Monday, August 30, 2010

SHAW FESTIVAL - WOMEN WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED AS PERSONS IN THE AGE OF AROUSAL

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Age of Arousal, the title of Linda Griffiths’ play, contains the mildly titillating indication that humanity has reached a new level of civ...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

FOR THE PLEASURE OF SEEING HER AGAIN AT STRATFORD FESTIVAL

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Lucy Peacock as Nana and Tom Rooney as the Narrator. Photo by: David Hou Reviewed by James Karas Michel Tremblay’s For the Pleasure of ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

SHAW FESTIVAL - A FINE PRODUCTION OF JOHN BULL’S OTHER ISLAND - IRISH QUESTION AND ALL

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Reviewed by James Karas The first English invasion of Ireland took place in 1169 when King Henry II sent an army over with the permission of...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL - DANGEROUS LIAISONS – EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE COMEDY OF CRUELTY

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Seana McKenna as La Marquise de Merteuil and Tom McCamus as Le Vicomte de Valmont. Photo by: David Hou Reviewed by James Karas Dangerous Li...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

SOUTH PACIFIC AT THE FOUR SEASONS – SOME ENCHANTED AND GREAT MUSICAL!

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Carmen Cusack and the Nurses of South Pacific. photo: Peter Coombs Aubrey Dan has three things going for him: ambition, vision and money....
Monday, August 16, 2010

UN RETOUR - EL REGRASO - NEW OPERA, BY OSCAR STRASNIOY NEAR AIX-EN-PROVENCE

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Reviewed by James Karas Un retour – El regreso is a new chamber opera by Oscar Strasnoy with a libretto by Alberto Manguel. It is one of...

LE ROSSIGNOL ET AUTRES FABLES – LEPAGE PRODUCTION GOES FROM TORONTO TO AIX-EN-PROVENCE

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When opera was “invented” in early 17th century Florence and quickly spread around Italy, producers found out what “sells”. What sold then w...