Reviews 2009
Reviews 2009
written and directed by Shaun McCarthy
Running Late Productions, Toronto Fringe Festival, Factory Studio Theatre, Toronto
July 1-12, 2009
Baggage is not a play but an autobiographical PowerPoint lecture about author Shaun McCarthy’s dating record from 1992 to 2003. McCarthy is the embodiment of the “straight-looking, straight-acting hunk interested in sports and movies who seeks same for a possible long-term relationship.” He retails his real-life encounters with a good sense of humour and knack for detail. It’s clear why he has dumped others but completely unclear why others have dumped him when he’s so obviously a nice guy. Gays new to Toronto will find his talk instructive. Others will welcome it with smiles of recognition. (But where are the breasts?)
©Christopher Hoile
Note: A version of this review appeared in Eye Weekly 2009-07-02.
Photo: Shaun McCarthy. ©Aaron Wouters.
2009-07-02
Baggage - A Non-Musical Romp Through One Catholic Gay Man’s Dating History (With Breasts for the Straight Men) ✭✭✭✩✩