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Location: Tarragon Theatres Mainspace
Tarragon Theatre presents the Toronto premiere of the Stratford Festival hit The Best Brothers By Daniel MacIvor Directed by Dean Gabourie Tarragon Theatre launches its 2013-14 season with the Toronto premiere of The Best Brothers, written by award-winning playwright-in-residence Daniel MacIvor. This bittersweet comedy previews from September 17, opens September 25 and runs to October 27, 2013 in Tarragons Mainspace. Hamilton and Kyle Best lead two very different lives. Hamilton, the older brother, is a straight-laced architect with a wife and little apparent appetite for adventure. Kyle is a free spirited real-estate agent whose boyfriend is a sex worker (though not my sex worker). The sudden death of their mother Ardith Bunny Best in a ludicrous accident involving a drag queen, a loud speaker and Torontos Gay Pride Parade brings the brothers together to sort out the details of the funeral. As they look to celebrate their mother, their relationship is tested while they plan the funeral, and wrestle with fundamental questions of love and family: who did mom love more and who gets the dog? The Best Brothers was a hit with audiences and critics when it premiered last summer at the Stratford Festival: 3-1/2 stars out of 4 MacIvor has the dynamics between siblings so right, youll feel like hes been hacking into your Skype chats its one of the most beautifully bittersweet plays MacIvor has written. J. Kelly Nestruck, The Globe and Mail 4 stars out of 4 Its comedy at its purest. But underneath that wild hilarity is the MacIvor heart and wisdom. Under Dean Gabouries quiet direction, the two actors work together beautifully. Robert Crew, Toronto Star Daniel MacIvors The Best Brothers may be the playwrights best play. Robert Cushman, National Post Tarragon Theatre presents the Toronto premiere of The Best Brothers By Daniel MacIvor Directed by Dean Gabourie Starring John Beale and Daniel MacIvor Set and Costume Designer: Julie Fox Lighting Designer: Itai Erdal Sound Designer: Jesse Ash Composer: Jonathan Monro Stage Manager: Robert Harding Opens September 25 and runs to October 27, 2013 (previews from September 17) Tarragon Theatres Mainspace, 30 Bridgman Avenue, Toronto, M5R 1X3 Tuesday-Saturday at 8pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:30pm starting September 22. Tickets range from $21-$53 (including discounts for students, seniors and groups) AND a Pay-What-You-Can 2:30pm matinee on September 17 Tickets can be purchased through the box office at 416.531.1827 or visit www.tarragontheatre.com – $13 Rush Tickets at the door Fridays (on sale at 6pm) & Sundays (on sale at 1pm) starting September 27 – -30- Tarragon Theatre\’s 2013/2014 Season Sponsor is BMO Financial Group. This production of The Best Brothers is supported by Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney. Tarragon Theatre gratefully acknowledges annual operating support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council. ABOUT TARRAGON THEATRE Tarragon Theatre is one of Canadas most important arts institutions. For more than 40 years, it has worked tirelessly to develop home-grown artists and contribute to Canadian culture. Tarragons mission is to create, develop and produce new plays, and to provide the conditions for new work to thrive. Since its founding, over 190 works have premiered at Tarragon and over 500 scripts have been created and workshopped, receiving 33 nominations and 11 wins for the Governor Generals Literary Award. Tarragon received the 2012 Premiers Award for Excellence in the Arts in recognition of producing and developing leading edge and thought-provoking Canadian Theatre, both nationally and on the world stage. Richard Rose has been the Artistic Director since 2002. For more information visit www.tarragontheatre.com. Media refer: Dianne Weinrib, DW Communications 416-703-5479 dw@dwcommunications.net Follow Tarragon @tarragontheatre
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