A two-person comedy highly acclaimed for its fast paced, intelligent and poetic commentary on the greed that caused the financial crises. At the heart of this clown / buffoon piece is the story of two financial executives who have lost everything in the crash and jump from a building. Winner of the Dora Award for Best Performance (Toronto), two actors play 20 characters from around the world in this physical and comedic tour de force. Created in collaboration with three seasoned international physical theatre companies, this show will have you laughing all the way to the bank.
Created in collaboration with Theatre Smith Gilmour and Theatre RUN, Spent is a new Canadian play that won popular and critical praise for its fast-paced, poetic, poor-man’s commentary on the excesses and absurdities that led to the financial crisis. Spent was honored with three 2010 Dora nominations, including Best Production and Best New Play. Spent won the 2010 Dora for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble.
Sold out Run at the Edinburgh fringe festival! www.SpentTheShow.com
Press
- “If you wanna laugh yourself silly, see Spent… A wonderful combination of incisive satire and sharp physical comedy…Performers Paolozza and Jain are impeccable, alternating and blending movement and dialogue so expertly that you’d think they’re joined not only at the hip but also at a telepathic brain level.”
Jon Kaplan, Now Magazine
- “Spent is an utterly engaging hour because it is smart and witty… [the show] is first class theatre from powerhouse creators… The brilliance of the show is how two human bodies can create whole vistas of images through movement and Andre du Toit’s innovative lighting… Jain and Paolozza are charismatic performers.”
Paula Citron, Classical 96.3FM
- “Spent is splendidly satirical as Paolozza, Jain, Smith and Gilmour target the greed that underlies the current crisis.”
Robert Crew, Toronto Star
- “Happily Jain and Paolozza are talented clowns, and under the often expert direction of Smith and Gilmour, they create moments of inspired lunacy that drew delighted guffaws.”
John Colbourn, Toronto SUN
- “This is a great show! Inventive, physical, funny, virtuosic and somewhat sly. It’s unabashed physical theatre done with a mixture of simplicity and sophistication. Ravi and Adam are the real thing.”
Leah Cherniak, Clown Master teacher and former Artistic Director of Theatre Columbus
- “I was delighted by Spent, a great way to spend 40 minutes in a black box and come out feeling richer, not spent. Witty, subversive, “cocasse” – I hope there is more where that came from.”
Mathew Jocelyn, Artistic Director Canadian Stage Company
- “You don’t want to miss this show!”
Franco Boni, Artistic Director of the Theatre Centre
Creative Team
- Written by: Dean Gilmour, Michele Smith, Ravi Jain and Adam Paolozza
- Directed by: Michele Smith and Dean Gilmour
- Performed by: Adam Paolozza and Ravi Jain
- Lighting Desinger Andre du Toit
- Poster Design by Mina Mikhail