Alive & Splendid

Léo Verdemain throws a Last-Supper-Party and invites his very best friends. What follows is a tale of sex, murder, money and intrigue, set in the camp glamour of Toronto circa 1975. Alive and Splendid is a tragedy worthy of the Greeks. Originally played at the Harbourfront Theatre in Toronto, Alive & Splendid remains one of those great pieces of art which is here to stay. Canadian stage in it’s gritty heyday; at a time when existentialism, individualism, and glorious excess reigned supreme. They say that real life is stranger than fiction; but Guy Pelletier was the kind of man who could write dramatic fiction with all the grit and complexity of real life drama. Living in the Mirvish Village during the height of the Cultural Revolution, Guy drew his inspiration from the things he encountered every day. Powerful and provocative, Alive and Splendid has the same force and effect now as it did the first night it showed.