Mating Dance of the Werewolf at Theatre Inconnu September 28-October 15, 2016. A review. It takes skill to reveal a play’s ending and introduce all of the characters in the first few lines of dialogue. In Mating Dance of the Werewolf (currently playing at Theatre Inconnu) playwright Mark Stein hooks his audience and then proceeds to reveal, in flashback tidbits, the backstory. It’s a giant theatrical mystery, charged with danger from the … [Read more...]
Mating Dance of the Werewolf at Theatre Inconnu September 28-October 15, 2016. A review.
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Escape from Happiness at Langham Court Theatre April 21-May 7, 2016. A review.
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Escape from Happiness at Langham Court Theatre April 21-May 7, 2016. A review. After the well-received Better Living in 2013, Langham Court Theatre returns to the zany, dysfunctional world—where nothing is at it seems--of the working class Quinn family with Escape From Happiness by George F Walker, one of Canada’s most prolific playwrights. Reprising roles from the 2013 production, Lorene Cammiade (mother Nora), Wayne Yercha (father Tom) … [Read more...]
Doubt, a Parable at Langham Court Theatre November 18-December 5, 2015. A review.
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Doubt, a Parable at Langham Court Theatre November 18-December 5, 2015. A review. Doubt, by John Patrick Shanley, at Langham Court Theatre, is substantive, powerful, perplexing theatre filled to the brim with riveting, satisfying and deeply human performances. Set in the Bronx in 1964, post Vatican II, Doubt is a chronicle of a time passed, a peek into a period of history that represented a sea-change in the Catholic Church’s and society’s … [Read more...]
