It’s the early 1920s and for the first time, women can run for parliament. Bernie, a rebellious young flapper convinces her older sister, Dolores to run for office. Her opponent is the local incumbent Jerry Fields, a charismatic yet unscrupulous politician and self-proclaimed 20th-century man.
For a woman of her time, going into politics is a scandalous, dangerous act. The sisters must deal with smear campaigns and death threats, a catatonic mother, the betrayal of friends and family, and Dolores falling in love, all while running a campaign.
With original jazz-era music, The Bee’s Knees is entertaining and hopeful. It takes you back to the Roaring Twenties but shines a lens on the 2020s, forcing the audience to examine the landscape of modern leadership (because for women in politics, fashions may have changed, but not much else).
For a woman of her time, going into politics is a scandalous, dangerous act. The sisters must deal with smear campaigns and death threats, a catatonic mother, the betrayal of friends and family, and Dolores falling in love, all while running a campaign.
With original jazz-era music, The Bee’s Knees is entertaining and hopeful. It takes you back to the Roaring Twenties but shines a lens on the 2020s, forcing the audience to examine the landscape of modern leadership (because for women in politics, fashions may have changed, but not much else).
It’s a good reminder of just how far women have come. It takes place in the early 1920s ... women in Ontario had recently gotten the right to vote and it was expected that our role was to marry and have children. As the audience is entering the theatre, there are a couple musicians playing music from that era, which was fun. It’s at The Theatre Centre until November 24 so go check it out.
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