Kafka’s Metamorphosis & Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness …
what chitinous*, oozing monstrosities await you here?!
“Seriously bone-chilling… engaging theatrical experience: it was oddly thrilling.” – Lights Up Toronto
Double the thrills, double the chills. A double bill full of nightmarish horror – low trash meets high art that fills you up on pulp! TWO WEIRD TALES is a theatrical double bill adapting two of the 20th century’s most acclaimed novellas of the uncanny: Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis and HP Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness, with dark magic, hideous puppetry and shambling, protoplasmic** terrors.
The two novellas TWO WEIRD TALES is based on
The Metamorphosis is Franz Kafka’s famous tale about a man who wakes up one morning to discover he’s transformed into a gigantic insect.
At the Mountains of Madness is considered by many to be controversial author HP Lovecraft’s greatest work. It chronicles a doomed Antarctic expedition’s discovery of an ancient alien civilization rife with cosmic horrors sure to leave you screaming for more.
“A whimsical, campy celebration of Kafka and H.P. Lovecraft. Intimate, eerie, goofy spectacle. And surprisingly faithful, even with the puppets & magic!” – Istvan Dugalin
“Two Weird Tales is a fun, freaky, fascinating night out at the theatre! With an intimate space and creative storytelling methods, it’s a truly unique experience!” – A View From The Box
Event details
Hosted by: Eldritch Theatre
Type of event: Performance with magic and puppets
Created & performed by: Eric Woolfe
Directed by: Mairi Babb
Date: Thursday, April 20 – Sunday, April 30, 2023
Start time: 7:30 PM EST (doors open at 7:00) / Sunday matinees at 3:30 PM EST (doors open at 3:00)
Duration: 2 hours, with a 15-minute intermission
Cost: C$20 Tuesdays / $30 Advance / $40 Door / Pay-What-You-Can Sundays / $15 – $20 for Eldritch Inner Sanctum Members (Not a member? Join them.)
Location: at the creepily uncanny Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen St. East, Toronto, ON, M4M 2J5
Booking link: Book your tickets here
Contact Details: Eldritch Theatre/Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen St. East, Toronto, ON, M4M 2J5, website, Adrianna Prosser, Artistic Producer
Cancellation Policy: Ticket holders may exchange their tickets for another date in the show schedule.
COVID-19 Policy: Masks are mandatory in the theatre at all times; no food or drink is allowed inside at this time. Socially distanced performances on Wednesdays. Please review the theatre’s COVID-19 policy.
* chitinous: (adjective) a horny polysaccharide (C8H13NO5)n that forms part of the hard outer integument especially of insects, and crustaceans (from Merriam-Webster).
** protoplasmic: (adjective) the organized colloidal complex of organic and inorganic substances (such as proteins and water) that constitutes the living nucleus, cytoplasm, plastids, and mitochondria of the cell. Formerly a word coined to refer to the jellylike material of a cell (from Merriam-Webster).