October 1991. Inside Toronto’s Casey House hospice, Thomas has been asking himself questions like – why hasn’t his roommate seen Steel Magnolias? And how did that diner get these eggs to smell like cat food? But now… he’s asking himself the most important question of all: what is the perfect ice-breaking question to ask a Princess?
Casey and Diana, by award-winning playwright Nick Green, was inspired by Princess Diana’s real visit to Casey House on 25 October 1991, 35 years ago this year. Since its 2023 Stratford festival premiere Casey and Diana has continued on to sold-out seasons across Canada and the US.
This award-winning play (Best New Canadian Play, Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards (2024); Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding New Play (2024); Heritage Toronto Award (2024)) explores the extraordinary capacity of people to care – and how through compassion and forgiveness this capacity can grow. It’s an intimate and unexpectedly uplifting countdown to Princess Diana’s arrival – where empathy triumphed over stigma.
Darkly humorous and unflinchingly honest, the play honours caregivers and patients whose small, everyday acts of love built courage in the face of loss.
“Believe the hype, ‘Casey and Diana’ is stellar” Now Magazine
“A moving celebration of women who choose compassion over fear” Globe and Mail
“Breathtaking and poignant” Broadway World
Mi Todo Productions (Mary Jane, ★★★★.5 – John Shand, SMH, Es & Flo,★★★★ – Suzy Goes See) is proud to present the Australian premiere of this award-winning and moving play. Nancy Denis (Ma’p Boulé, ★★★★ – SMH) directs her first full-scale production with a stellar cast, featuring Chad Traupmann (Foam, ★★★★.5 – Sydney Arts Guide), Lucy Miller (Heaven, ★★★★ – Sydney Arts Guide), Gabriel Alvarado (Clyde’s, ★★★★ – SMH), Linda Nicholls-Gidley (Monster, ★★★★.5 – SMH), Isabel Burton (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bell Shakespeare) returning to Mi Todo Productions after her acclaimed performance in Mary Jane, and Lib Campbell (Cluedo, ★★★★.5 – Limelight) as Princess Diana in a show that transforms history into a living act of remembrance – a luminous story about dignity, care, and the sound of hope.
DATES: Wednesday 22nd July – Saturday 8th August
TIMES: Tuesday – Saturday at 7pm
LOCATION: Qtopia, The Loading Dock Theatre
BOOKINGS: https://tickets.qtopiasydney.com.au/Events/Casey-and-Diana/
TICKETS: From $29
WRITER Nick Green
DIRECTOR Nancy Denis
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Chad Traupmann
PRODUCER Sasha Lian
STAGE MANAGER Alexis Worthing
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Maitê Inaê
COSTUME DESIGNER Laura Mazikana
MARKETING Maddy Withington
DIALECT COACH Linda Nicholls-Gidley
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Zakk Allen and Attu Ngor
CAST Gabriel Alvarado, Isabel Burton, Lib Campbell, Lucy Miller, Linda Nicholls-Gidley, Chad Traupmann
