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Celui qui ne vaut pas une risée…

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Il Campiello, Le théâtre de l’Opsis, Cinquième salle de la Place des Arts

by Mélanie Grondin
19.10.2010

Tous pays, je présume, a son grand dramaturge. L’Angleterre a Shakespeare, la France a Molière et l’Italie a Carlo Goldoni. Actif au dix-huitième siècle, Goldoni s’inspire de la commedia dell’arte et dudit Molière pour écrire ses oeuvres. « Bon, mais pas encore Molière », se disait-il lorsqu’une de ses pièces avait du succès, et il [...]

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THEATRE

Fairy Tale With A Twist

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The Flood Thereafter, Talisman Theatre

by Alex Woolcott
16.10.2010

One should never miss seeing a Talisman Theatre show, if only for the sheer visceral experience that comes from sitting in the theatre. The Flood Thereafter, their latest contribution to the independent season, is another joyously theatrical production that revels in the collaborative nature of the theatre.

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THEATRE

Love Across All Universes

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Possible Worlds, Uncalled For, MainLine Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
14.10.2010

On occasion, we present differing viewpoints on a particular arts event. Yesterday’s post featured Alex Woolcott’s interpretation of the Possible Worlds preview night production. Today, a review of opening night is featured. Read on …

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THEATRE

Too Deadly Serious

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Possible Worlds, Uncalled For

by Alex Woolcott
14.10.2010

It’s not hard to see why Uncalled For, Montreal’s ubiquitous improv/sketch comedy troupe, was drawn to Possible Worlds. John Mighton’s Governor General’s Award winning play has quantum theory at its core and cleverly toys with time, space and perception. Uncalled For’s award winning shows often have similar building blocks and their comedy tends to spring [...]

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THEATRE

When Funny Gets Serious

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Possible Worlds, MainLine

by James Gartler
13.10.2010

“I’d like to think that now I’m in a point in my life where I’d like to try anything. At least if I haven’t tried it before, I’ll give it a shot.” Though local funnyman Anders Yates was discussing his culinary preferences at the time, it’s with that same spirit of adventure that he and [...]

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THEATRE

Promising View Unfulfilled

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A View from the Bridge, Segal Centre Studio

by Anna Fuerstenberg
12.10.2010

A View from the Bridge had all the right ingredients for a great evening of theatre. There was Vlasta Vrana, one of my favourite actors, in the role of the lawyer, or Greek Chorus. Tony Nardi, one of the most passionate actors in this country, played the lead, Eddie, a doomed dock worker. Arthur Miller’s [...]

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THEATRE

La ballade des gens miséreux

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L’Opéra de quat’sous, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde

by Mélanie Grondin
08.10.2010

Le Théâtre du Nouveau Monde ne présente pas souvent de théâtre musical. Il y a eu Wozzeck, un opéra écrit et composé par Alban Berg, d’après la pièce de Georg Büchner, lors de la saison 2005-2006. Puis, l’année dernière, Et Vian! dans la gueule comprenait des chansons écrites par Boris Vian. La seule autre pièce [...]

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THEATRE

Fading Away Brilliantly

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Gordon, Segal Centre Studio

by Anna Fuerstenberg
06.10.2010

Gordon, the newest play by Morris Panych, has a smashing beginning. Literally. Carl (brilliantly played by Patrick Costello) smashes in the kitchen window of a decrepit house somewhere in an industrial area of Hamilton.

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FESTIVAL CITY

A Cornucopia of Diversity

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Harvest, Freestanding Room

by Anna Fuerstenberg
02.10.2010

As the artistic director of Village Scene, Davyn Ryall heads a theatre that has premiered and promoted original work for a decade. He is also the organizer of Harvest, a festival of lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) theatre. A true Montrealer, Ryall works tirelessly to promote and mount the plays that would otherwise never [...]

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THEATRE

Le renoncement aux pulsions

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À present, Théâtre Jean-Duceppe

by Mélanie Grondin
30.09.2010

Dans son livre Malaise dans la civilisation, Sigmund Freud explique que la civilisation existe grâce à un renoncement de nos pulsions. En effet, le fait de vivre en société nous empêche de faire tout ce que nous voudrions vraiment faire, si nous le pouvions. Mais qu’adviendrait-il si nous laissions nos pulsions nous guider? C’est ce [...]

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THEATRE

Forget The Munchies! Belly Laugh Instead!

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Reefer Madness: The Musical, MainLine Theatre

by James Gartler
25.09.2010

Reefer Madness: The Musical is a real hit! A high note in the fall theatre season, guaranteed to make you giddy! If those endorsements strike you as a touch too cheesy, consider yourself warned: they pale in comparison to the silly, over-the-top and utterly entertaining production itself, which ends its successful run tonight at MainLine.

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EVENTS

Independents’ Night

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Montreal Fall Theatre Season

by Alex Woolcott
15.09.2010

It was standing room only at Mainline Theatre on Monday night when the English theatre community turned out to help launch its fall season. First done five years ago under the header of MAST (Montreal’s Alternate Season of Theatre), the season launch has now been revived into what promoters are promising to be a quarterly [...]

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Not An Office Romance

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Fat Pig, Théâtre Ste. Catherine

by Marc Seltzer
14.09.2010

Fat Pig, by contemporary American playwright Neil LaBute, is ostensibly a love story about a rather emotionally immature young professional, Tom, and an articulate but vulnerable, overweight young woman, Helen. Each is searching for more than they have previously found in relationships and, when they meet, some chemistry is evident.

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Obscenely Funny

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Several Scenes Involving a Decomposing Corpse, Café Cleopatre

by Sarah Fletcher
24.08.2010

At the fundraiser for Several Scenes Involving a Decomposing Corpse at Café Cleopatre, I found myself seated next to a decrepit, decaying mannequin in pearls, as disturbingly pornographic renditions of the Golden Girls played on a projector. The actual play, showing at the self-same venue through this week, delivered on my expectations as a bizarre [...]

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Une pièce qui en vaut la chandelle

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L’Avare, Festival Juste pour rire

by Mélanie Grondin
09.07.2010

Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé comment les gens réussissaient à voir une pièce de théâtre avant la venue de l’électricité? Shakespeare in Love de John Madden montre un théâtre à ciel ouvert où les acteurs tirent profit de la lumière du jour pour présenter leur pièce. Cyrano de Bergerac de Jean-Paul Rappeneau et Beaumarchais, l’insolent de [...]

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