CanStage revives HALF LIFE
By: Mark Andrew Lawrence Oct. 31, 2006
The Times (London)
"Poignant, masterfully understated, and often funny...a finely observed, heartfelt look at aging, love, memory and what makes us human."
Ottawa Citizen
"An unforgettable experience."
The Globe and Mail
CanStage presents Necessary Angel's production of
Half LifeWritten by John Mighton
Directed by Daniel Brooks
Toronto, ON...Clara and Patrick meet in a nursing home for veterans and their families. They begin to fall in love, thinking they are rekindling an old flame. Have they met before? As Clara and Patrick's middle-aged children watch their faltering parents, the older couple rediscovers beauty and love in the twilight of their lives. Half Life is a poetic and moving meditation on identity, aging and the nature of memory.
John Mighton's Governor General's and Dora Award-winning drama, Half Life premiered in 2005 to rave reviews in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Scotland. A bigger and more broadly-based audience will now get the opportunity to experience this exciting new "theatrical masterpiece" (The Globe and Mail) on the larger platform of CanStage's Bluma Appel Theatre.
Directed by Daniel Brooks, the cast of Half Life features the original cast of Laura de Carteret, Barbara Gordon (CanStage's Homechild), Carolyn Hetherington, Maggie Huculak, Randy Hughson (CanStage's Homechild), Diego Matamoros and Eric Peterson (CanStage's Homechild).
Joining Mr. Brooks is a creative team that includes set and costume designer Dany Lyne (CanStage's Hair), lighting designer Andrea Lundy (CanStage's The Comedy of Errors), sound designer Richard Feren, stage manager Crystal Salverda, and assistant stage manager Katie Porter.
BLUMA SEASON PRINT MEDIA SPONSOR: Toronto Star
CANSTAGE OFFICIAL BEAUTY CARE SPONSOR: Olay Definity
OFFICIAL HOTEL OF CANSTAGE: Delta Chelsea Hotel
THEATRE JOURNEYS SPONSOR: HSBC Bank Canada
Digital Photography available online
PREVIEWS: January 8-10, 2007
OPENS: January 11-February 3, 2007
SCHEDULE: Monday-Saturday 8:00 p.m., Wednesday matinee 1:30 p.m., Saturday matinee 2:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20-$95
LOCATION: CanStage - Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E.
BOX OFFICE: Tickets are available in person at the CanStage Customer Service Centres, 26 Berkeley St. or 27 Front St. E., by telephone at CanStage 416-368-3110 and Ticketmaster at 416-872-1111, and online.
Rush seats are available for any performance one hour prior to show time. Rush seats are half the regular ticket price. For Monday night performances only, pay-what-you-can tickets are available in person at the CanStage Box Office beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the day of the performance.
Special Group Rates available. Call Heather Burns at 416.367.8243 ext. 266.
Other activities to enhance your theatre-going experience:
CanStage Tea Talks and Talk Backs - These informal post-performance question and answer periods give you an opportunity to meet the artists immediately following a production. Call Patty Jarvis at 416-367-8243 ext. 245 for details.
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