THEATRE
URBAN TALES
THEATRE URBI ET ORBA, CENTAUR
by Anna Fuerstenberg
16.12.2008
FACING A SUIRFEIT of saccharine, one could do worse just before Christmas. Urban Tales presents some truly gifted local actors telling twisted stories around a Christmas theme. Four monologues written by francophones (translated by Harry Standjofski) and three original pieces by local anglophone writers – these bracing tales from the dark side are a cold [...]
[...]
THEATRE
OTHELLO
by Anna Fuerstenberg
23.11.2008
‘TIS A BRAVE THING INDEED to mount Othello in an intimate space, using a minimalist set with very young actors. Persephone Theatre’s artistic director Gabrielle Soskin has that kind of courage. I would go to a completely amateur reading of this play for its magnificent plot and compelling language. Othello requires epic staging with seasoned [...]
[...]
