Month: April 2000

By Stephen Slessor

Silence can be unnerving. The Play’s the Thing, Theatre Junction’s latest production, opens with three men sitting and smoking cigarettes in the dark. Only the burning embers of each cigarette are visible. The moment lasts for what seems an eternity, so unsettling to the audience, a low murmur arises. Finally, the lights come up and… Continue reading Farcical wit and silence await

By Laura Glick

Sliding out of a mud-soaked vehicle of trashy blues-rock, Zen Guerilla make knees shake. With the physical intimidation of 6’7" lead singer Marcus Durant and his coif that makes fro combs’ melt combined with frenetic doses of blistering rock, they have the equipment to cause trembling. But do they have the talent? "You have to… Continue reading Atypical white trash rock

By Natalie Sit

"Grace has Bob’s dead wife’s heart!" sums up Return to Me, possibly the world’s longest commercial for organ donation. Donating a deceased loved one’s organs is a noble act that should be done more often, and the movie uses the plot device to smarten an otherwise fluffy plotline. Return to Me follows Bob Rueland (David… Continue reading Love knows no bounds