<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/166/all" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Samuel Beckett</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/166/all</link> <description></description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Q&A: All But Gone</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-all-gone</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="2880" height="1920" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Shannon_Mercer_Paul_Fauteux_and_Krisztina_Szabo_in_All_But_Gone_-_photo_by_Faisal_Lutchmedial_50.jpg?1476546929" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Opera star Shannon Mercer on her role in Necessary Angel's new Beckett rhapsody</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Interview </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>A Necessary Angel Production in Association with Canadian Stage<br />Featuring short plays by Samuel Beckett<br />Directed by Jennifer Tarver<br />Musical direction by Dáirine Ní Mheadhra</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Following Queen of Puddings' sold-out hit <em>Beckett: Feck It! </em>(2012)<em>, </em>Necessary Angel and Canadian Stage present <a href="https://www.canadianstage.com/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=allbutgone"><em><strong>All But Gone</strong></em></a>, a contemporary musical exploration of the absurd and evocative imagery of Samuel Beckett.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Sat, 2016-10-15</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2016-11-06</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/berkeley-street-theatre">Berkeley Street Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-all-gone" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-all-gone#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/canadian-stage">Canadian Stage</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/interviews">Interviews</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/necessary-angel">Necessary Angel</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/opera">Opera</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/samuel-beckett">Samuel Beckett</category> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2016 15:56:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lauren Gillett</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">1168 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>Beckett Trilogy</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/beckett-trilogy</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Lisa%20Dwan%20in%20Beckett%20Trilogy%3AROCKABY.%20Cred%3A%20John%20Haynes.jpeg?1444950678" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Acclaimed Irish actress Lisa Dwan captivates in hypnotic triple bill</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by Canadian Stage<br />Written by Samuel Beckett<br />Directed by Walter Asmus<br />Performed by Lisa Dwan</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Following a successful run at the Royal Court Theatre, the internationally acclaimed <a href="https://www.canadianstage.com/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=beckett"><em><strong>Beckett Trilogy: Not I/Footfalls/Rockaby</strong></em></a>, starring Lisa Dawn and directed by Beckett's long-time friend and collaborator Walter Asmus, opens Canadian Stage's 2015/2016 season this month at the Berkeley Street Theatre.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/berkeley-street-theatre">Berkeley Street Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/beckett-trilogy" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/beckett-trilogy#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/canadian-stage">Canadian Stage</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/one-person-shows">One-Person Shows</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/reviews">Reviews</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/samuel-beckett">Samuel Beckett</category> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2015 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lauren Gillett</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">1013 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>Endgame</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/endgame</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="1800" height="1200" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Endgame06.jpg?1357101266" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Soulpepper revives Beckett’s tragicomic <em>Endgame</em> at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Written by Samuel Beckett<br /> Directed by Daniel Brooks</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>In a drab, gray room with two small windows, a man shuffles quickly back and forth, resembling a trapped mouse trying to find an escape. This is the stark opening scene of Samuel Beckett’s <a href="http://www.soulpepper.ca/performances/12_season/endgame.aspx"><em><strong>Endgame</strong></em></a>, now being presented by Soulpepper at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/young-centre-performing-arts">Young Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/endgame" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/endgame#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/reviews">Reviews</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/samuel-beckett">Samuel Beckett</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/soulpepper">Soulpepper</category> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lauren Gillett</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">293 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>