213. The Cup | It Sees You When You’re Sleeping (Phil Rickaby, with Eldritch Theatre)

Welcome back to the 213th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 213th episode we bring you an extra special holiday Duet Review of It Sees You When You’re Sleeping, written and performed by Phil Rickaby, directed by joey o'dael, presented in association with Eldritch Theatre. Join Mackenzie Horner and Ryan Borochovitz, as they discuss grieving relatives, controlling narrators, and rhyming memes. Happy holidays from all of us at Cup of Hemlock Theatre; we’ll see you in 2025! It Sees You When You’re Sleeping ran at the Red Sandcastle Theatre (922 Queen St E, Toronto, ON) from December 19 to 21, 2024. You can learn more about the production from the following link: https://eldritchtheatre.ca/sleeping/ This review contains many SPOILERS for It Sees You When You’re Sleeping. It will begin with a general non-spoiler review until the [13:38] mark, followed by a more in-depth/anything goes/spoiler-rich discussion. If you intend to see the production, we recommend you stop watching after that point, or at least proceed at your own risk. Even though its premiere run has already come to an end, we hope and expect that it may receive a fruitful afterlife. Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!] Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre If you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to [email protected] CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Introduction: You’ve heard of elf on a shelf? 4:34 – Pre-spoiler on a potboiler 13:27 – SPOILERS from here on out 13:59 – Grief on a leaf 22:34 – Control on a flagpole 30:34 – Final thoughts on vinyl cots 33:35 – Sign off (ft. Mack being wrong about Die Hard)