(photo by Tim Matheson)
Facts, rumours and the preternatural collide in small-town thriller - Suspense and relationships make up for lack of warmthA rural community is the nexus of mystery and hearsay in a play with a mystical twist on small-town drama.
by Chris Lane
The Concessions is a psychological thriller set in small-town Huron County, Ontario, where everyone knows each other and listens to the CBC. The play centres around Fay (Emma Slipp), at once a local and an outsider, as her vocation of reading tarot cards can bring about polarizing responses. She has a tumultuous relationship with barman John, thrown into even more turmoil upon the discovery that someone close to them has been murdered. Rumours abound, abetted by one meddlesome and inexperienced town reporter.
