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Don't Wake Me (Version 1)


"Some birds just
don't like cages..."

The victim of a mysterious and vicious attack, James has lost his vision. His days are long and cloaked in a drab, all-encompassing grey. But one night, the world of his dreams opens into a wild and beautiful vista. His dreamscape becomes a world filled with sex, with adventure, with hope - with a thrilling chance to see again.

At a jazz club, in his dreams, James meets a beautiful singer who swears that she can help him - and he follows her into the dark, uneasy underbelly of a strange city. It is only here, James finds, that the questions surrounding his monstrous attack can at last be answered...

don't wake me

Created by
Brendan Gall
Chris Hanratty
Kate Hewlett
Mike McPhaden
Christopher Stanton

Performed by
John Cleland
Kate Hewlett
Christopher Stanton

Directed by
Brendan Gall
Chris Hanratty

Dramaturge
Mike McPhaden

Stage Manager
Emily Kulasa

Special thanks to
James Cade
Tricia Lahde
Geoffrey Pounsett
John Boylan &
Centre For The Arts

Performed at
the Factory Studio Theatre, Toronto
in August 2006 as part of:

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