Part peepshow, part church box confessional, The Devil You Dont Know offers a glimpse into the lives of two willful and alluring young Newfoundlanders as they sift through the rubble of their depraved relationship. Set concurrently in St. John’s and Halifax, the play lends voice to the new post-hope-twenty-something generation Newfoundlander. Pocked with tales of shoplifting, abortion, self-mutilation, inflatable lovers, career delusions, drunken hooliganism, and the pros and cons of oral sex, The Devil You Dont Know is not for the faint of spirit. It is an ambitious black comedy of the new Newfoundland, containing no salt fish and no ugly sticks. Noted for its unflinching, tongue-in-cheek honesty, The Devil You Dont Know is liberally adapted from the award-winning novel Down to the Dirt by Joel Thomas Hynes.

Joel Thomas Hynes is a multidisciplinary, award-winning artist from Newfoundland. Hynes has worked in the Canadian film and television industry for more than fifteen years as a writer, an actor and a director. He wrote and directed two award-winning short films, Clipper Gold and Little Man, and is the author of numerous acclaimed books and stageplays, including the novels Down To The Dirt and Right Away Monday. His screen adaptation of his book Say Nothing Saw Wood was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards, and he has performed numerous lead and principle roles for TV and film, including Down to the Dirt, Book of Negroes, ReGenesis, Rookie Blue, Republic of Doyle and, currently, Orphan Black.

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“Funny, touching, and sometimes heartbreaking, but always achingly true to life. One of the best nights I’ve ever spent in the theatre.”

Mary Walsh

“…intense, raw and visceral theatrical experience…”

“Two of the most powerful voices in Atlantic Canada team up to bring us The Devil You Don’t Know – at its heart a love story of uncompromising brutality, honesty, and yes, beauty.”

Robert Chafe, playwright - author of "Tempting Providence"

"Hynes and White's dialogue has utilitarian, unpretentious snap!"