Heart in Hand Theatre invites you to attend Fool For Love, directed by Donna Marie Baratta (Living with Henry) and starring Robin Wilcock (Essay, The Russian Play) and Jessica Huras (Cowboy Mouth, Trout Stanley). Fool For Love opened Wednesday May 1 and runs until May 7, 2013. The show, along with 6 other companies are part of the Playwright Project (formerly The Tennessee Project) performing at different...
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I am a fan of David Mamet though it does seem like he never veers off his tried and true writing formula. There is no great revelation if you have seen a few of his shows. One can predict how it is all going to go down and that is precisely what happened for...
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Sam Shepard is a great writer. With 50 published plays and a Pulitzer Prize under his belt there is no disputing that. His characters are never run of the mill—they are usually damaged in some way. The situations are often outlandish, but require the most realistic of acting to pull off successfully. True...
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I love the adaptation by Jason Sherman of Arthur Schnitzler’s La Ronde currently on stage at Soulpepper. So much of Schnitzler’s original was implied but Sherman’s version has a much harder edge. It is unapologetically in your face and deliciously pushes all the boundaries. Sherman thoroughly modernizes the script and sets it in Toronto....
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The Canadian Stage production of This is a unique theatrical experience. Set designer Astrid Janson, has stripped the Berkeley Street Theater down to the bones and brought it back as close as possible to its original 1923 splendor. The results are spectacular. The large windows have been unblocked so natural light is allowed to...
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A tragic satire of unearthed secrets… A mother is ill and passes, leaving her family to take of the funeral arrangements and bring the house in order. Not an over dramatic story and a quite simple plot line, were it not for the family secrets that arise on this struggle of a 40-mile funeral...
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Never judge a book by its cover, a play by its name, or the main characters by their roles, because you just never know. You never know why they think or do the things they do. You just don’t know. Nicolas Billon’s Iceland is a perfect example of delving into mysterious uncharted territory. Smart...
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Bent, Martin Sherman’s haunting 1979 play, looks at the persecution of gays in Nazi, Germany. The original London production starred Ian McKellan. This must have been risqué theater at the time, when most gays were still forced to remain closeted. It is a beautifully written, powerful piece of theater. Some of Sherman’s passages are...
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Pomme is French for apple, is a bold and honest play. Playing at The Young Centre for the Performing Arts, it is also daring and provocative. Adult subject matter coloured with profanity, it is not necessarily a play for everyone. While it may easily offend some, with undoubtedly sexually explicit material, a disclaimer of...
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There is a reason Clybourne Park won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize. Bruce Norris’ look at race, relationships and real estate is smart, funny, and thought provoking. This piece drew me in immediately and never once lost its momentum. The first act built the framework to allow for the comedic pay offs in the second...
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