe setting for guests during the pandemic.
How The Show Works
Not Feeling Well The Day Before The Performance?
You Can Change Your Date
1. Choose your date, location and performance time and purchase your paperless tickets online.
2. You will receive an email 24 hours before your chosen performance with a link to the app, and you will be guided through the downloading + setup process.
3. The CONTACT app is free, installed quickly and easily, and it will give you access to the soundtrack of the show, in sync with the actors.
4. Remember to charge and bring smart phone and headphones! You will need to use your own smartphone and headphones, in accordance with public health guidelines.
5. you are required to wear a mask at all times.
6. On show day, meet your host before the performance. Full instructions are emailed at the time of booking.
Showtime !
For more details please see our FAQ page
Not Feeling Well The Day Before Your Performance?
We are responsive to your health and safety needs - you have the freedom to change the date of your performance up to 24 hours before your show date.
Charlotte Knight*
Yonge & Dundas
Charlotte Knight
Charlotte Knight is a Canadian actor and musical theatre performer who recently starred in the iconic role of Elsa in Frozen, The Musical with Disney Cruise Line.
Raised in downtown Toronto, Canada, Charlotte began studying voice at the age of 8 and went on to complete her Bachelor of Music in Classical Voice at The University of Western Ontario. After working professionally in opera for several years – and never quite fitting in – Charlotte relocated to London, England to pursue a post-graduate diploma in Musical Theater at The Associated Studios – and she's never looked back!
Pre-COVID, Charlotte split her time between Toronto and London, making her UK debut as Cinderella in Into The Woods at The Chelsea Theatre, immediately followed by the title role in the UK premiere of Strauss' The Queen's Lace Handkerchief with Opera Della Luna at Wilton's Music Hall. She won 1st Place in the Stephen Sondheim Competition at The Associated Studios and appeared with Singers Achoired as a featured soloist and vocal captain in the UK premiere and promo tour for "Good Omens" on Amazon Prime.
In Canada, Charlotte debuted with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra as the featured soloist in Dream of Christmas…Rêve de Noël, followed by the role of Rosalia in West Side Story with both the Niagara Symphony Orchestra and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. She was a semi-finalist in the 2017 Lotte Lenya Competition in New York, USA and advanced to the semi-final round of the Classical Singer Musical Theatre Competition in Chicago, USA. Charlotte has toured with To Be Determined Theatre Co. in a musical adaptation of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and performed the roles of Josephine in HMS Pinafore, Cecily Cardew in Earnest, The Importance of Being and Hanna in Cousin from Nowhere with Toronto Operetta Theatre.
Charlotte is very excited to embark on this new and exciting journey with the cast and creative team for the Canadian premiere of C-O-N-T-A-C-T in her hometown!
Follow her antics at @ charlottemarieknight
Derek Groulx*
Derek Groulx
Derek started his acting in his early teens but life , family and the need for a steady pay check, put this dream on hold for more than 30 years. Now in his late 40s , the pursuit and drive to be a working actor is paramount in his mind. In the last year Derek has been hired to work on a variety of Commercials , Music videos, and independent films. In his spare time Derek has written a sitcom and a drama series that he is currently shopping to networks.
Autumn-Joy Dames
Originally from The Bahamas, Autumn-Joy is a Toronto-based singer, dancer and actor. She studied Theatre Performance at Holland College, and has since worked professionally across the U.S. and Canada in theatre and numerous national commercials. Autumn-Joy is thrilled to be part of such a ground-breaking and innovative theatre experience and is grateful to the creative team for this incredible opportunity.
Select theatre credits: Cocolette in Shopkins Live! (North American Tour / Koba Entertainment) Vivienne in Legally Blonde (Hart House) Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act (The Lower Ossington Theatre).
Special thanks to her family and friends for their constant support especially Ruthie!
Follow her adventures on instagram @ autumnjoy242
Robbie Towns*
Robbie Towns
Originally, from Vermilion Alberta, Robbie's career has taken him around the world. Although currently located in Stratford, Ontario, Robbie retains a sense of prairie pride and is privileged to live and work on the traditional territory of the Anishnabek, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Ojibway/Chippewa peoples of Canada. From the Bunka Kaikan Concert Hall in Tokyo, to the Savoy Theatre in London, to College Square in Downtown Toronto, Robbie is thankful for the varied stages he has been able to perform on, and the incredible stories he's been able to tell.
