PLAY BOOK CLUB RETURNS!
UPDATE: Play Book Club: Dayboil with playwright Sharon King-Campbell has been rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances. Registered participants will be contacted with rescheduling details soon–let us know if you’d like to be added to the email list!
March 6th, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Second Space, LSPU Hall (3 Victoria St.)
Join us for the second season of Play Book Club! This exciting project, conceived and hosted by our dedicated Artistic Producer, Ana Pitol, offers unique opportunities to engage with contemporary local plays and the incredible minds behind them. In 2026, our sessions will feature local playwrights and their published plays.
This month we’re reading Dayboil by Sharon King-Campbell : “Four middle-aged women meet at Kathy’s house in rural Newfoundland for their weekly cup of tea and gossip when tragic news disrupts their usual banter: Kathy’s husband has killed himself. Abruptly, the threads that hold their comfortable community life together begin to snap, and they find themselves exposed by the unravelling of their social fabric.Darkly funny and deeply touching, Dayboil explores the rigidity of gender roles that prevent men from seeking help and lock women into caretaking positions, as well as the emotional and physical fallout that can result”
Thanks to our friends at Breakwater Books, we have ten free copies of Dayboil to share with the community. First come, first served!
March 6th, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Second Space, LSPU Hall (3 Victoria St.)
Join us for the second season of Play Book Club! This exciting project, conceived and hosted by our dedicated Artistic Producer, Ana Pitol, offers unique opportunities to engage with contemporary local plays and the incredible minds behind them. In 2026, our sessions will feature local playwrights and their published plays.
This month we’re reading Dayboil by Sharon King-Campbell : “Four middle-aged women meet at Kathy’s house in rural Newfoundland for their weekly cup of tea and gossip when tragic news disrupts their usual banter: Kathy’s husband has killed himself. Abruptly, the threads that hold their comfortable community life together begin to snap, and they find themselves exposed by the unravelling of their social fabric.Darkly funny and deeply touching, Dayboil explores the rigidity of gender roles that prevent men from seeking help and lock women into caretaking positions, as well as the emotional and physical fallout that can result”
Thanks to our friends at Breakwater Books, we have ten free copies of Dayboil to share with the community. First come, first served!
Sharon King-Campbell is a theatre and literary artist based in Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland). Her plays 'Melody and the Fishes," 'Original' and 'Give Me Back' have reached audiences throughout Newfoundland and Labrador and mainland Canada, and the Canadian premiere of 'Dayboil' was the winner of 6 Robert Merritt Awards. Her collection of poetry, 'This Is How It Is,' was published in 2021, and 'Dayboil' in 2024, both with Breakwater Books. She is also an actor, producer, and director for the theatre and has worked with companies across the province. Sharon holds a BFA and a MA from Memorial University, where she is currently pursuing her PhD. She is Artistic Director of the Shakespeare by the Sea Festival and Executive Director of Kittiwake Ballet.
