With the summer of 2007 winding down, theatre productions all over the city are gearing up for a brand new season and one of the most promising offerings seems to be right at the very beginning. Until October 7, at the Momument National, Persephone Productions will be presenting Unity (1918), Kevin Kerr's Governor General's award-winning play and its Montreal English-language premiere.
Set in the small town of Unity, Saskatchewan in 1918, the play "is not a period piece," as categorically stated by director Gabrielle Soskin.
As the Great War rages on, claiming the lives of thousands of soldiers, the world is suddenly stricken by a mysterious and deadly virus. The small town of Unity seals itself off in an attempt to keep the flu at bay, but despite all the precautions, the disease descends. The community struggles to survive with courage, humour, compassion and romance.
"Unity (1918) explores with humour and empathy, the familiar shortcomings of human nature in the face of tragedy," explains director, Gabrielle Soskin.
The
Globe & Mail had this to say about
Unity (1918): "Kerr's splendid new creation is a work of powerful and moving familiarity, a kind of secular liturgy that celebrates love, sex, death, and the sorrowful mysteries of war and plague."
Unity (1918) runs until October 7, Wednesday to Saturday, at 8:30 p.m., at Monument National (1182 St. Laurent). There are only nine shows available. Tickets are $25, $17 for students. For information and/or tickets, you can call 514-871-2224. For more information on the production company, you can log on www.persephoneproductions.org
Météo: Montréal, 21 août 2008 / 24°C
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par Toula Foscolos 
Steven Guilbeault - Chronique environnement
Richard Cléroux - Le fouineur politique
