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A critic once famously said of seminal Canadian playwright Judith Thompson that it was typical of her to include a gang-rape in one of her plays when only a rape was necessary. It's a flip and condescending remark about one of our country's most respected playwrights; at the same time, Thompson's plays are known for their dramatization of extremely unpleasant, if realistic, incidents. Recently, Thompson's writing has turned political with her critically-acclaimed Palace of the End, probably the writer's strongest work to date. But theatre company Staged and Confused are reaching way back into Thompson's repertoire with their production of The Crackwalker, currently playing at Passe Muraille. It's Thompson's very first play, and it's certainly not without its share of extremely unpleasant incidents.