FLY BOY

Theatre In The Round presents its premiere theatrical performance FLY BOY at Christ Church Cathedral on March 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM.

Written and performed by Francis Mennigke creator of Theatre In The Round, FLY BOY kicks off the brand new company's repitore in Canada. Theatre In The Round is a live performance company that creates work emphasizing the power of the witnessing community to bring about healthy transformative change.

FLY BOY is a minimalist theatrical performance that uses the performers body, text, puppetry, and mask-work to explore how masculine desire is materialized societally thorugh behaviofully accepted norms. In leu of his performance based masters research in South Africa; Francis is curious about the unique ability for performance to make visible the aspects of human behaviour that remain, sometimes conveniently, invisible.

The creation of the performance was inspired by a curiosity with current and historical socio-political constructs of mascluline desire and how these desires are reified through behavioural norms. The play uses a metaphorical story to question these norms while offering space for transformation.

Doors will open at 7:00pm, the show starts at 7:30pm, and ends at 8:30pm. So feel free to wander in, take a seat, and enjoy the beautiful Cathedral space before the performance starts.

For those who wish to stay and engage there will be a post performance discussion.