2009 Archives - Rumble https://rumble.org/show-year/2009/ Dig Deeper Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:30:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://rumble.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png 2009 Archives - Rumble https://rumble.org/show-year/2009/ 32 32 after the quake https://rumble.org/shows/after-the-quake/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:30:10 +0000 https://rumble.org/?post_type=show&p=858 A journey where magic and realism collide in an exploration of disrupted reality.

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]]> “…after the quake isn’t just good live theatre–it’s excellent, delicate, surreal, hilarious, and thought-provoking. It makes me want to go see more plays in this city.” – Beyond Robson

“The show is a must-see for anyone feeling that need to reach out, looking for a connection with someone. And fans of Murakami will feel like they’re experiencing his work for the first time while watching after the quake. Which is quite the treat, indeed.” – The Ubyssey

In 1995, a disastrous earthquake hit Kobe, Japan, and the Tokyo subway was hit by deadly poison gas attacks. after the quake is based on bestselling author Haruki Murakami’s stories about life in the wake of disaster. It takes its audience on a journey where magic and realism collide, in an exploration of disrupted reality. Junpei is a timid writer who enchants Sayoko, the love of his life, by conjuring up stories to soothe the anguish of her young daughter Sala, a girl who is having nightmares of the Earthquake Man. A talking bear makes the very best honey pies, and Katagiri, a bank loans officer, struggles to distinguish between what is real and what is not when six-foot Frog asks for help to fight off giant Worm for the future of Tokyo. Together, these stories explore the emotional aftershocks of disaster, and offer a message of hope and healing.

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]]> Blackbird https://rumble.org/shows/blackbird/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:26:26 +0000 https://rumble.org/?post_type=show&p=854 As tensions rise, we are left to question: where is the line between love and abuse? And can we ever break free from the shackles of the past?

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Ray confronts a hidden past when Una arrives suddenly at his office in David Harrower’s explosive play, Blackbird. Guilt and raw emotions turn poisonous as they recollect a passionate but disastrous affair they had 15 years earlier. As tensions rise, we are left to question: where is the line between love and abuse? And can we ever break free from the shackles of the past?

Winner of three 2007/08 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards:

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role, Small Theatre for Russell Roberts
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role, Small Theatre for Jennifer Mawhinney
Outstanding Direction, Small Theatre for Norman Armour

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]]> Cozy Catastrophe (Summerworks) https://rumble.org/shows/cozy-catastrophe-summerworks/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:17:04 +0000 https://rumble.org/?post_type=show&p=850 A dark comedy about ordinary folks bound together by extraordinary circumstance.

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]]> “Graphic blood and endless poop jokes…this is a comedy for a traumatized world.” – Ann McDougall, Plank Magazine

Horrific events are overwhelming the entirety of human civilization. Four strangers must decide what to do with what could be their final hours. Should they pray? Fight back? Repopulate the earth? Or just get to know each other a little better? Cozy Catastrophe is a dark comedy about ordinary folks bound together by extraordinary circumstance.

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