About the work
Play by Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho), world premiere at Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, 29 September to 25 October 2026, directed by Mike Payette.
Plot
One chaotic day for Margaret, an English department chair and self-styled Queen of Etymology: the spider from her nightmare appears in real life, talking and cursing, and her composed facade begins to crumble.
Cultural significance
Drawing on Shakespeare's history plays, it uses word origins to probe the gap between public persona and private self.