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Bad Parent
Ins Choi
September 15 to October 9, 2022
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Bad Parent

Parenthood isn’t easy. Especially in front of an audience.

While most people get to keep their parenting struggles behind closed doors, Charles and Norah are laying theirs bare. As the young couple navigate their life as parents of a newborn, they also try to figure out who they are in relation to each other, their son, and the audience. From the creator of Kim’s Convenience comes a humorous and honest story about the rocky rite of passage into parenthood.

Rolling World Premiere

TOP PICK IN CANADA: Bad Parent, Ins Choi’s first major play since his smash hit Kim’s Convenience

- The Globe and Mail

[Josette] Jorge and [Raugi] Yu are deliciously hilarious

- Toronto Star

Ins Choi is a gifted writer

- Lynn Slotkin

I found much to nod along to, laugh at or shake my head at in sorrowful recognition

- The Globe and Mail

Bad Parent could make for a fun TV series

- Intermission Magazine
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BAD PARENT PLAYWRIGHT
Q&A WITH INS CHOI

We caught up with Kim’s Convenience creator Ins Choi in anticipation of his brand new play Bad Parent. Here’s what Ins is currently enjoying, thinking about, and looking forward to!

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