http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/47/all en http://www.theatromania.ca/news/race <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="3150" height="2100" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/race8.jpg?1365701010" /> </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>Jason Priestley holds court in the Toronto premiere of Mamet's provocative legal drama</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 David Mamet<br />Directed by Daniel Brooks</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Canadian-born actor and director Jason Priestley (<em>Beverley Hills, 90210</em>, <em>Call Me Fitz</em>) is racking up the headlines this spring as he returns to the stage (in his first live theatre role since 2000) for Canadian Stage's Toronto premiere of David Mamet's <em><strong><a href="https://www.canadianstage.com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&amp;BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=A116FCBF-F3E0-49A2-8908-0CF08B4538C7&amp;sessionlanguage=&amp;menu_id=B78B09F6-74A7-4E03-A8A8-FEC29A55F2F3&amp;sToken=1%2Cc8533315%2C5167f300%2C5EC946D6-DB0B-4ACB-9A3E-0126</p> </a></strong></em></p><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image-embeds"> <div class="field-label">Images:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="3150" height="2100" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/race1.jpg?1365701271" /> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="3150" height="2100" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/race10.jpg?1365701311" /> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="3502" height="2100" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/race16.jpg?1365701340" /> </div> </div> </div> <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-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">Sun, 2013-04-07</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2013-05-05</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/bluma-appel-theatre">Bluma Appel Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/this">This</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/spotlight-japan">Spotlight Japan</a> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/someone-else">Someone Else</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/someone-else-qa-bahia-watson">Someone Else: Q&amp;A With Bahia Watson</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/race" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/race#comments Canadian Stage David Mamet Reviews Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Lauren Gillett 446 at http://www.theatromania.ca http://www.theatromania.ca/news/speed-plow <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="436" height="300" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Speed04.jpg?1354465241" /> </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>A cut-throat comedy about Hollywood’s competitive movie industry</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 David Mamet<br /> Directed by David Storch<strong><br /> </strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <p>“That’s what we’re in business to do—make the thing that everyone made last year.” This is the gospel according to Hollywood producer Bobby Gould in David Mamet’s 1988 play <a href="http://www.soulpepper.ca/performances/12_season/speed-the-plow.aspx"><em><strong>Speed-The-Plow</strong></em></a>, a searing three-hander now playing 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-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">Sun, 2012-07-22</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2012-09-22</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/young-centre-performing-arts">Young Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/qa-cast-soulpeppers-you-cant-take-it-you">Q&amp;A: Cast of Soulpepper&#039;s You Can&#039;t Take It With You</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/speed-plow" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/speed-plow#comments David Mamet Reviews Soulpepper Sun, 22 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Lauren Gillett 234 at http://www.theatromania.ca