Select theatre credits include:PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, NEWSIES (Drayton Entertainment), MAMMA MIA! (Citadel Theatre); ROCK OF AGES (The Arts Club); LEGALLY BLONDE (Savoy, West End); SHEAR MADNESS (Drayton Entertainment); (THE TEMPEST (Theatre Royal, Bath); SCROOGE (Palladium, West End); LIFT (Soho Theatre, Off-West End); MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, OTHELLO (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan); Evita (UK Tour); DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, J.M. BARRIE'S PETER PAN (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow); WILD HONEY (RCS, Glasgow); BITTERGIRL (Globe Theatre); OUR MAN IN HAVANA (Vertigo Theatre); ALL SHOOK UP, THE WIZARD OF OZ, FOOTLOOSE, I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (Mayfield Theatre); VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (Persephone Theatre); [title of show], THE CONFESSIONS OF JULIAN POE (Edinburgh Festival).
Robbie's formal training includes a Masters in Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and also a degree from Grant MacEwan University Theatre Arts program in Edmonton, AB. Robbie has given back to formal theatre training as a contract sessional tutor at the University of Saskatchewan Drama Department. In addition to attending multiple workshops on classic text, stage combat, and clowning, Robbie is an experienced cabaret artist. Some shows include WELCOME TO THE PARTY (Fringe Festival, Edmonton); ECLECTICISM (La Cite Francophone, Edmonton); CALL ME! (The Arches, Glasgow); WEST END SUNDAY (The Lucky Pig, London).
Robert Yeretch*
Robert Yeretch
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Kathleen Jones*
Kathleen's favourite credits include: Peter Pan (Bad Hats Theatre/Soulpepper); Sisters (Soulpepper); The Jungle, Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (Tarragon Theatre); The Wager (Theatre Gargantua); Winners and Losers (Chromatic Theatre); Molly Bloom (Fourth Gorgon); Lukumi, Esu Crossing the Middle Passage, Bleeders (The Watah Theatre); Bright Lights, Big Plans (Theatre Brouhaha); Slip, Special Constables (Scapegoat Collective); Edward II (New Theatre Projects).
Aoife Kennan
Voice of Sarah
Aoife trained at Cambridge University and LAMDA. Recent credits include 'The 4th Country' and 'Good Women' at VAULTS Festival, and 'For Services Rendered' at the Jermyn Street Theatre. She is a writer, actor and Co-Artistic Director of Plain Heroines, a female-led theatre company.
Richard Heap
Voice of rafael
Richard got his first paid acting job in 1985, when £50 a week really WAS £50 a week. He cut his teeth – and got his Equity card – on the small-scale touring circuit with Sheffield's Compass Theatre Company, where roles included Prospero in The Tempest, Jean in Miss Julie, Mephistopheles in Dr. Faustus and Hamm in Endgame.
He has been freelancing for the last 20 years and has worked at The National Theatre, Sheffield Crucible, Birmingham Rep, West Yorkshire Playhouse, York Theatre Royal, Manchester Library, Bolton Octagon, Dukes Lancaster, Salisbury Playhouse, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Richmond Orange Tree and in the West End. He recently toured the UK and Ireland as Estragon in Waiting For Godot. Last year he appeared in series IV of The Last Kingdom for Netflix, premiered Jane Black's Peggy and Bill at The White Bear and directed a play for the first time – Mary Ann Figtree's Lost Keys and Orgasms at the Pasty Motel, which won the Audience Favourite Award at the 2019 Camden Fringe Festival.
Richard sings in the bass section of The London International Gospel Choir (internationalgospelchoir.uk), is a proud member of The Scriptreaders (www.thescriptreaders.co.uk) and of Equity, the actors' union.
The Participation of this Artist is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT)
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Presented in Toronto by Downtown Yonge BIA
Toronto Show Produced by CONTACT Show Canada, Downtown Yonge BIA, and The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre in association with Aria Entertainment and WEF Productions
College Park dressing rooms graciously provided by The Chelsea Hotel
Presented in Ottawa by the Glebe BIA
Ottawa show produced by Contact Show Canada and the Glebe BIA in association with Aria Entertainment and WEF Productions
Presented in Windsor by the Downtown Windsor BIA
Windsor show produced by Contact Show Canada and the Downtown Windsor BIA in association with Aria Entertainment and WEF Productions
Concept and Direction by Samuel Sené
Original Idea by Gabrielle Jourdain
Original French Production: Musidrama and Bureau Sauvage
Book: Eric Chantelauze
English adaptation: Quentin Bruno
Music and Sound Design: Cyril Barbessol
App development: Jean-Philippe Marie de Chastenay, Touaregs
Dramaturgy consulting: Hanna Lasserre PhD
Associate Producer: Aria Entertainment and WEF Productions on behalf of Contact Show UK
The roles of Sarah and Raphael were created by Inès Amoura and Jacques Verzier in Paris, 13th June 2020
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