The THEATRE Review Corner: Father Land

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Hi there and welcome to my theater corner. Theatre take any form: from dance, drama, improv, cabaret, musical, to contemporary circus, ventriloquism, and puppeteering. As a drama aficionado, I believe that the magic of art performers resides in their ability to convey dream, feeling and thought. This belief is the root of my search of professional and independent theatre gems in bilingual Montreal.

The Delights section highlights productions that I attend, review and highly recommend monthly. If you wish to read past reviews, the Blog Archive is updated weekly. I also animate the theater segment of an Arts and Culture radio show on CKUT 90.3 FM every Monday morning. You can hear my live interviews in the Radio Interviews section, as well as catch us live at Listen to CKUT Radio. - MontrealDramaQueen

Monday, March 22, 2010

Father Land

Father Land follows two parallel stories. In Westmount, the father of 15-year-old Eric Brook is trying to deal with his brother's deviant behaviour. In the American-occupied city of Mosul, Saddam Hussein's sons have taken refuge in a villa.
Starring Neil Napier and Howard Rosenstein (previously in The Daily Miracle), the play written by Arthur Holden examines the bonds and limits of male relationships: father and son, and brother to brother. March 11-28 at Bain St Michel. Box office: 514.987.1774.

To hear a live radio review of this play on CKUT 90.3 FM, click on play.

Radio Interviews

* Vic Vogel et ses amis ont pour mission de promouvoir la richesse de la culture cubaine lors de La Semaine Culturelle Cubaine du 11 au 19 avril 2010. François Gourd, porte-parole du Symfolium, est de retour dans nos studios pour nous dévoiler le déroulement de cet événement.

* La 11ème édition du Symfolium continue sa tradition de partager la joie et le rire dans le thème de l'Université de Foulosophie. Le fondateur de ce mouvement, François Gourd, s'est joint à nous dans nos studios pour communiquer l'importance de nourrir notre esprit créatif. (1er avril 2010).

* I had a candid conversation with Davyn Ryall, the Director of Suddenly Last Summer, a one-act play written by Tennessee Williams in 1958 is staged for the first time in English at the McGill Players' Theatre (Sep 28 - Oct 4 2009).

* Last November, I had the unique opportunity to interview Tyrone Benskin, the Artistic Director of the Black Theatre Workshop. We discussed the themes behind his latest project called Swan Song of Maria playing at the MAI from Nov 3 to Nov 9, 2009.