Wellington Oracle

Review by Lesley Buxton

Sexual Perversity in Chicago
By David Mamet

David Mamet is the original bad boy of theatre and to be frank, I’ve always had a soft spot for him. He has the audacity to be brutally honest. This is why “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” is still as compelling as when first produced in 1976. Though the language this play is no longer disturbing, the subject matter still should be. Initially this play appears to be an everyday romance. Danny and Deborah meet, fall in love while their friends, Bernie and Joan watch from the sidelines. Yet what Mamet is really exploring is misogyny. How it shapes relationships between genders as well as its role in male bonding. (more…)

Just two days after his Canada-wide concert on CBC radio, Ottawa recording artist John Carroll recently brought his act to Hintonburg for a standing-room only show at the Elmdale House.

Playing with Montréal musician Mike O’Brien, it was the second time the well-known songwriter has played the Elmdale (click the video at left to view a sample of the show), and a few days after his performance we had the opportunity to ask Carroll about his impression of Hintonburg audiences. Click below to hear John talk about what it’s like to be on the performer’s side of the mic at the historic tavern.

 

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