Stuff Happens is great on paper. It’s a play written by David Hare in response to America’s war on Iraq, using a mix of different viewpoints, bits from real speeches, meetings and press conferences, as well as re-imagined private meetings between political heavyweights. It’s an homage to history, albeit a history so recent that it’s practically the present.
Originally released in 2004 to great reviews, Stuff Happens is back in Toronto just as another Middle Eastern war ramps up. The title was inspired by Donald Rumsfeld’s glib response to widespread looting in Baghdad: “Stuff happens and it’s untidy, and freedom’s untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.” Continue reading Stuff Happens – Royal Alexandra Theatre→
He and lucky guest will be going to see tomorrow nights production of The Madonna Painter. Hurray-
For your chance to win a free pair of tickets to some of Toronto’s great theatre, check back on Mondays for contest details. The Madonna Painter, written by Michel Marc Bouchard and translated by Linda Gaboriau, will be running Tuesday to Saturday at 8:00 pm at the Factory Theatre. Tickets are $15- $35, with available discounts for seniors, students, and groups. For more information on tickets visit the Factory Theatre, and for more about this great play read excerpts from the press release below.
Go see Parfumerie right now. It’s playing until December 24th at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.
Go see Parfumerie, to be warmed, cheered and entertained. Then when you come home and turn on It’s a Wonderful Life, you’ll notice how cold and unfeeling it seems in comparison. Maybe I’m just full of festive cheer right now, but I really enjoyed this show. My friend Jo did too; she called it “uniformly good.”
This Thursday be the lucky 13th person to enter and win a pair of tickets to The Madonna Painter. Written by Michel Marc Bouchard and translated by Linda Gaboriau this play brings together religion, art, and politics as a community tries to protect themselves from the Spanish Flu epidemic.
The Madonna Painter will be playing until December 13th only, so contact us here at contests@mooneyontheatre.com quoting the subject line, “Madonna Painter”, for your chance to win! It’s that easy, and the winner will be announced on Wednesday. Performances will be running Tuesday to Saturday at 8:00 pm at the Factory Theatre. Tickets are $15- $35, with available discounts for seniors, students, and groups. For more information on tickets visit the Factory Theatre, and for more about this great play read excerpts from the press release below.
There are few people who don’t know the names of Orson Welles and Lawrence Olivier. Orson’s Shadow, currently playing at Theatre Passe Muraille, seeks to delve further into the minds of these titans, and while it certainly starts to scratch the surface, it doesn’t seem to go much further than what we’ve seen on screen. Continue reading Orson's Shadow- Pilot Group Theatre→
Congratulations to Adam Donner!
This Thursday be the lucky 13th person to enter and win a pair of tickets to