Opening this week in the city

Bear With Me by Diane Flacks (Nightwood Theatre). Flacks performs in her solo comedy about pregnancy and giving birth. Previews to Jan 8. Opens Jan 9 and runs to Jan 24. Mon-Sat 8 pm, mats Thu 1:30 pm, Sat 2 pm. $20-$42, previews $25. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley, upstairs. 416-368-3110, totix.ca.

Medea adapted by Robinson Jeffers (Mirvish/Manitoba Theatre Centre). Euripides' tragedy portrays the obsession and revenge of a scorned wife. Previews Jan 9-10. Opens Jan 11 and runs to Feb 8, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $30-$85, student rush $20. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com.

Methusalem Or The Eternal Bourgeois by Yvan Goll (The Red Light District). A greedy factory owner and his family face a worker revolt. Opens Jan 8 and runs to Jan 17, Wed-Sat 8 pm. $15. Whippersnapper Gallery, 587A College. theredlightdistrict.ca.

Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck (Theatre Scarborough). Two drifters' search for a place to call home ends in tragedy. Opens Jan 8 and runs to Jan 24, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Jan 18 at 2 pm. $17, student/seniors $14 (Thu and Sun only), stu rush $10. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston. 416-396-4049.

Portrait by DA Hoskins (The Dietrich Group). Dance, music, visual art and film are used to explore the act of artistic creation. Jan 8-11, Thu-Sat 7 and 9 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $18-$22, Sun pwyc. Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416-504-7529, artsboxoffice.ca.

Them & Us by Tracy Dawson (Theatre Passe Muraille). Darkly comic vignettes portray why men and women have difficulty connecting. Opens Jan 8 and runs to Jan 31, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2:30 pm. $30-$35, student/seniors $25-$30, mats pwyc. 16 Ryerson. 416-504-7529, passemuraille.on.ca.

Zona Pellucida & The Needle Exchange (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre). This two-part show features drag and puppet theatre by 2boys.tv, followed by a cabaret hosted by Keith Cole. Opens Jan 9 and runs to Jan 24, Tue-Sat 8 pm. $20-$29, stu rush $15. 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555, artsexy.ca.