November 4th 2009
TPM’s The Last Dog of War brings the personal side of battle
by Amanda Lefley (Volunteer)
Performer Linda Griffiths brings a personal story with her Last Dog of War.
The Last Dog of War, a one-woman show written and performed by Montreal-born playwright Linda Griffiths, will be running Nov. 5-14 at the Costume Museum of Canada on Pacific Avenue, courtesy of the Theatre Projects of Manitoba. Read more…
This preview article appeared in Volume 64, Number 10 of The Uniter, published November 5th 2009.







Daughter’s stage flight with ‘old bastard’ a success
By: Kevin Prokosh for Winnipeg Free Press
4 stars out of 5
THE mission for actress Linda Griffiths in her new dramatic monologue was to reconnect with her Second World War veteran father and get him to his squadron’s last RAF reunion in England without starting a Third World War.
The Last Dog of War, which opened the 20th season of Theatre Projects Manitoba Thursday night, is a compelling, deceptively simple telling of the Griffiths’ 2005 overseas journey that was almost as risky and flak-filled as his 1940s bombing sorties to Berlin. The dark-haired Toronto actress, best known for writing and performing the national hit Maggie & Pierre, ascended the stage pulling her wheeled suitcase and off into the wild blue wonder she piloted her audience/passengers on an entertaining 75-minute flight of fancy.
Read the full Free Press review