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<b>by Guy Doucette, Eric Hopkins, Kristina Schartmann & Gabe Shpilt, directed by Tanya Smith
Toronto Fringe Festival, Back Burner Productions, Tarragon Theatre Extra Space, Toronto
July 6-17, 2005
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The questioning of a young man accused of inciting a friend to explode a bomb at a high school assembly frames a meandering series of sketches about bombs and warfare, based not on current events, but solely on scenes from Hollywood movies. Instead of relevance all we get is a steady flow of poorly acted clichés. Boxes of Kraft Dinner inexplicably feature in every scene. Both bombs and KD can be made at home--is that it? This product of the York University Creative Ensemble program must be exciting for the students, but there’s no reason to charge the public to see it.
©Christopher Hoile
Note: A version of this review appeared in <i>Eye Weekly</i> 2005-07-14.
Photo: Guy Doucette (foreground) and cast of <i>KD and the Bomb</i>.
<b>2005-07-14</b>
<b>KD and the Bomb</b>