“They’re going to kill you. They’re going to worship you, don’t get me wrong. But they are going to kill you.”
While painting The Birth of Venus, famed artist and bon-vivant Sandro Botticelli becomes entangled in sexual and political brinkmanship that puts a lot more than his masterpiece at stake. Caught in a web between the powerful Medici family, the Church, and his young lover, he must choose between art and survival.
TESTIMONIALS
Double bill Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom premiered at the Berkeley Downstairs Theatre, Canadian Stage, in April, 2016.
Botticelli in the Fire had its American premiere at Woolly Mammoth Theatre (Washington, DC) in May 2018.
Botticelli in the Fire had its UK/European premiere at Hampstead Theatre and ran October 18 – November 23, 2019.
Winner of the 2016 Dora Mavor Moore award for Outstanding Production (General Theatre Division)
Nominated for 7 Dora Mavor Moore awards including Outstanding New Play (Jordan Tannahill), Outstanding Direction (Matjash Mrozewski & Estelle Shook), Outstanding Performance – Female (Valerie Buhagiar), Outstanding Costume Design (James Lavoie), Outstanding Lighting Design (Steve Lucas) and Outstanding Sound Design / Composition (Sam Sholdice)
Winner of the Toronto Theatre Critics Award for ‘Best Canadian Play’ in 2016
Winner, Governor General’s Literary Award 2018
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