Globus Theatre presents the Canadian premiere of The Comeback

On July 30 Globus Theatre premieres the stellar comedic play The Comeback by Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen to a Canadian audience. The show is filled with equal parts heart and humour and runs from July 30 to Aug. 9.

The play originally premiered in 2020 at Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End where it was met with great critical acclaim, earning rave reviews from Broadway World, The Guardian UK, and The Telegraph UK. This show is Globus Theatre’s second Canadian premiere this season, having opened their season with the premiere of Desperate to be Doris in May.

“We love bringing Globus audiences new plays that have not yet been performed in Canada. The Comeback wowed crowds in London’s West End and we have two of the brightest new Canadian performers ready to do the same here. I’m excited for our audience to see this unique, high-energy, very, very funny play,” said director James Barrett in a press release.

The Comeback stars Jack Copland and Calvin Rea as two up-and-coming comics whose opening act for a beloved but fast-fading comeback tour turns into a competition to outdo each other in the hopes of impressing a Hollywood director in the audience.

Copland is a graduate of George Brown Theatre School and has appeared at Globus in Screwball Comedy and as the lovable Buttons in Cinderella. He is also known for his roles on screen as Eugene Chambers in Murdoch Mysteries and voicing Wayne in Total Drama Island.

Rea is a graduate of the Toronto Metropolitan Theatre program and made his Globus debut earlier this season in Murder at the Blue Moon Saloon. He has appeared on stage with Mixtape Productions as well as on screen in the web series Sweet Nothings.

Tickets for The Comeback are available online at globustheatre.com and through the box office 705-738-2037.