Picasso at the Lapin Agile at the Goderich Little Theatre

Picasso and Einstein walk into a bar.

It’s not the set-up to a joke. It’s the set-up for the absurdist comedy play Picasso at the Lapin Agile, written in 1993 by famed comedian, actor, writer and musician Steve Martin (yes, THAT Steve Martin). Martin imagines a meeting of the minds between great artist Pablo Picasso and great scientist Albert Einstein in a Parisian bar in 1904, just one year before Einstein’s seminal Special Theory of Relativity is published and three years before Picasso’s famed Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is painted. Picasso, representing art, and Einstein, representing science, have a lengthy debate over the value of genius and talent, while interacting with a cast of interesting and funny characters.

Martin has written: "Focusing on Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity and Picasso’s master painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, the play attempts to explain, in a light-hearted way, the similarity of the creative process involved in great leaps of imagination in art and science".

Funny, rich, absurd, silly, witty, and deeply intelligent (exactly what you’d expect from Steve Martin), the Goderich Little Theatre is excited to present this incredible work from director Brian Cox, with a cast of community players, sponsored by 2nd Streetlight Estate Winery.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile previews on February 26, 2025 at 8pm at the Livery Theatre in Goderich. It opens on February 27 at 8pm with evening performances on February 28, March 1, 6, 7 and 8 at 8pm, and matinee performances on March 2 and 9 at 2pm. 

To purchase tickets or learn more, visit thelivery.ca or call 519-524-6262. 

Extra SNEAK PEEK: As part of its 2024-2025 season, The Goderich Little Theatre will be presenting the Broadway smash hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong from June 4 to 15, 2025. This hilarious play, which won Best New Comedy at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards, follows the fictional inept Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they attempt to stage a murder mystery show, with disastrous and hilarious results. Be sure to snag your tickets early!