by Samantha Wexler for Curtains Up Written by Clive Barker Directed by Jeremy Michael Segal Performed by Title 66 Productions The History of the Devil is a satiric tale about the Devil’s trial at the end of the human race. The Devil shared the world with humanity for many millennia. If the Devil can prove […]
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‘Holy Tranity’ at the Fringe…a semi-religious experience.
For Curtains Up by Tracey Hill Capping off my first Fringe Fest experience, I have to say that the warmth and hospitality of English Media Director Cam McKinnon and Fringe Director Amy Blackmore was nothing short of incredible. They made sure that I felt comfortable, welcomed, and introduced me to a plethora of talented, dedicated […]
Fringe-For-All (…or almost all)
Kibitzing with members of Montreal media at the crudité table was a great way to get a heads-up on my first Fringe-for-All. Fringe organizers welcomed the media at Petit Campus for a pre-show cocktail, and as a Fringe ‘virgin’, I appreciated sage advice from seasoned veterans as to what was about to be an all-out […]
Giving birth to My Pregnant Brother
The title of Johanna Nutter’s one-woman play ‘My Pregnant Brother’ certainly evokes a myriad of questions and emotional responses. You’d think it was about her pregnant brother, and how he underwent physical, emotional and mental transformations, right? Wrong.
Baruchel – almost Holmes
By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up I remember a few years ago when the movie ‘Sherlock Holmes’ with Robert Downey Jr. in the lead previewed at the AMC. There was a record attendance. In fact, people were turned away at the door. Fisti-cuffs almost broke out in the lobby of the AMC. The Sherlock Holmes […]
FRINGE FESTIVAL 2013
I must admit, I’m behind the eight ball on Montreal’s Fringe Festival. Before Monday’s media call at Les Katacombes bar, I had heard of the Festival, but I didn’t really know what it was all about, having spent most of the past 20 summers or so in the Laurentians. Knowing what I know now, I […]
Thinking of YU
By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up Have you ever left a play unable to stop thinking about the production, the subject matter and the acting? Originally written in french by Carole Frechette and translated into english by John Murrell (beautifully translated), ‘Thinking of YU’ is playing in the small theatre at Centaur. I attended a […]
Autorretrato – Maria Pagés Compañía
By Rik Roe for Curtains Up A last minute gift from a co-worker of my better-half, Fiona, resulted in a gift that kept on giving. Taking place at our very own Place des Arts, we took a 90-minute long visual and auditory voyage with the talents of the Maria Pagés Compañía presentation, “Autorretrato”; a self-portait […]
Working together to make the world a better place – a timely theme for Geordie’s next play
by Carolyn Flower, Published in The Montrealer March 2013 Geordie Productions has been presenting live English theatre for family audiences since 1980. They continue to stay in touch with the pulse of what’s happening in the world around us and attempt to open the eyes, hearts and minds of young people and their families. Their […]
The Segal 2013-2014 Season – Classics to Musicals…and all that Jazz
By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up Lights up, Jazz Band on stage, bring in the comedians. That was the opening to the launch of the Segal Centre’s 2013-2014 season, a season that offers a choice of comedy, drama, the classics and music. The band played Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Fats Waller and don’t you know, that […]