Welcome back to the 162nd episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 162nd episode we bring our first episode 2024 and it's a duet review of the play Heartless, a new play in the New France Trilogy by Genevieve Adam, directed by Tyler J. Seguin, and presented by Favour the Brave Collective. Join Jillian Robinson and Ryan Borochovitz, as they discuss the unearthing of underrepresented histories in our Canadian canon, the precision of period-specific physicality, and the anticipated audio drama adaptations.

Heartless is playing at the Aki Studio (585 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON) until January 14th, 2024. Tickets can be purchased from the following link: https://www.nativeearth.ca/akistudio/heartless/

This review contains SPOILERS for Heartless. It will begin with a general non-spoiler review until the [14:32:06] mark, followed by a more in-depth/anything goes/spoiler-rich discussion. If you intend to see the production, we recommend you stop watching after that point, or at least proceed at your own risk. 

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