Fights and magic rule Saskatoon theatre production
Equivocation is a violent thriller that will have audiences on edge.
The clash of broadswords and the tension in a good fist fight are just two of the many selling features of Persephone Theatre's latest production.
Equivocation is a play set in the 1600's. In it, a playwrite named Shagspeare is commissioned by the king to write a play about the recent Gunpowder Plot, a plan to blow up the king and his court. It's a story of corruption and the need for truth.
This play is full of violence, a beheading, hangings and plenty of punches.
It's that kind of physical acting that takes a lot of support from special effects and a lot of trust between actors.
"With a company like this, it's mind-blowingly fun," says actor Chip Chuipka. "But not all actors are created the same. You run across the odd actor who actually really wants to be a psychopath which is kind of dangerous in a fight scene. Fortunately these guys are perfect actors."
Equivocation hits the stage March 12th and runs until the end of the month.