Reviews

Toronto Fringe: The Indian Wants the BronxJuly 3rd, 2009 · 0 comments

I tend to veer away from Fringe shows that promise heavier emotional fare, but for some reason I found myself drawn to Doghouse Riley Productions’ staging of Israel Horowitz’s The Indian Wants the Bronx. It may be because I’m a sucker for a creative use of venue space, and the alleyway behind Honest Ed’s offered an excellent setting for the visceral one-act play.

Toronto Fringe: Killing Kevin SpaceyJuly 2nd, 2009 · 0 comments

The creators of previous Fringe hits The Bible (Abridged) and The Movies (Abridged) are back, this time minus their usual parenthetical. Despite it’s critical acclaim last year I was disappointed with The Movies, having found the abridged cinema spoofs to be generally flat and earnest. I thought I’d give the group a second chance with Killing Kevin Spacey, based on the assumption that this year they were creating a narrative themselves, rather than just finding excuses to reenact their favourite cinematic moments.

Features

Sean Cullen - I am a Human Man PreviewMay 30th, 2009 · 0 comments

Sean Cullen used to be one of those Canadian entertainers that people would recognize facially but draw a blank on his name, or conversely, recognize his name but not be able to place him or any of his work. Thankfully that curse of 49th parallel anonymity has been lifted – at least in part – for this unique comedian, musical performer and author.

Stoppard: recreating as recreationApril 21st, 2009 · 0 comments

“Biography is the mesh through which our real life escapes.” Tom Stoppard, The Invention Of Love

The Arts Club Granville Island Stage recently produced Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play The Real Thing, and the current production by the United Players of his 1997 play, The Invention of Love, is a Canadian premiere. A couple of seasons ago, Bard on the Beach produced Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in rep with their run of Hamlet. Vancouver productions of arguably the greatest living British playwright are normally a bit sparse, so it’s good to see local theatres taking him on in recent times.

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the problem with twins
3 days 12 hours ago

Thanks Michelle, this one slipped through – I guess that’s what happens when you’re dealing with twins!

Comedy of Errors!
3 days 15 hours ago

FYI, it was Shawn MacDonald, playing the other Dromio, who makes “a puppet-show out of miscellaneous cold-cuts from his mistress’ dining table.”

I had the same general
1 week 4 days ago

I had the same general impressions about Cabane but absolutely enjoy 30×30. I’ve been 3 times to watch Paul-Andre at the Public Library downtown!

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