By Darryl D’Souza

Yesterday I had the pleasure of seeing Over, a very well written play at the Somewhere There Theatre (340 Dufferin St.).  The play is about, among other things, the incestuous love between Mann (played by: Eric Double), and his sister Otter (played by: Julia Nish-Lapidus).  This production of Over is the first play to be performed by the newly formed Theatre Caravel theatre company, whose co-founders are actors: Eric Double and Julia Nish-Lapidus.

Over was written about 17 years ago by Toronto based playwright/performance artist Darren O’Donnell.  This was at least the fourth staging, including one in 1994 by acclaimed playwright/filmmaker Daniel MacIvor.

The play is not a serious drama about the transgression of sexual boundaries between a brother and sister, but rather a comedy very much in the tradition of the Theatre of the Absurd.  While I admit that I didn’t laugh as often as the others in the audience, I certainly did appreciate the calibre of writing.

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