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Que la fête commence…

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L'École des Femmes, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde

by Mélanie Grondin
14.10.2011

Il y a soixante ans, le Théâtre du Nouveau Monde a été fondé dans l’effervescence qui a suivi la Seconde Guerre mondiale. La première pièce présentée par le TNM en 1951 était L’Avare, de Molière, mise en scène par Jean Gascon, un des fondateurs du théâtre. Soixante ans plus tard, pour commencer leur saison en [...]

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THEATRE

A Series of Unfortunate Relationships

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REVIEW: True Nature, Centaur Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
12.10.2011

Paleontology is easy, comedy is hard. Colleen Curran knows how to write comedy, and Montreal audiences have had many opportunities to laugh until their toes curl because she has written memorable and fantastically funny plays. There are scenes in True Nature that reveal her comic genius; one is a rehearsal of a skit to be [...]

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STAGE

Naughty Bits and Pieces

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REVIEW: Despite shortcomings, Tim Rice's Toronto-based Chess: The Musical still thrills in places

by James Gartler
05.10.2011

Montreal may be a city overflowing with options when it comes to art and entertainment, but sometimes you just have to see what else is out there. To that end, this intrepid Rover reporter traveled to neighbouring Toronto to take in the sights, beginning with Chess: The Musical, fresh from a ten-month run in the [...]

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THEATRE

Life Behind Bars

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Unfit For Bears, Zeitgeist Theatre Collective

by Laura Freitag
21.09.2011

In 1938, four years after the Prison for Women (P4W) was opened in Kingston, Ontario, the Archambault Royal Commission infamously described the prison as “unfit for bears.”  Zeitgeist Theatre Collective’s new piece, Unfit for Bears, is a harrowing piece of theatre which follows an eclectic group of inmates in P4W.

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THEATRE

More Praise for Equus

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Equus continues to astound audiences, thanks to Dan Jeanotte's haunting performance as Allan Strang

by Anna Fuerstenberg
19.09.2011

In 1976, on my way from Boulder Colorado to Montreal, I stopped in New York City to see Equus, and I remember with great clarity that at the intermission I could not breathe. The play had stolen all the oxygen in the theatre; it was that good. Douglas Campbell played the psychiatrist Dysart with enormous [...]

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DANCE

Tough to be a Man, Tough to be a Woman

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Complexe des genres, Théâtre La Chapelle

by Tao Fei
17.09.2011

If there were a yearbook made for Quebec’s next wave of dance, choreographer Virginie Brunelle might be named ‘Most Likely To Succeed’.  With her third and latest full-length work, Complexe des genres, 29-year-old Brunelle cements her local darling status and confirms her talents as a serious dancemaker destined for bigger stages.  Complexe des genres received [...]

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THEATRE

L’enfer de leurs désirs

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Blackbird, Théâtre Prospero

by Mélanie Grondin
17.09.2011

« Lolita, lumière de ma vie, feu de mes reins. Mon péché, mon âme. Lo-lii-ta : le bout de la langue fait trois petits pas le long du palais pour taper, à trois reprises, contre les dents. Lo. Lii. Ta. Le matin, elle était Lo, simplement Lo, avec son mètre quarante-six et son unique chaussette. [...]

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THEATRE

Stripped Down & Dirty

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Jeanotte gives performance of a lifetime as Alan Strang in Segal Centre Equus.

by Alex Woolcott
16.09.2011

Segal Centre has hit the ground running with the first show of their new season, a stellar production of Equus, Peter Shaffer’s famous play about what happens when boy meets horse. Now almost forty years old, Equus has been experiencing a renaissance ever since Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe played the lead role on Broadway.

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THEATRE

Au chat et à la souris

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Match, Théâtre Jean-Duceppe

by Mélanie Grondin
15.09.2011

Plusieurs pièces de théâtre reposent sur les épaules d’une seule personne. Il y a, d’une part, les pièces qui ont été écrites avec un seul acteur en tête, comme Shirley Valentine qui a clôt la saison 2010-2011 du théâtre Jean-Duceppe. D’autre part, il y a les pièces qui comprennent plusieurs acteurs, mais dont un seul [...]

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THEATRE

A to Zzzzzzzz

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee spells it out at Mainline Theatre

by James Gartler
14.09.2011

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee delivers exactly what it promises – an hour and 45 minute-long competition between a group of oddball kids who count the dictionary as their closest friend. Whether or not you consider that a fun evening of entertainment wholly depends on how much you love musical theatre and enjoy [...]

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THEATRE

Roaring Good Time

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The Lion King – an evening of unforgettable entertainment.

by James Gartler
20.08.2011

As the sun slowly rises on-stage to the sound of Buyi Zama’s Rafiki belting out “Circle of Life”, it’s impossible not to get a warm, tingly feeling – the kind that blends waves of nostalgia with the thrill of knowing you’re in for an unforgettable evening of entertainment. The Lion King delivers just that.

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THEATRE

Right On, Write-On-Q!

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Quebec playwriting contest a winner.

by Alex Woolcott
19.08.2011

Opportunities for new plays do not exactly abound these days. Only a handful of regional theatres accept new work while only a few contests offer winners staged readings, publication and small cash prizes. Only in Montreal can a budding writer get a chance to win $1,000 and a crack at production. Deadline, September 6.

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THEATRE

Schwartz’s Secret Ingredients

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A look behind the musical before the final bows

by James Gartler
07.08.2011

A plate of smoked meat, two pieces of rye bread and a slice of pickle.  For over eighty years, Schwartz’s Deli has made it look so easy, but as Schwartz’s The Musical attests, it takes a delicate balance of ingredients to make a real crowd-pleaser. 

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THEATRE

Entre l’espoir et la résignation

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À toi pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde

by Mélanie Grondin
01.06.2011

Après les événements mouvementés de 1970, Michel Tremblay voulait écrire une pièce sur un Québec « confronté à deux perspectives d’avenir : l’espoir et la résignation ». Il ne voulait pas faire une pièce politique, mais bien une pièce sociale qui, même aujourd’hui, n’a pas perdu sa pertinence : À toi pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou.

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THEATRE

A Joyful Symphony

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Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Geordie Productions

by Anna Fuerstenberg
17.05.2011

Beethoven Lives Upstairs opened recently at the Centaur main stage and at first I was worried that the setting was too large for the play. But the Classical Kids’ compact disc adapted from the original work by Barbara Nichol not only filled the space but did it with tremendous imagination and energy. Dean Patrick Fleming, [...]

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