http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp theatre projects manitoba Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:58:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brave New Works http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp/2010/01/25/brave-new-works/ Actors Given Free Reign... http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp/2010/01/25/actors-given-free-reign/ The Last Dog of War at Theatre Projects Manitoba By Joff Schmidt for CBC Manitoba Theatre Projects Manitoba kicks off its 20th season with a winner from Linda Griffiths... and it should be as big a hit for TPM as last season's production of Griffiths' Age of Arousal was.  Read Joff's CBC ... http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp/2009/11/09/this-plays-no-dog/ 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 ... http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp/2009/11/09/daughters-stage-flight-with-old-bastard-a-success/ 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 ... http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp/2009/11/09/last-dog-will-have-its-day/ There are many reasons why plays have been written for Theatre Projects Manitoba over its 20 years, and a threat of physical violence is one of them. Rick Chafe was a fledgling fringe festival playwright in the mid-'90s when TPM artistic director Bruce McManus strong-armed him with a demand for a ... http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp/2009/11/09/bullying-pays-off-for-local-theatre-company/ The Second World War serves as a backdrop for the conflict between a father and daughter in Linda Griffiths' The Last Dog of War Jared Story Familiar battles take the stageWith Remembrance Day approaching, it's fitting that Theatre Projects Manitoba's first production of the season is The Last Dog of War, running ... http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp/2009/11/09/familiar-battles-take-the-stage/ Local actor/playwright Ross McMillan tackles a familiar subject in his latest work, The Daffodil Man Barb Stewart, Uptown Theatre Projects Manitoba is producing a brand new play by acclaimed local actor/playwright Ross McMillan called The Daffodil Man, as part of its yearly In the Chamber series. The ... http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp/2009/05/08/a-self-portrait-of-sorts/ Theatre Projects Manitoba's Age of Arousal offers up a hilarious look at love, lust and sexuality in 19th-century England A- AGE OF AROUSAL Theatre Projects Manitoba Until March 29, Rachel Browne Theatre Linda Griffiths' uproarious take on the Victorian era, Age of Arousal, has found a perfect home with Theatre Projects Manitoba. Loosely based ... http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp/2009/03/26/worth-a-peek/ By: Kevin Prokosh, Winnipeg Free Press Photo Caption:  Krista Jackson, Patricia Hunter and Maggie Nagle snap, crackle and virtually pop out of their corsets. The Victorian era was no time to be a lady. Women were expected to be weak and helpless, their raison d'etre only to marry. That they largely outnumbered ... http://www.theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/wp/2009/03/23/play-wins-arousing-round-of-applause/