“This Mortal Flesh” was produced by the Firehall Arts Theatre in Vancouver, BC. Reviewed here by Ashleigh Dalton and Rachel Scott, the play was written by Andrew Templeton and starred Tanya Marquardt as Holly and Billy Marchenski as Harry. The play explores divinity, sex, and the nature of intimacy. Podcast.
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I interviewed Pi Theatre’s Artistic Director Richard Wolfe on their season opener, Bashir Lazar. Interview. An interview with Director Jack Paterson I had the great pleasure of seeing the first preview, or – as Director Jack Paterson called it – “the tech/dress” of William Shakespeare’s *Coriolanus*, which is currently at the Jericho Arts Centre. *Coriolanus* is the story of a returning war hero who becomes ruthlessly disenfranchised by the politics of [...] This show is a mesmerizing gem of storytelling. “The Devil and Billy Markham” is an hour-long tall tale about a gambling rock ‘n roller’s dealings with the devil. During his travels, he loses a crooked game of the dice to the Devil and finds himself roasting in hell. However, Billy Markham isn’t one to stop [...] Transmission Transmission is an hour-long exploration of human disappearance, told through the specific trauma of a brother losing his sister while she is abroad. She simply disappears, and has perhaps been abducted and [...] Your Plank Panel seeking motivation: Ashleigh Dalton who likes to assemble puzzles, IKEA furniture and food such as lasagna Who took in Radix Theatre’s Assembly, part of this year’s PuSh Festival. Ashleigh: If you are looking for motivational seminars in Vancouver, a quick internet search shows [...] Trampoline Hall is a Toronto-based event consisting of lecturers presenting information about subjects that they are not experts in. This does not mean that the subjects are not well researched, however. The lecturers seem to have done varying degrees of preparation, ranging from a few pages of notes to an elaborate power point presentation. After [...] A Plank Panel Hanging with the hipster are: Maryse Zeidler: who tries to be hip, but in the process just tries too hard and comes across as a flake Who took in 13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests, [...] Battery Opera’s production event Lives Were Around Me is an intimate and startling theatrical experience. Although I have little idea of what happened, I was captivated by every moment. The production is described as “an intimate guided tour” in which a small group of audience participants (in my group, there were four) are taken into the [...] The Memory of Water The Memory of Water is a solid and predictable family drama about three daughters who return home to bury their mother. As if by clockwork, the skeletons emerge from the closet. Although the play addresses serious issues, it is billed as a comedy [...] |
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