By Mira Saraf
The feeling I had walking out of Tarragon Theatre’s Forests, was akin to that immense feeling of pleasure you have in putting down a good mystery novel or watching an intense thriller.
I arrived there armed only with the knowledge that the play had something to do with a petulant sixteen year-old child who needs to discover the secret behind her mother’s strange illness. My show partner, Barry, knew even less.
By Mira Saraf
Although I cursed volunteering to trek all the way over to Theatre Passe Muraille on night where I’d have to rely on the Queen Streetcar to avoid the icy wind from numbing my flesh, it was worth it to see Ondaatje’s Divisadero transformed for stage.
As a writer that had not only read Divisadero, but reviewed actor/alt country singer Justin Rutledge’s new album inspired by the book (featuring a song co-written by Ondaatje), I have to admit I was curious as to how they were going to transform the story to stage.
By Mira Saraf
In my brain, improv, has always been linked to humour. The things I would expect would include, for instance, if, in Planes, Trains & Automobiles, instead of selling shower curtain rings, John Candy was, for instance, a condom salesman, or if Dr. Who journeyed to a planet full of fraggle rocks, These scenarios are all gold mines for hilarity and jokes, and it never occurred to me that it could exist otherwise. Continue reading Seriously! Dramatically Improvised Stories – A New Direction for Toronto Improv
Congratulations to our three contest winners! We’ll be in touch with details of how to claim tickets.
Elaine Gulliver
Emily Shepard
Stephen Flett
Thanks to everyone who participated!
Happy New Year MoT readers! To start off 2011 – we have a brand new theatre contest.
This week win a pair of tickets to “The Real Inspector Hound”&”After Magritte “ presented by The Alumnae Theatre Company. These are two one-act comedies , performances run from January 21, 2011.
To enter you will have to answer the following question: Who was Tom Stoppard’s co-writer on the Oscar-winning screenplay of Shakespeare in Love?
Email contests@mooneyontheatre.com, quoting the subject “The Real Inspector Hound”&”After Magritte” with your response.
Continue reading New Year's Contest/Giveaway: "The Real Inspector Hound" & "After Magritte"