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Sudden Death examines the dark underbelly of Canada’s national pastime to uproariously tragic effect

Tony Nappo (Next Stage Theatre Festival)
Sudden Death

Sudden Death

By Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman

John Kordic is determined to get back into the Show. He will play in the NHL again. He will taste glory.  He’s got a suit, a meeting, and new purpose… but he’s also got a host of demons who have other plans for him…. Sudden Death, tells the story of the infamous Canadian enforcer John Kordic’s last night and his last fight.

Sudden Death has a companion piece,  Cindy: A Perfect Circle.   It takes place on the same night as Sudden Death and shares one scene, but otherwise follows John’s fiancee, Cindy. Cindy is hard at work at a Montreal strip club when an unexpected guest shows up….her wicked step-mother. Cindy: A Perfect Circle, tells the story of Cindy’s last dance.

Production History

Sudden Death presented at the NEXT STAGE festival in 2013 (Dir. Matthew MacKenzie). Originally written at National Theatre School as a part one of two companion plays for the graduating class.

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