A Beautiful View

The Story

A Beautiful View explores friendship. Specifically, a friendship between two young women that spans over a decade of their lives, and that moves through many phases: fun, confusion, misunderstanding, betrayal, longing for reconciliation, fear, and finally, death. The play is subversive in its apparent simplicity. In a light, comic tone, two women arrive on a stage, and tell the story of their relationship – a friendship too close to categorize. It’s funny, quirky, and wonderfully entertaining.Gradually, we realize that stories of camping and bands are not entirely what the evening is about…

A Beautiful View is a surprising, engaging, and beautifully written piece of theatre by Daniel MacIvor, one Canada’s finest theatre makers. Funny and touching, the play invites you to revel in nuance and the charming complexity of human relationships. With A Beautiful View, Volcano reimagines a Canadian classic and brings it forward to a new generation.