The Veil
By Keith Barker & Thomas Morgan Jones
Directed by Helen Juvonen
Our darkest secrets hide just behind the veil.
From celebrated theatre-makers Keith Barker and Thomas Morgan Jones comes The Veil. Inspired by classic horror writers like Edgar Allan Poe and Shirley Jackson, this haunting new play will follow you long after you leave the theatre.
When a high-powered lawyer takes on a sinister curse, every terrible deed he’s ever committed stirs to life and lurks just beyond his sight. As reality blurs into nightmare, The Veil spirals into a pulse-quickening race against time.
The Veil is a Thought For Food production in association with Guild Festival Theatre.
After a successful run at Crow’s Theatre in Autumn 2025, The Veil will be thrilling audiences in Stratford as part of the Stratford Festival’s Meighen Forum in October 2026!
Tickets are on sale now through the Stratford Festival’s website!
Theatre In Transit: Curses & Codes
Theatre In Transit returns for a special round-trip, immersive theatrical shuttle experience to The Veil in Stratford on October 30th!
Catch a ride and a show on board from Guild Park & Gardens for the 2pm matinee performance of The Veil at Stratford’s Meighen forum on October 30th.
$75 pp includes the round-trip Theatre In Transit performance & transportation, and your ticket to The Veil.
TIMELINE: Friday October 30th
10:30am: Board Bus at the Clark Centre (Guild Park & Gardens)
12:30-1:30pm: Arrive in Stratford
2:00-3:30pm: Performance of The Veil
4:00pm: Board the Bus at the Tom Patterson Theatre
THE THEATRE IN TRANSIT EXPERIENCE
Accompany our Lieutenant-Commander as she journeys from her Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRENS) base at Guild Inn to Stratford, Ontario to relay an important message to Pearson, Shank, Darby, and Shaw.
During WWII, Guild Inn was the training site for essential wartime communications and radio telegraphy. Our resident code-breaker takes you along for a retelling of Guild Park’s infamous spooky tales, enlisting brave souls to help her crack the code before time runs out.
=Curious about our summer Theatre in Transit initiative? Experience this one-day-only autumn edition of Theatre in Transit departing from Guildwood to Stratford. Spots are limited.
THE VEIL - CREATIVE TEAM
The Veil was developed through In Conversation With Classics, Guild Festival Theatre's program for new play development. It premiered at Crow’s Theatre in Autumn 2025, and was included as part of Glenn Sumi’s Top 10 Toronto Theatre Productions of 2025 and NEXT Magazine’s Top 10 Favourite Plays of 2025. Sound Designer Ashley Naomi was the recipient of the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Award in Best Sound Design and Music of a Play or Musical for 2025.
Photos of Isaiah Kolundzic in The Veil by Tyler J. Seguin. Production & Lighting Design by Jareth Li.
About Our Partners
Founded in 1994, Thought For Food is a Toronto-based company that creates work exploring overt theatricality, an interest in performer/audience relationships, and an emphasis on spontaneous or random elements.
Recent TFF adventures have included the web series You’re Never Alone and the New France audio drama series - both currently available on the Stratford Festival’s digital platform Stratfest@Home.
Located in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, the Stratford Festival is North America’s largest classical repertory theatre company. Each season, they present a dozen or more productions in four distinctive venues, and produce classics, contemporary dramas and musicals, with special emphasis on the plays of Shakespeare.