About the Show

Ins Choi writes & stars in the award-winning comedy-drama about a family-run Korean convenience store.

Mr. Kim owns and runs Kim’s Convenience in Toronto with his wife. He hopes the store will provide a future for his daughter, Janet, and hopes she take over the store from him when he retires; however, Janet has a dream of becoming a photographer. The area around the store is being gentrified and there are rumors that a Wal-Mart looking to open up, threatening Mr. Kim's business...

Ins Choi writes and stars in this comedy-drama, which adapted into a Netflix show of the same name.

This production is recommended for ages 14+.

Critic Reviews (9)

"a funny yet poignant show about first-generation immigrant family life"
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For a previous production

" 'Kim’s Convenience' is a step forward when it comes to the staging of immigrant stories. Its humour is to be taken with a pinch of salt, but it’s a solid dramedy once you approach it with the necessary preamble. It’s fun."
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For a previous production

"The director Esther Jun presides over a script that drifts towards a benign conclusion. The sitcom has more panache, but this is an intriguing time capsule nonetheless."
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For a previous production

"Ins Choi’s comedy set in a Korean Canadian shop has an irresistible charm, despite at times feeling like a best-sketch montage from its TV forerunner"
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For a previous production

"Deep down, this is a story that has humanity at its centre with a message of family and no shortage of heart. An absolutely wonderful story, in a sometimes trying time for theatre so far this year, 'Kim’s Convenience' is a breath of fresh air. "
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For a previous production

“Directed by Esther Jun...this is a light, entertaining, keenly observed piece that believably depicts the experiences of many first- and second-generation immigrants.”
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For a previous production

“...‘Kim’s Convenience’ is still boundary-pushing in representation and content. At its best sublimely funny and neatly stitched, it is a satisfying peer into the lives of others.”
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For a previous production

"With themes of loss, unfulfilled familial expectation, misunderstandings and persevering through adversity, it may be hard to believe that this play has a sitcom feel and is genuinely hilarious, it absolutely has the whole audience laughing out loud."
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Cast and creative team

Rose Theatre Kingston