Apart from his (pathological?) obsession with airplane disasters, Istvan is a filmmaker and film enthusiast, but began his creative adventures in theatre. Starting out as an actor, he soon discovered a preference for life behind-the-scenes. He has experience in lighting design, stage management and production management, but his passion is writing and directing. With several short films and an indie feature under his belt, film has been his focus in recent years, but theatre has been calling him back. You see more of his critical writing at his film reflection blog: http://captiveviscera.wordpress.com/
“Brutal and fascinating” Strindberg classic takes the stage in Toronto
Andrea Mittler’s set for Creditors at the Coal Mine Theatre suggests you’re about to be taken back to a time long ago. It’s a stuffy, old-fashioned world of antiques, all dark wood and bronze. This quaint illusion is completely shattered the moment the action starts, as the story and its characters are far from antiquated. Although it was written over a century ago, August Strindberg’s tragic comedy is still fresh and provocative.
Adolph is a young man, an artist, who has recently taken ill. He limps around with the help of crutches, sharing some very private thoughts with a much older man, Gustav. Gustav seems to be genuinely worried about this young man and his attachment to his older wife, a fellow artist—a novelist—named Tekla. Gustav tries to convince Adolph that he has been emasculated by her. Continue reading Review: Creditors (Coal Mine Theatre)→
Crimes of the Heart is an “Exhilarating”, “Empowering” Piece of Theatre
A beloved childhood horse is struck by lighting, granddaddy is in a coma and a husband has been shot by his own wife: it’s a bad day for the MacGrath sisters.
I Take Your Hand in Mine is a “must see for Chekhov enthusiasts” at the Red Sandcastle Theatre in Toronto
Anton Chekhov and Olga Knipper were a power couple in the world of Russian theatre at the turn of the previous century. She was a popular actress with the Moscow Art Theatre and he a renowned playwright. They first met during a revival of Chekhov’s The Seagull. Though they were mostly apart during the next six years, they corresponded continuously and maintained an intense relationship as creative collaborators, friends, lovers and, eventually, husband and wife.
Andrea Mittler’s set for Creditors at the Coal Mine Theatre suggests you’re about to be taken back to a time long ago. It’s a stuffy, old-fashioned world of antiques, all dark wood and bronze. This quaint illusion is completely shattered the moment the action starts, as the story and its characters are far from antiquated. Although it was written over a century ago, August Strindberg’s tragic comedy is still fresh and provocative.
