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A Christmas Carol that warms the cockles

In his new book, The Man Who Invented Christmas, popular historian Les Standiford puts forth the case that Charles Dickens, with his 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, helped turn a holiday that in Victorian England was less important than Easter into the ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  1 Dec 2008

Transparency needed in Siminovitch prize, former finalist says

The close association of several winners of the $100,000 Siminovitch Prize, the richest award in Canadian theatre, to the Toronto theatre company Necessary Angel has led one former finalist to speak out about what she calls the "appearance of a ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  1 Dec 2008

Acting along family lines

Clifford Cardinal was just 17 when he first left the family home, leaving his anxious mother, Tantoo, to make do with "cellphone mothering." Five years down the line, however, any rancour that might have existed between the Cardinals seems to have ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  25 Nov 2008

Odd look into offbeat world

Legoland, Jacob Richmond's bright and quirky Fringe festival hit with Victoria's Atomic Vaudeville theatre company, is a satire that shuts its eyes and lashes out in all directions at once. Its freewheeling Weltschmerz hits hippies and capitalists, ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  24 Nov 2008

Strindberg's pressure cooker delivers heat

August Strindberg's 1888 play Miss Julie, with its transgressive depiction of sex between the classes and its hints of sadomasochism, was definitely ahead of its time. In fact, the play was so outrageous that it was banned in the playwright's native ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  17 Nov 2008

Jab at developers poorly built

Soulless Written by Aaron Bushkowsky Directed by Kelly Straughan Starring Dylan Smith and Melissa-Jane Shaw Produced by 505 Productions At Factory Studio Theatre in Toronto * If you believe that all real-estate developers are evil and all lawyers ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  13 Nov 2008

All at sea on a foreign shore

BASHIR LAZHAR Written by Evelyne de la Cheneličre Translated by Morwyn Brebner Directed by Jennifer Tarver Starring Raoul Bhaneja At Tarragon Theatre in Toronto **˝ Bashir Lazhar, the Algerian refugee at the centre of Evelyne de la Cheneličre's ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  11 Nov 2008

What a happy anniversary looks like

EDMONTON Bob Baker is not shy about trumpeting his own successes. Ask him to list his accomplishments at the Citadel Theatre, where the 56-year-old director is celebrating 10 years as artistic director, and he reels them off one after another, year by ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  4 Nov 2008

It was ahead of its time, 30 years ago

A Chorus Line Conceived by Michael Bennett Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante Music by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Edward Kleban Directed by Bob Avian At the Canon Theatre in Toronto *** The current touring production of A Chorus Line comes ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  31 Oct 2008

Stratford and Shaw do some actor swapping

Toronto The Stratford and Shaw festivals have stolen each other's young stars for next season. Chilina Kennedy, who received stellar reviews for her supporting roles in Wonderful Town and The President this summer at Shaw, is moving on up to the West ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  31 Oct 2008

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