Fall On Your Knees

Fall on Your Knees, the acclaimed and best-selling book by beloved Canadian author Ann-Marie MacDonald, will be brought to life in 2023 as a highly theatrical, music-movement-and-story driven production that promises to be a visual feast.

A National Arts Centre English Theatre, Vita Brevis Arts, Canadian Stage, Neptune Theatre and Grand Theatre production, the World Premiere of this classic story will be performed in four cities across Canada - Toronto, London, Ottawa and Halifax – from January to April 2023.

Adapted and co-created by playwright Hannah Moscovitch and directed and co-created by Alisa Palmer, Fall On Your Knees will be a history-making two-part stage adaptation (part one: Family Tree, part two: The Diary), allowing audiences to enjoy two extraordinary evenings at the theatre.

“We can't wait to take audiences on a sensually rich and emotionally powerful journey through this beloved story.” Co-Creator and Director Alisa Palmer.

World Premiere Adaptation for the stage by Alisa Palmer and Hannah Moscovitch
Co-Created and Written by Hannah Moscovitch
Co-Created and Directed by Alisa Palmer
Production Dramaturgy by Mel Hague
Based on the Novel by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Part One: Family Tree
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Early 1900s to 1960s

Part Two: The Diary
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and New York City, New York
1920s to 1967

Please note this performance contains:
partial nudity, graphic violence, sexual content, sexual violence, strong language, e-cigarette performance, smoke and haze.
Trigger Warning: parental abuse, incest, childhood sexual abuse