Magnetic North brings small, short plays
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" A CATERED AFFAIR Harvey Fierstein's book, John Bucchino's interweaving music and lyrics, John Doyle's staging and pitch-perfect performances offer sentiment shorn of sentimentality. (article 1)
(Starred reviews by Frank Scheck) May 30, 2008 ADDING MACHINE 1/2 A powerful chamber-music theater adaptation of Elmer Rice's 1923 Expressionist classic. (article 4)
Multimedia show Loft by Les 7 doigts de la main circus troupe of Montreal is part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival in Vancouver. (article 3)
(Magnetic North Theatre Festival) Two years ago theatrical history was made in a converted funeral chapel in Vancouver when close to a dozen theatre companies staged a series of plays for audiences of between one and 20. (article 3)
Hive returns to Vancouver as part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, an annual festival that alternates between its Ottawa base and another Canadian city. (article 3)
Vancouver is the 2008 host for Magnetic North, which brings experimental and ground-breaking productions together in a concentrated burst from June 4-14. (article 3)
In addition to Hive 2, the festival features one-person productions such as, a coming-of-age story written and performed by d'.antiafrika, a Toronto dub poet, and An Evening with Uncle Val (article 3)
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(Reviews by Clive Barnes) May 30, 2008 " AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY It's a long day's journey into September - well over three hours - but Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is eviscerating melodrama. (article 1)
" A CATERED AFFAIR Harvey Fierstein's book, John Bucchino's interweaving music and lyrics, John Doyle's staging and pitch-perfect performances offer sentiment shorn of sentimentality. (article 1)
" THE COUNTRY GIRL 1/2 Clifford Odets' well-worn play of Frank Elgin, an alcoholic actor (Morgan Freeman), his wife (Frances McDormand) and the hot-shot director (Peter Gallagher) pressing him to make a comeback. (article 1)
" PASSING STRANGE 1/2 This Candide-like saga of a black kid's quest for identity in Europe has charm; some good, ironically disposed songs; and great performances. (article 1)
" THURGOOD 1/2 Laurence Fishburne and playwright George Stevens Jr. do a fine job bringing the first African-American US Supreme Court justice to vivid life. (article 1)
(Starred reviews by Frank Scheck) May 30, 2008 ADDING MACHINE 1/2 A powerful chamber-music theater adaptation of Elmer Rice's 1923 Expressionist classic. (article 3)
" THE NEW CENTURY 1/2 Four hilarious one-act comedies by Paul Rudnick features priceless performances by Linda Lavin, Peter Bartlett and Jayne Houdyshell. (article 3)
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Source articles
- New York Post (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 532 words)
- New York Post (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 222 words)
- Magnetic North brings small, short plays (cbc.ca, 06/03/2008, 558 words)
- New York Post (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 317 words)
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Source articles
- New York Post (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 532 words)
- New York Post (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 222 words)
- New York Post (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 317 words)
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