The story of Gwendolyn Magnificent and Bartholomew Spectacular starts with demanding dragon fruits and ends with heartache whispered into the ears of birds and constellations. With spoons, water glasses, whirly-winds and a mandolin, the performers create the sounds and images of a landscape forever altered by two people coming together, and then coming apart. Part storytelling, part concert, this is a tale of love heard best through a tin can telephone.

Created and performed by

Nicolas Di Gaetano and Emily Pearlman Directed by Patrick Gauthier Costume and Props design by Sarah Waghorn

On ongoing collaboration between Di Gaetano and Pearlman, Countries Shaped Like Stars premiered at the Ottawa Fringe in 2009, and has since gone on to tour to living rooms, community centres, bars and traditional theatre spaces across Canada. Notably, the High Performance Rodeo in Calgary, Yukon Arts Centre, Wildside Festival in Montreal, Summerworks in Toronto, and the Chinook Series in Edmonton. The 2018 French translation by Danielle Le Saux-Farmer was produced by Théâtre français de Toronto et L’Irréductible petit peuple and toured across Canada.

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