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PAST SHOWS

2020s

2024

Pu Songling: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: created by Smith and Gilmour with the company. A presentation of the 2nd phase of development took place on March 30th.


Smith and Gilmour are invited to teach an intensive workshop in physical theatre to a diverse group of 4th year students of Shakespeare at Queen's University, Kingston in January.


2023

Pu Songling: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio:  created by Smith and Gilmour with the company. A presentation of the 1st phase of development took place on December 23rd.


Smith and Gilmour offer an intensive storytelling workshop to students at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in November


Metamorphoses 2023: Created by Smith and Gilmour with the company. Premieres at Crow's Theatre in association with Crow's Theatre in March/April.


2021/22

Metamorphoses Short Films: continue documenting our creative process with Videographer Lyon Smith.  Several stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses are adapted for film in collaboration with Juniper Island Productions throughout 2021 and 2022


2020

Metamorphoses 2020 created by Smith and Gilmour with the company. In April the production premiere is scheduled to perform at the Theatre Centre, Toronto, but is cancelled due to COVID.


In August Smith and Gilmour are invited by Dopo Lavoro Teatrale to co-create and perform in The Right Way at the Venice Biennale, Italy. 


Metamorphoses Short Films: development begins in October working with Videographer Lyon Smith.


2010s 

 2010 
Grimm too in association with Factory Theatre, Toronto was presented in February 2010. Smith and Gilmour adapted several stories from the Brothers Grimm. 

2010/11
SPENT on tour to Ottawa, Kelowna B.C., Edinburgh Festival, India and New York City

2011
Lu Xun Blossoms invited to perform at the Luminato Festival in Toronto, Ontario

2012
As I Lay Dying workshop production at the Theatre Centre, Toronto, Ontario. This production perfectly captured Smith and Gilmour’s passion to create physical theatre with a beautiful text.

2013
As I Lay Dying premiere at the Theatre Passe Muraille. Five Dora Award Nominations

Death Married My Daughter created by Michele Smith, Nina Gilmour, Danya Buonastella and Dean Gilmour. A bouffon-inspired show with Shakespeare's Ophelia and Desdemona who come back from the dead to denounce Hamlet and Othello. The show had a successful run at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 2013 and was chosen Best of the Fringe with an extended run. It remounted at The Theatre Centre in 2014 through the Riser Project. Later that season it played In The Soil Arts Festival in St Catherines, Ontario which lead to an invitation to do a residency at Brock University in 2015. The show has been invited to do a residency at the University of Victoria in 2021.

2014
The Assholes,another bouffon-inspired original creation denouncing the assholes of our current world and inspired by the painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. Created with Nina Gilmour, Danya Buonastella and Marrissa Zinni. It was first invited to the Festival of Clowns in Toronto in 2015 and later premiered at the Factory Theatre in 2016.  

Death Married My Daughter is remounted at the Theatre Centre in the first Riser Project. Theatre Smith-Gilmour co-produces the first Riser Project at the Theatre Centre with WhyNot Theatre.

Ralph & Lina written by Dan Watson, Christina Serra and Michele Smith. Part of the first Riser Project at the Theatre Centre. Co-produced with Ahuri Theatre and WhyNot Theatre. Four Dora Nominations. 

2015
Death Married My Daughter invited to the In the Soil Festival, St Catherines, Ontario

As I Lay Dying created by Michele Smith and Dean Gilmour with the company performed at the Factory Theatre, Toronto. Four Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations (winning one)

2016
Death Married My Daughter invited to do a residency at Brock University-performance and Bouffon Workshop.

As I Lay Dying invited to perform at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa. Performed for 5000 people.

The Assholes work-in-progress performance at the Factory Theatre.

2017
As I Lay Dying invited to tour at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, High Performance Rodeo, Calgary and Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver. Performed for 4779 people.

Les Misérables work-in-progress performances at the Factory Theatre.

2018
Les Misérables created by Michele Smith and Dean Gilmour with the company performed at the Theatre Centre, Toronto

Pu SongLing: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: In April 2018 Smith and Gilmour were invited to Kunming, China to work with actors from the Yunnan Provincial Theatre and teachers from the Arts University of Yunnan adapting short stories from the great Chinese writer Pu SongLing. 

2019
Stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses workshop production created by Michele Smith and Dean Gilmour with the company at the Factory Theatre, Toronto. “Everything changes, nothing dies.”

    • 2000s


    2002
    Chekhov’s Longs…In the Ravine (adapted from Chekhov by Smith/Gilmour with the company) produced in association with Factory Theatre, Toronto. Invited to tour to Carrefour International Theatre Festival, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, Magnetic North Theatre Festival, St John’s Newfoundland and Whitehorse, Yukon. Four Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

    2003 
    Chekhov’s Shorts – Firehall Theatre, Vancouver

    Chekhov Longs… In the Ravine – Magnetic North Theatre Festival, National Arts Centre, Ottawa; Festival des Ameriques, Montreal, Quebec

    Chekhov’s Shorts and Chekhov Longs… In the Ravine – in repertory, in association with Factory Theatre, Toronto
    Dr. Chekhov: Ward 6 (adapted from Chekhov by Smith/Gilmour/the Company) – in association with Factory Theatre, Toronto

    Chekhov’s Shorts- National Theatre of China,Beijing, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre and Macau Cultural Arts Centre.

    2005 
    Chekhov’s Heartache (adapted from Chekhov by Smith and Gilmour with the company)-in association with Factory Theatre, Toronto

    Chekhov’s Shorts- Ontario Tour: St. Catherines, Kitchener, Chatham, Windsor, Brampton, Barrie and Markham

    2006 
    Chekhov’s Heartache: remount at the Factory Theatre

    Chekhov’s Shorts– Chiang Kia Shek International Theatre Festival, Taipei

    Chekhov Longs…In the Ravine– Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, Ontario Tour: St. Catherines, Kitchener, Brampton, Barrie and Parry Sound; Artistic Fraud, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon.

