“The biggest mistake any of us could make would be to underestimate Satan.”

The seventeenth century and present day are seamlessly intertwined as Satan vents to an audience about her frustration at being cast out of Heaven and her thoughts on oppression. When she finds out that God has created delicate new creatures called “humans,” she crafts a plan for revenge and betrayal on the Almighty.

Erin Shields turns Heaven and Hell upside down in this witty, modern, feminist retelling of John Milton’s epic poem about the first battle between good and evil. Shields’s wickedly smart and funny script questions the reasons of the universe, the slow process of evolution and the freedom of knowledge. The debate over right and wrong has never been so satisfying.

À propos de l'auteur

Shields, Erin

Erin Shields is a Canadian playwright best known for radical adaptations of classical texts that bring neglected female characters centre stage. In 2026, Erin premiered six new plays: You, Always (Canadian Stage), Mary, Mary,Mary, Mary (Crow’s Theatre), Medusa (Soulpepper), To a Flame (1s1/Nightwood), The Great Gatsby (Citadel), and All’s Well (Crow’s Theatre). Other highlights include Ransacking Troy (Stratford), Thy Woman’s Weeds (Repercussion/Centaur), Much Ado About Nothing (Stratford), Queen Goneril (Soulpepper), Paradise Lost (Stratford), Jane Eyre (Citadel Theatre), Piaf/Dietrich (Mirvish Productions/Segal Centre), Beautiful Man (Factory Theatre), The Lady from the Sea (The Shaw Festival), and If We Were Birds (Tarragon Theatre). You can read more about upcoming projects on her website: www.erinshields.ca.