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Tarragon Theatre launches its 2013-14 season with the Toronto premiere of The Best Brothers by the award-winning Daniel MacIvor.
Daniel MacIvor along with John Beale, recreate the roles they originated in last season's hit Stratford Festival production of this heart-warming and hilarious two-hander.
The sudden death of their mother Ardith "Bunny" Best - in a ludicrous accident involving a drag queen, a loud speaker and Toronto's Gay Pride Parade - brings the brothers together to sort out the details of the funeral. As they look to celebrate their mother, their relationship is tested while they plan the funeral, and wrestle with fundamental questions of love and family: who did mom love more and who gets the dog?
"MacIvor has the dynamics between siblings so right, you'll feel like he's been hacking into your Skype chats... it's one of the most beautifully bittersweet plays MacIvor has written." - J. Kelly Nestruck, The Globe and Mail
"Daniel MacIvor's The Best Brothers may be the playwright's best play." - Robert Cushman, National Post
"4 stars out of 4 ... It's comedy at its purest.... But underneath that wild hilarity is the MacIvor heart and wisdom.... Under Dean Gabourie's quiet direction, the two actors work together beautifully." - Robert Crew, Toronto Star
Tarragon Theatre presents the Toronto premiere of
The Best Brothers
By Daniel MacIvor
Directed by Dean Gabourie
Starring John Beale and Daniel MacIvor
Set and Costume Designer: Julie Fox;
Lighting Designer: Itai Erdal
Sound Designer: Jesse Ash; Composer: Jonathan Monro
Opens September 25 and runs to October 27, 2013 (previews from September 17)
Tarragon Theatre's Mainspace, 30 Bridgman Avenue, Toronto, M5R 1X3
Tuesday-Saturday at 8pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:30pm starting September 22.
Tickets range from $21-$53 (including discounts for students, seniors and groups)
AND a Pay-What-You-Can 8pm on Tuesday, September 17
Tickets can be purchased through the box office at 416.531.1827 or visit www.tarragontheatre.com
$13 Rush Tickets at the door Fridays (on sale at 6pm) & Sundays (on sale at 1pm) starting September 27
Photo: John Beale and Daniel MacIvor. ©2012 Cylla von Tiedeman.
2013-09-09
Toronto: Tarragon Theatre presents the Toronto premiere of Daniel MacIvor’s “The Best Brothers”