These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich

Based on a true story, These Shining Lives chronicles the lifetime of Catherine Donahue from the early age that she lands a job painting the hour markings on watch faces using a radium compound that glows in the dark. It is a rare chance for women to hold a well-paying job in the 1920s, and not only does if offer financial independence, but also a camaraderie outside of the home between several strong and like-minded individuals.

Despite the resulting complications in the household, and the navigation of new roles and expectations in what appears to be an evolving world, they become a team on the factory floor. However, it all comes at a steep cost, and the ladies of the Radium Dial Company are considered to be quite expendable. But theirs is a story of survival in its most transcendent sense, as they refuse to allow the company that stole their health to kill their spirits—or endanger the lives of those who come after them.

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets : $32 — $29

Adult: $32
Over 65 years: $29 (Wed/Thurs/Sun & first Saturday matinees only)
Under 30 years: $29 (ID required)
Group of 10 or +: $29.00 (must be paid in advance.
Buy 15 tickets, get 16th free.

How to get tickets?

Buy online

Phone: 416-767-7702

 

Date: Friday February 27, 2026 to Saturday March 21, 2026

Friday February 27, 2026 08:00 PM
Saturday February 28, 2026 02:00 PM
Wednesday March 4, 2026 8:00 PM
Thursday March 5, 2026 08:00 PM
Friday March 6, 2026 08:00 PM
Saturday March 7, 2026 08:00 PM
Sunday March 8, 2026 02:00 PM
Thursday March 12, 2026 08:00 PM
Friday March 13, 2026 08:00 PM
Saturday March 14, 2026 08:00 PM
Sunday March 15, 2026 02:00 PM
Thursday March 19, 2026 08:00 PM
Friday March 20, 2026 08:00 PM
Saturday March 21, 2026 08:00 PM

approx 90 minutes

Venue & Address

Bloor West Village Playhouse, 2190E Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M6S 1N3

Wheelchair not accessible

Street Parking

Paid Parking

Accessible by Public Transport

(one block east of Runnymede subway station)