Tell Me Another
a trilogy of fables, old, Grimm, and new.
Eschewing dialogue for dance, Red sheds new light and scads of blood on a beloved girl-meets-wolf story.
The Juniper Tree, a sadly-overlooked Grimm’s fable of cannibalism and payback, is presented as a Depression-era ballad.
In the puppet story Fox and Girl, a modern father’s imagination mashes centuries of fairytale symbols.
Come cast off the cozy trappings of today’s bedtime stories – explore with us the dark, uncompromising, and tragically comic origin of fable.
(Best leave the kids at home.)
Tell Me Another is directed by Graham Porter, with fables by Graham Porter and Kathy Bischoping, choreography by Roopa Cheema, music by Graham Porter, designs by Marie Gravelle (lighting) and Kathy Bischoping (set & costumes), and stage management by Dave Leavitt (Hamilton) and Christine Pellerin (Toronto).
It features performances by contemporary dancers Roopa Cheema and Meaghan Giusti, balladeer Graham Porter, and puppeteer Michael Scott.
Showtimes at the Hamilton Theatre Inc., 140 MacNab St. N., are: Saturday, July 18, 9:30 pm; Sunday, July 19, 12 noon; Monday, July 20, 7:30 pm; Wednesday, July 22, 6 pm; Thursday, July 23, 9 pm; Saturday, July 25, 7:30 pm; and Sunday, July 26, 1:30 pm. For ticket prices, on-line ticket purchases, and more Hamilton Fringe info, click here.
Showtimes at Toronto's Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta Ave. are Thursday July 30 to Saturday August 1 at 8 pm with tickets for $15. On-line purchases are available here.
Tell Me Another photos are by Roopa Cheema, except the ones for Red.
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