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Marianne Ackerman

Our Favourite Distraction

CORAL EGAN ROVER LAUNCH, NOV 27

by Marianne Ackerman
26.11.2008

“BASICALLY, WHAT I’M DOING these days is being a mom, but I’m not supposed to talk about that.” The voice on the other end of the phone is speaking through a smile. A little breathless, yet utterly grounded, somehow both maternal and sexy, Coral Egan can’t help giving off mixed signals. On the cusp of [...]

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THEATRE

Twin Peaks on the Main

DOWN DANGEROUS PASSES ROAD

by Marianne Ackerman
13.11.2008

Anglo theatre companies working with francophone actors, designers, etc. is now an adventure so commonplace in Montreal as to be quite unremarkable. Nevertheless, Talisman Theatre has decided to make staging English translations of Québécois plays their specialty. If no longer novel, the mandate is nevertheless artistically interesting, as ably proven by their current production of [...]

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THEATRE

The Terrible Temptation of Biscuits

LIFE IS A DREAM

by Marianne Ackerman
28.10.2008

A JADED THEATREGOER can be tempted by: (1) an acclaimed Quebec text onstage at a legendary Toronto theatre (2) a Spanish curiosity featuring familiar talent (3) a young company with great ambitions. My first gamble, made just over a year ago, paid off totally. Tarragon Theatre’s production of Scorched (currently at the Centaur, on tour) [...]

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THEATRE

Roy. That’s Who.

SCORCHED

by Marianne Ackerman
07.10.2008

ROY SURETTE FIRST hit the spotlight in Montreal when our local daily newspaper announced his appointment as artistic director of Centaur Theatre with a churlish claim that nobody had heard of him. To paraphrase Mark Twain, it turns out the rumours of Mr. Surette’s obscurity were greatly exaggerated. Plenty of people have heard of Roy [...]

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EVENTS

Birth of Rover

by Marianne Ackerman
01.10.2008

Welcome to the Rover, an independent review of the arts. Our turf is the community of Montreal, our subject matter, any cultural offering available to people who live in or within striking distance of this great city. The hundred-mile diet is hereby applied to arts coverage and comment. Thanks to the magic of the web, [...]

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