MACHINAL
Based on the true crime story of American murderer Ruth Snyder, Sophie Treadwell’s seminal Machinal is a pulse-pounding journey of someone pushed to breaking point by the relentless machinery of life, expectation and convention.
From the outside, Helen Jones has a happy marriage—until she murders her husband. Inspired by a 1928 trial that shocked the world, this explosive play follows a woman trapped in an engine of routine, until she glimpses a way out and discovers the true cost of escape. An expressionist masterwork: Machinal is an electrifying portrait of rebellion, autonomy, and the fight to claim your own voice.
“I am not interested in writing pretty plays. I am interested in writing true ones.”
By Sophie Treadwell
Directed by Marie Farsi
Choreographed by Peggy Baker
A Necessary Angel Theatre Company & Soulpepper Theatre Co-Production
On Stage March 25 - April 25, 2027
TICKETS ON SALE MAY 25, 2026
CAST
Evan Buliung
Charlotte Dennis
Daren A. Herbert
Jeff Lillico
Dan Mousseau
Nancy Palk
CREATIVE
Marie Farsi | Director
Peggy Baker | Cheoreographer
Necessary Angel Theatre Company is generously supported by:
Lead Season Support
Diane Blake & Stephen Smith
Additional Season Support
The William and Nona Heaslip Foundation
Lead Production Support
Additional Production Support
Kevin & Roger Garland
Sheena Macdonald & Phil Schmitt
Government Support
