Sarasvàti Productions is thrilled to announce the seventeenth annual festival of life-changing theatre for everyone. Running from September 14-21, FemFest 2019: All the World’s a Stage will showcase talent from across the country, as well as celebrate local playwrights and emerging talent. This year’s line-up is filled with diverse and unique performances, workshops, readings and a cabaret. There is something for everyone!

Here is what you can expect to see at this year’s FemFest:

"Baby Box"
World Premiere!
Written by Eva Barrie, Miranda Calderon , and Michelle Polak
Directed by Hope McIntyre
Choreography by Ali Robson
Performed by Victoria Emilie Hill, Saira Rahman, and Natasha Bri Torres-Garner


"Raising Stanley/Life with Tulia"
Storyteller: Kim Kilpatrick Painter: Karen Bailey
Director: Bronwyn Steinberg
Guide dog: Tulia


"Like Mother, Like Daughter"
Director: Rose Plotek Associate Director: Darwin Lyons
Original Concept: Ravi Jain, Rose Plotek, and Poppy Keeling
Co-Created by Why Not Theatre & Complicité Creative Learning

"4inXchange"
Created and Performed by xLq (Jordan Campbell and Maddie Bautista) and Katherine Walker-Jones
Commissioned and developed with the support of Nightswimming

"The Launchpad Project"
Facilitator/Coordinators: Victoria Emilie Hill and Lindsay Johnson
Participants: A.J. Hotomani Anika Dowsett, Emma Welham, Jonathan Mourant, Karam Daoud, Lea Pankratz, Makrenna Sterdan, Sara Groleau, Sarah Jane Flynn, Bennette Joy Villones (ASM)

"The Grief Box"
A reading of a new play by Alissa Watson, 2018 Bake-Off winner


"Leaping Off the Page"
Featuring special guest artist Yvette Nolan


"All Winnipeg's a Stage- Walking Art Tour"
See Winnipeg like you never have before! This promenade-style performance will include art in all forms in unexpected places. A truly unique experience.
Directed by Rachel Smith- Theatre
Featuring Melissa Langdon, Hera Bear, Amber O'Reilly Artiste, Hailley Rhoda and Anjali Sandhu.


"Opening Cabaret"
a jam-packed variety show, which promises to entertain and inspire, followed by a chance to eat, drink and mingle.


For more information on performances and show times, please visit our website