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A Little Whimsy, a lot of Magic

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The Little Prince delights audiences of all ages

by Anna Fuerstenberg
18.10.2011

When my companion saw that a grown actor would play the alien Prince in Geordie Productions’ staging of The Little Prince, he shrugged his elegant Argentine shoulders. I was less sceptical because I had seen the preview, and knew that Daniel Brochu was magic onstage. His physicality, gestures, and his voice were all perfection. He [...]

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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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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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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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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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A Two-Handed Delight

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Stones In His Pockets, Centaur Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
15.02.2011

Marie Jones’ Stones In His Pockets is by far the best and most entertaining disquisition on cultural imperialism and (mis)-appropriation of voice that has ever graced a stage. It starts with the uber story of the two native Irish men working as extras in an American movie, and their real life dilemmas. This includes the [...]

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Director Weaves Tangled Web

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Itsy Bitsy Spider, Centaur Wildside Festival

by Alex Woolcott
11.01.2011

If there’s a star in …the itsy bitsy spider…, one of the many offerings at Centaur’s Wildside Festival, it’s director Alexander Marine. An award winning artist in both Russia and abroad, Marine pulls out all the stops bringing Dostoyevsky’s novel “Demons” to the stage. Sometimes, unfortunately, at the expense of the other artists who came [...]

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