    2007
    Lu Xun Blossoms: a co-production between Theatre Smtih-Gilmour and Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre (adapted from Lu Xun by Smith and Gilmour with the company). Tour of China: Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, People’s Art Theatre-Beijing, Hong Kong Cultural Arts Centre, Sapphire Theatre- Guangzhou and Macau Cultural Arts Centre. 

    Chekhov’s Shorts: Theatre Smith-Gilmour was invited to the prestigious Chekhov International Theatre Festival in Moscow, Russia and performed at the Meyerhold Theatre.

    2008
    Katherine Mansfield (created by Smith and Gilmour with the company) in association with Factory Theatre, Toronto.

    2009
    SPENT written by Michele Smith, Dean Gilmour, Ravi Jain and Adam Paolozza. Performed at the Factory Theatre. One Dora Award. 

    • 1990s

    1990
    The Imaginary Invalid (by Moliere) – The Poor Alex. One Dora Award

    1990-93
    To Cry is Not so – Short stories by Julio Cortazar. Performances in Toronto, Victoria, Edmonton, Vancouver, St. John’s, London, Oxford, Brighton, Leicester, Beaumaris, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Four Dora nominations
    The Serpent Woman (by Carlo Gozzi, adapted by Smith/Gilmour/J. Sherman) – The Poor Alex

    1993-98
    In the Wings of Eden (Smith/Gilmour/D. Cave) – Toronto (Poor Alex & Tarragon), Chemnitz, Plauen, Dresden, Edmonton, Winnipeg, St. John’s, Chisinau, Sibiu, Belgrade, Shopje, Thessaloniki, Calgary

    1994
    The Decameron – duMaurier World Stage, Toronto

    1995
    The Time and Place (by Botho Strauss) – Factory Theatre, Toronto, Four Dora nominations

    Strangers in the Night (by Smith/Gilmour/H. Olschok) – Premieres at Begegnungen 95 International Theatre Festival, Chemnitz, Jena, Toronto

    1996 
    Founding members of The Group of Seven Theatres

    Kaldewey, Farce (by Botho Strauss) – Canadian Stage, Toronto

    Le Malade Imaginaire (by Moliere) – co-production with Theatre Francais at Canadian Stage, Two Dora nominations, One Dora award.

    1997 
    Sam’s Last Dance by Sean Dixon. The Theatre Centre, Toronto. 

    In the Wings of Eden: toured to Chisinau, Moldova, Sibu, Romania, Belgrade, Serbia, Skopia, Macedonia and Thessaloniki. The only Canadian theatre company invited to Cultural Capital of Europe celebrations in Thessaloniki.

    Dante’s Inferno workshop created by Smith and Gilmour with the company at the Factory Theatre.

    1998 
    Dante’s Inferno premiere at the Factory Theatre, Toronto. A Smith and Gilmour adaptation of part one of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy starring David Danzon, Diana Tso, Christian Laurin, Dean Gilmour and Nikki Pascetta. Directed by Michele Smith. 

    The Cherry Orchard: co-production with Theatre Columbus at Canadian Stage

    1999 
    In the Wings of Eden: tour to Eastern Front, Dartmouth NS

    1999-2001 
    Chekhov’s shorts: adapted from Chekhov by Smith and Gilmour with the Company, Toronto (15 weeks), Vancouver, Edmonton, Dartmouth, Hong Kong, Montreal. Three Dora Mavor Moore Awards

    1980s

    1981
    Just Married – duMaurier World Stage, Toronto. This was our first show and it was a clown show. 

    1982-85
    No Escape – The last two survivors of the human race meet in a bomb shelter and must make a baby so the human race can continue. Performances in Toronto, 
    Saarbrucken. Paris, France; Rome; Hamburg; Nuremberg; Bonn; Vancouver; St. John’s, Newfoundland; Copenhagen, Avignon.

    1984
    O Canayen! – Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto. We brought together two clowns from Belgium: Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon; an indigenous actress: Shirly Cheechoo and a composer: Micah Barnes to create a clown version of the history of Canada.

    1985
    Carmen, An Opera for Two Clowns – Theatre Centre, Toronto. We studied with an opera singer to make jokes about opera.

    1986
    You Either Fly or Fall – The Poor Alex, Toronto

    Commedia, A Tale of Passion (by Carlo Gozzi, adaptation by Smith/Gilmour) – Theatre Centre, Toronto. Our first Commedia dell’arte adaptation.

    1987
    Co-founded The Poor Alex Group with Crow’s & Theatre Columbus

    Rites of Spring – The Poor Alex (produced with Theatre Beyond Words) Dora nomination. Nina Gilmour was one year old and took her first steps on stage.

    Carmen, The Sequel – The Poor Alex

    The Green Bird  – The Poor Alex, 
    (adapted by Michele Smith, Dean Gilmour and Diego Matamoros from Carlo Gozzi) Four Dora nominations, Chalmers New Canadian Play nomination. Our second adaptation of a Commedia dell’arte play.

    The Greenbird – The Poor Alex . Performed at the Poor Alex Theatre.
    4 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations. Chalmers New Canadian Play nomination.

    1988 
    The Dispute (by Pierre de Marivaux) – The Poor Alex. Invited Two African Canadian actors to work with us on this show: Patricia Idlette and Gene Mack

    Trouble is my Business – The Poor Alex, Dora nomination

    1989 
    The Miser (by Moliere) – The Poor Alex
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