We saw this play in 1998 at the Arts Club Granville Island stage, and It is one that has stuck with me ever since. Morris Panych is a favourite playwright, with several good plays seen over the years at local theatres. Briefly, things start out casually, with Lawrence chatting with Holloman over a beer at... Continue Reading →
Lady Romeo, by Tana Wojczuk. Pub 2020
I heard about this book on the podcast “This is Love”, in an episode where the author was interviewed. This was the first time I’d ever heard of Charlotte Cushman, “America’s first celebrity.” After the interview, I sought out the book. Cushman rose to their* celebrity in the early 19th century, ahead of, through, and... Continue Reading →
Hamnet and Judith, by Maggie O’Farrell. Book report #4 (2021)
Hamnet & Judith, by Maggie O'Farrell. Pub 2020 (The book is published as "Hamnet" in the UK - don't know why...) I can't remember where or when I first heard about this book, but it made it on to my book wish list and became one of my Christmas additions to my tsundoku. I've been making my... Continue Reading →
Indian Ink, by Tom Stoppard. Book report #20 (2020)
Indian Ink, by Tom Stoppard. Pub 1995 I have had this slim lovely book on my shelves for a very long time, but had never actually read it till now. I purchased this book on 05 April 1995, at the Aldwych Theatre in London where I had just seen the play. I was in England for... Continue Reading →
Hag-Seed, by Margaret Atwood. Book report #9 (2019)
Hag-Seed, by Margaret Atwood. Pub 2017 This novel is part of the Hogarth Shakespeare series, and while the previous novel from the series that I read was exceptional (Macbeth), I had heard that the rest of the series was just so-so. But this one was available (as in, I already owned it), and fit into... Continue Reading →
Letters on film
This year's first cinematic list takes a look at letters in movies (or epistolary film, which I was somewhat surprised to learn is not only a genre, but has subgenres). As my lists must include films I've actually seen, my own experience of examples is somewhat limited. Here are the ones I know and love:... Continue Reading →
A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving. Book report (formerly) #17* (2017)
A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving. Pub 1989 Despite this being one of my favourite books of all time (it would be on my Desert Island Books list), I realized when I started this one a few months ago that I'd only ever read it the once, back in 1989 when it first... Continue Reading →
Tempest-Tost, by Robertson Davies. Book report #10 (2017)
Tempest-Tost, by Robertson Davies. Pub 1951 I confess here – this is the book I was supposed to read in school, but didn’t. It was in Grade 11 (or possibly 12), and it was for Canadian literature with Mrs. Kruk. One of the required books that term was Leaven of Malice, part of the CanLit... Continue Reading →
Theatre on Film
As many who know me know, I'm a great fan of both theatre and film. I'm also a fan of lists. One recent insomniac night, I began a list of best films about theatre. I was able to construct (and remember the next morning) a list of ten, and so here they are, for your... Continue Reading →
Item #3: Jumping Dog
You've probably seen one of these before: a plush, mechanical dog that walks a few steps, slowly sits down and then - WOOSH - does a backflip, lands on it's feet and starts again (occasionally, it lands on its side or head, and then just flails its legs about until you rescue it). In earlier... Continue Reading →
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