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The reviews are in for Beckett: Feck It!
Beckett: Feck It! opened on February 17th to a sold out crowd at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs at Canadian Stage. The show runs until February 25th, but the reviews are already coming in:
"...here we have Beckett: Feck It!, an entirely engrossing evening of theatre and song by contemporary opera company Queen of Puddings, presented by Canadian Stage." - The Globe and Mail
"...while it might be overstating things a tad to suggest that Beckett: Feck It! hit the stage of the Berkeley Street Theatre Friday in a presentation of Canadian Stage with a sonic boom, it made enough of a bang nonetheless that fans of both less-than-traditional Irish music and the playwright, Samuel Beckett, should stand at attention and salute." - Toronto Sun
"Beckett: Feck It! is for viewers who like their theatre allusive rather than specific: it offers as many questions as it does answers, its subtle ability to move the audience a remarkable achievement." - NOW Magazine
"The combined effect, masterfully acted and effectively staged, uses the strange interplay of the comfortably familiar with the srikingly unexpected to create an engrossing, 75-minute show." - Musical Toronto
"Beckett: Feck It! is a huge achievement of the collaboration of Queen of Puddings Music Theatre and Canadian Stage...Beckett is hard. This sublime evening of his words and silences, framed by the wonderful, evocative music, is worth every challenging second." - The Slotkin Letter
"Beckett: Feck It! is an evening of theatre that will surprise, entertain, and challenge you, all in the short span of seventy minutes. It shouldn’t be missed." - The Charlebois Post
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Tickets on sale now for Beckett: Feck It!
Queen of Puddings Music Theatre presents
BECKETT: FECK IT!
A WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH CANADIAN STAGE
February 17 - 25, 2012
Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs
26 Berkeley Street, Toronto
www.canadianstage.com
416.368.3110
Beckett: Feck it! is a provocative and elegiac show that juxtaposes Samuel Beckett’s shorter plays with contemporary classical music from outstanding Irish composers inspired by his appreciation for the absurd. This music will include works by noted Irish composers Gerald Barry and Andrew Hamilton. This brand new production reunites the renowned Canadian Beckett director Jennifer Tarver with Dáirine Ní Mheadhra & John Hess (music direction), and showcases a dynamic Canadian cast comprised of actors Laura Condlln, Michal Grzejszczak, Tom Rooney, and Sofia Tomic, sharing the stage with soprano Shannon Mercer and trumpet player Michael Fedyshyn. Queen of Puddings brings their signature contemporary twist to this invigorating evening of music, theatre, and Irish madness.
For more information, download the press release HERE.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW at www.canadianstage.com
ILLUSTRATION: MARILYN KOOP
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