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The Madonna Painter: Small town drama, with a slicing edge

T he Madonna Painter Written by Michel Marc Bouchard Translated by Linda Gaboriau Directed by Eda Holmes Starring Juan Chioran and Jenny Young At Factory Theatre in Toronto Factory Theatre has had its ups and downs over the years, but its ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Madonna,  Virgin Mary,  Richard Rose

What has been going on with Mirvish opening nights?

O n Sunday afternoon, I went to the opening night -- opening matinee, really -- for Studio 180's production of Stuff Happens , which Mirvish Productions are currently remounting at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre. The show packed a punch the first ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Mirvish

David Hare's Iraq ‘history play' still resonates

S tuff Happens Written by David Hare Directed by Joel Greenberg Starring Nigel Shawn Williams, Karen Robinson, Michael Healey and Andrew Gillies At The Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto A year and a half after its acclaimed, sell-out run in March, 2008, ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Hare,  George W. Bush,  Joel Greenberg,  Barack Obama,  White House

Actors rise above misguided Hamlet

H amlet Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Graham McLaren Starring Gord Rand and Eric Peterson At Enwave Theatre in Toronto Sliced down to 110 minutes and tossed in a blender, Scottish director Graham McLaren's Hamlet is an awfully cool ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: McLaren,  Eric Peterson,  William Shakespeare,  Marilyn Monroe,  Tara (actor)

Becoming a woman is only the beginning of this personal transformation

T he Silicone Diaries Created and performed by Nina Arsenault Directed by Brendan Healy At Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto ***½ The Silicone Diaries isn't the story of a man who wants to be a woman. It's about a boy who wants to grow up to become a ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tommy Lee,  Pamela Anderson

A new way of thinking 'queer'

D own in the subterranean boardroom of Buddies in Bad Times theatre, there is a single window through which light slithers in from an iron grate at street level above. Sitting there conducting an interview, you feel a bit like you've penetrated the ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009

A childless marriage blends too well with its barren setting

R ocking the Cradle Written by Des Walsh Freely adapted from Lorca's Yerma Directed by Richard Rose Starring Ruth Lawrence At the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto In the program for Des Walsh's Rocking the Cradle , currently on at the Tarragon Theatre, there' ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Richard Rose

FILM

T he Twilight Saga: New Moon , across the country on Friday. "Excruciatingly lovely and forever 17," is how author Stephanie Meyer describes Edward Cullen, the glam-pire hero of her Twilight books. In The Twilight Saga: New Moon , the sequel to last ...

From LIAM LACEY, SARAH MILROY, J. KELLY NESTRUCK, PAULA CITRON AND BRAD WHEELER, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Kristen Stewart,  Robert Pattinson,  Taylor Lautner,  Harold Pinter

A window into the beginnings of Panych

7 Stories Written by Morris Panych Directed by Dean Paul Gibson Starring Peter Anderson At the Bluma Appel in Toronto ***½ ****** The title of Morris Panych's 7 Stories , getting a snappy 20th-anniversary revival at Toronto's Canadian Stage Company in ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Paul Gibson,  Facebook Inc.

After The Beatles and Elvis, will Cirque du Soleil tackle Michael Jackson next?

O n his Showbiz 411 blog , Roger Friedman is reporting that Cirque du Soleil is "heavily courting" the Michael Jackson estate for the rights to do a Vegas extravaganza in the style of its Beatles show Love and its upcoming Elvis show, Viva Vega . Writes ...

From J. KELLY NESTRUCK, Globe and Mail,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Cirque du Soleil,  Michael Jackson,  The Beatles,  Robert Lepage

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