This Is Not A Conversation at the Belfry Theatre SPARK Festival 2017. A review. Not a conversation—rather, a theatrical exploration—and, an uncomfortable one, at that. What happens when two people—one an Israeli-Canadian, the other, a Kuwaiti-Lebanese-Canadian whose family is part of the Palestinian diaspora initiated in 1948—begin to explore their mutual heritage, to ask the uncomfortable questions about land, race, ethnicity, religion and … [Read more...]
This Is Not A Conversation at the Belfry Theatre SPARK Festival 2017. A review.
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The Best Brothers and How To Disappear Completely at the Belfry Theatre. A review.
February 3, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The Best Brothers and How to Disappear Completely at the Belfry Theatre. A review. January 27-March1, 2015. It’s a departure from the usual for the Belfry Theatre to schedule two one-act plays as a main stage production—indeed, it’s the first time in over 25 years they have done so. Artistic director Michael Shamata was so impressed with The Best Brothers by acclaimed Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor, originally staged at the Stratford … [Read more...]
How to Disappear Completely – Uno Fest 2013. A review.
May 24, 2013 By 1 Comment
Lighting Designer Itai Erdal How to Disappear Completely has designed for opera, dance and the stage. In Victoria you’ve seen his work at the Belfry Theatre (The Life Inside, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Where the Blood Mixes) and Metro Studio (Three Sisters by Theatre SKAM). In 2011 he won the Victoria Critics Spotlight award for The Life Inside. By his own admission, he’s “not an actor”. He is, however one of the best lighting designers in the … [Read more...]
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