Whispering Pines at Great Canadian Theatre Company

It’s 1987 and the Soviets still hold an iron grip on East Berlin. Espionage is rampant. The Stasi employ half a million informants, and every third citizen is under surveillance. In this divided city live Renate and Bruno, two artists who want to write, sing and paint their way to a new world. When Thomas, a Canadian academic, arrives on their doorstep bearing gifts from the West and dreams of life beyond the Wall, their lives are turned upside down. Years later, in a peaceful cabin on the shores of Lake Superior, the three old friends come together once more to confront the secrets, passion and betrayal that tore them apart.