Pardon My French... Glengarry Glen Ross and The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux...
Over the last little while I went to two Opening Nights at local theatres. The first was The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux a co-production of Northern Light Theatre and L'Unit Theatre. A unique experience as the play is performed by the same actors (Brian Dooley and Manon Beaudoin) on alternate nights in French and English. It's a lovely little piece about a widower Plumber who has set his sights on a recently widowed women who he has always been in love with. They are very different, but Narcisse Mondoux (Dooley) is doggedly persistent and flexible to achieve his goal. It's a script that subtly deals with preconceived notions of roles men and women and the power of "love" to allow those notions to bend and shift. The humour is familiar and sprinkled liberally throughout and the two actors convey a soft and believable affection for each other. The show runs until April 9th at La Cite. Check the link above for which performances are in English and which are i...