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Review: Private Lives (Mirvish)

Mirvish Productions presents the comedy Private Lives featuring Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.

This star-studded play about a divorced couple who run into each other while both on honeymoon with their new spouses may seem dated, but be in for a pleasant surprise when you watch this version. Its modern sets and fantastic actors make this 1930 Noel Coward comedy feel brand new again.

Set in the glamorous French Riviera, the play begins on a hotel balcony. We are introduced to Elyot and Sybil, a newly married couple. On the balcony adjacent to theirs are Victor and Amanda, who are also in town for their honeymoon. Chaos and sparks ensue when Amanda, played by Kim Cattrall, and Elyot, played by Paul Gross, discover they are celebrating their nuptials right next door to their former spouses.

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Review: MacHomer (WRYD Productions)

MacHomer, a blend of 85% Shakespeare’s Macbeth and 15% The Simpsons, played to an appreciative audience last night at Toronto’s Factory Theatre.

This one-man show by Rick Miller was dreamed up while playing Murderer #2 in a Montreal Shakespeare-in-the-park production of Macbeth. What started as a sold-out Fringe show has become a successful play performed for 14 years in over 170 cities.

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