Bonjour, là, bonjour – Theatre review
Warning – the following contains spoilers. I saw a dress rehearsal of UNB Theatre’s upcoming production “Bonjour, là, bonjour” last week at Memorial Hall. The set was still in construction and the stage lights weren’t turned on – it was still quite a few days until the show opened. But I still left the theatre [...]
Everyone has a crazy aunt or uncle. But in Serge’s case – the main character of Michel Tremblay’s “Bonjour, là, Bonjour” – he’s dealing with much more than just one loony family member. The University of New Brunswick’s advanced drama production class is putting on Tremblay’s 1974 drama this week at Memorial Hall. Set in [...]
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Usually, when you think of someone telling a World War I story, you think of intrepid foreign correspondents or the voice of a valiant veteran. But in, “Oh What a Lovely War,” the tragedies of war are told by clowns. Theatre St. Thomas will be performing Joan Littlewood’s play at the Black Box Theatre this [...]
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By the time I arrived at the Ted Daigle auditorium to see Chicken Hearts and Baby Onions, my hands were raw and my feet were frozen. I hoped feel-good action and witty dialogue would warm the cockles of my heart, and I would leave the theatre with a smile on my face and in my [...]
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From elementary school skits to the National Theatre School (NTS) in Montreal, St. Thomas University graduate Step Taylor has come a long way throughout the years. “I played a passed out homeless man in a show about career ambitions,” Taylor said about his theatre beginnings. But it was during his time at STU when Taylor [...]
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It’s theatre season at the University of New Brunswick and one of its students has been creating a buzz surrounding his directing debut. Third-year Ryan O’Toole is directing his first full-length play, Stephen Belber’s Tape, this week. “It’s the first play I’ve ever directed – well, the first play longer than 15 minutes,” said O’Toole. [...]
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When a young boy dressed like a pig walked on stage during a school play, he had no idea it was the first of many times he’d be in the spotlight. As an actor, Jeff Dingle has come a long way since then. The St. Thomas University graduate is in his final year at The [...]
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Theatre New Brunswick is launching their new TNB Next Stage series in STU’s Black Box Theatre this week with the modern classic A Doll’s House. Katie Swift – who plays the show’s female lead, Nora – said the series couldn’t have found a better place to start than on campus. “Campus has an energy about [...]
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This isn’t the Hamlet you remember from high school. That is, unless your class happened to study a live show of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy that featured professional theatre talent from across North America. “If Shakespeare bored you in High School – don’t worry,” says the show’s director Lee Kinney. “This entirely modern production of [...]
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The sun was just starting to go down as the crowd followed their spear-wielding guides to a large tree. We unfurled our blankets and mats and sat on the ground, talking amongst ourselves. A hiss rang out from the woods. We looked around but couldn’t seem to find where it was coming from. A shrill [...]
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Dodge sits in a living room populated only by tiny knick-knacks and minimal furniture, an old country couch and a dull television. As the sun comes up on another day he’s trying to drown his wife’s tired cry out with a baseball game and stolen shots of whiskey. Theatre UNB’s Buried Child bounces between engaging [...]
Continue reading …If you’ve ever felt frustrated in your quest to attract the attention of a girl, Liam knows how you feel. An intellectual, he finds himself in a bad spot, going crazy over a girl who really dislikes him. The conclusion he arrives at, “people are dumb as shit,” is one playwright Step Taylor said explains [...]
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