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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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Musical ‘Lies’ Scores

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Lies My Father Told Me, Segal Centre

by Alex Woolcott
12.05.2011

The publicity will tell you that Theodore Bikel is the star of Lies My Father Told Me, the new musical playing at the Segal Centre. Don’t be fooled. Composer / lyricist Elan Kunin is the real star of the show. Kunin, who showed great promise with his score for Houdini a few years back, continues [...]

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Laugh Out Loud Funny

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The Book Club, Freestanding Room

by Anna Fuerstenberg
05.05.2011

His play might have been called the Real Housewives of Literature. Ned Cox has finally found his theatrical voice and it is farcical. The Book Club sashays to a ragtime rhythm of set ups and deliveries brilliantly shot out by a dream cast of this city’s most sparkling actors.

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À corps défendant

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En découdre, Théâtre de Quat’Sous

by Mélanie Grondin
04.05.2011

Après le Théâtre Jean-Duceppe et sa pièce Elling, c’est au tour du Théâtre de Quat’Sous d’explorer le thème de la santé mentale, sujet encore tabou à bien des égards. Alors qu’Elling racontait avec humour l’histoire de la réintégration sociale de deux hommes ayant passé un certain temps dans un hôpital psychiatrique, En découdre offre un [...]

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Eternal War Bride

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Mary’s Wedding, Persephone Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
03.05.2011

Canada is currently at war in Afghanistan and preparing for war in Libya; it might be a good idea to review some war history. Canada is a nation whose identity was defined by the First World War. Although Canadian soldiers were treated like cannon fodder they fought well and comported themselves brilliantly.

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Clowning

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Cowboy Mouth, Espace 4001

by Dan Ruppel
29.04.2011

It may be difficult for some people to imagine their rock and roll gods in pancake make-up and bright red noses, but Girl Got Lost Productions’ new and profoundly inventive staging of Sam Shepard

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Love Song For A Soulmate

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A Beautiful View, Centaur Theatre

by James Gartler
28.04.2011

Anyone who has enjoyed meeting an old couple and hearing all about how they ended up together will get a kick out of A Beautiful View. Those who find “How Harry Met Sally” stories unbearable, though, will still appreciate

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My Funny Valentine

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Shirley Valentine, Théâtre Jean-Duceppe

by Mélanie Grondin
27.04.2011

Il suffit de voir le succès de tous les livres d’épanouissement personnel, de spiritualité et de pensée magique comme Le secret, Le Manuel inédit de la vie ou même L’Art du bonheur pour comprendre que plusieurs personnes ne sont pas heureuses et souhaitent changer leur vie.

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Nightmares, at a Comfortable Distance

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Equus, Village Scene Productions / Rialto Theatre

by Dan Ruppel
22.04.2011

Dr. Dysart, esteemed child psychologist, reaches out towards the horseshoe of audience members surrounding him as he ascends to the climax of his revelation. He has begun to doubt the very essence of his profession. He nearly shouts his line, “The extremity is the point!” So, why doesn’t he shout?

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The Drowsy Deli

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Schwartz’s The Musical, Centaur Theatre

by Marianne Ackerman
12.04.2011

Few theatrical events in recent memory have demonstrated the power to divide audiences quite like Schwartz’s The Musical, currently onstage at the Centaur. How much you like it – or don’t – tells a lot about who you are: how hip, how generous, how hungry for local laughs. 

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Montreal’s Guilty Pleasure

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Schwartz's The Musical, Centaur Theatre

by James Gartler
07.04.2011

If you’re used to seeing long line-ups outside Schwartz’s Hebrew Delicatessen on The Main, prepare to see them at Centaur Theatre’s box office as well. The love-letter to Montreal that is Schwartz’s The Musical will surely be drawing in crowds both meat-loving and vegetarian, local and visiting, and young and old for one reason and [...]

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Les nouveaux habits d’Hamlet

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Hamlet, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde

by Mélanie Grondin
22.03.2011

Comment présenter une pièce archiconnue de l’incontournable William Shakespeare? Une pièce que les gens citent, même sans jamais avoir vu ou lu dudit Shakespeare. Comment présenter Hamlet — cet être torturé, tourmenté, guidé par sa conscience seule — qui foule actuellement les planches du Théâtre du Nouveau Monde? Raconter ou ne pas raconter?

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En aucun point déficient

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Elling, Théâtre Jean-Duceppe

by Mélanie Grondin
12.03.2011

Bien souvent, un sujet sérieux — voire tragique — est beaucoup plus touchant lorsqu’il est traité de manière comique. Il suffit de penser aux pièces récentes telles que Bolsheviki de David Fennario, Excuse-moi de Serge Boucher ou encore la toute dernière pièce du Théâtre Jean-Duceppe, Elling d’Axel Hellstenius et Petter Naess.

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Gorgeously Singing About War (And Nothing But)

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Billy Bishop Goes To War, Segal Centre

by Alex Woolcott
22.02.2011

There’s no need to give a plot synopsis for the enduring Canadian classic Billy Bishop Goes to War. The title says it all. First mounted in 1978, the play has gone on to appear not only across Canada but also in Edinburgh, the West End, Germany and yes, even the Great White Way. Now it [...]

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Mime’s The Word

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… sous silence, Éspace Libre

by Dan Ruppel
19.02.2011

The cold performance space at Éspace Libre reverberates with a crushing, industrial heartbeat pumped from invisible speakers. The crowd scurries about on the metal risers, rushing to find seats. The risers themselves fill the room with a ferrous, strangely cloying smell that threatens to overwhelm the bleak, converted factory and its bare, pit-like stage, and [...]

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