Avant Bard Theatre’s Resistance Readings Project continues with a staged reading of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Tom Stoppard’s darkly comic and sharply political examination of authoritarianism, censorship, and dissent, directed by Avant Bard Artistic Associate, Kathleen Akerley.
Set inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, the play follows a political prisoner whose resistance to the state becomes inseparable from questions of sanity, truth, and personal freedom. Blending absurdist humor with urgent political commentary, the play remains strikingly relevant in moments of cultural and political uncertainty.
Following the reading, audience members are invited to stay for a conversation with the artists.
Join us Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 5pm at The Filling Station for this special installment of the Resistance Readings series. As always, admission is free, but seating is limited, so guests are encouraged to reserve tickets in advance.
Food & drink will be available for purchase.
PLEASE NOTE: While originally written in collaboration with composer André Previn, this special Resistance Readings presentation will be performed sans music as a staged reading.