Divine Monster, by Elena Kaufman, directed by Mary Dwyer, is currently playing in the RBC Finance Studio at Soulpepper as part of the Fringe. Martha, a young, lesbian Canadian rock singer has just split up with her girlfriend on the Paris leg of a backpacking trip. She finds herself in Père Lachaise, chez Sarah Bernhardt, late at night. It’s one of the rare nights when an ancient ritual might free Bernhardt from her incorporeal existence if the right “victim” can be found. Martha, who has basically decided that she is a failure with no future might be the ideal candidate. At least she can see and talk to Sarah though not the other ghosts who lurk around.
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