John Muggleton is an award winning Canadian playwright based in Ottawa.
To request a copy of Burn or An Act of Grace, or enquire about rights, please visit the contact page
Burn
Three long-time friends — murder-mystery writers who love games — prepare to meet the estranged daughter of a recently deceased fourth friend. Why has she come, and who is she, really? Their evening of stories and riddles quickly turns to something more sinister. Tension builds as the three are forced to face the truth of their past and make sense of the present if they hope to protect their future. Unfolding in real time, this gripping psychological thriller keeps the audience guessing until the very end.. More>
"Burn is a highly suspenseful ghost story that holds you in its fiery grip right up until the final moments."
- Alan Mackey, On Stage Ottawa
"Muggleton is a talented playwright who is able to construct a complex network of relations that let themselves morph into an apparent horror story before anyone realizes what is happening. Muggleton knows his craft and even when the end seems in sight, he still keeps us begging for more until the final moments."
- Alvina Ruprecht, Capital Critics Circle
Nominated for 11 awards overall including Best New Play of 2017 by the Capital Critics Circle (Ottawa)
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
An Act of Grace is also available in French
Translation by Manon Dumas
An Act of Grace
Opening night of Burn at the Curtain Club Theatre, Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Playwright
John Muggleton
Greed, an illicit affair and a dying woman’s last wish force two men to turn to violence in order to survive a business meeting. From the writer of Burn comes this dark comedy/thriller that was awarded Best Production, Best Ensemble, The People’s Choice Award, and Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting at the 2018 Eastern Ontario Drama League Theatre Festival. More>
"It’s always a pleasure when a play and its actors exceed my expectations. That’s what happened on the opening night of the play An Act of Grace at The Gladstone Theatre. This local gem deserves to be seen!"
- Barbara Popel, Apt. 613
"This dark comedy/thriller has the audience laughing and gasping throughout, while the plot twists keep everyone guessing as to what will happen next."
- Elspeth Tory, Ottawa Tonite
Nominated for 6 awards and winner of 4 including Best Production and Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting
Burn
TBA
South Simcoe Theatre
Ontario
My 2021
TBA
September 2020
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Scotland, UK
August 2020 (postponed)
Centre Wakefield la Peche
Wakefield, Quebec
May 2020 (postponed)
Vagabond Theatre
Cornwall, Ontario
April 2020 (postponed)
Ottawa Little Theatre
Ottawa, Ontario
March/April 2020 (postponed)
Curtain Club Theatre
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Jan/Feb 2020
Sawmill Playhouse
Dartmouth Players
Dartmouth, N.S.
February 2019
Tsawwassen Arts Centre
SideKick Players
Vancouver, B.C.
September 2018
The Gladstone
Ottawa, Ontario
August 2017
The Avalon Studio
Ottawa, Ontario
August 2016
Nov/Dec 2016