Noddy and Big Ears Equity Co-op brings this U.K.-award-winning, Tony-nominated play by Belfast-based playwright and actor Marie Jones to North Van. In this story of a quiet Irish village turned upside down by a Hollywood film shoot, two actors play every role (over 15 characters in all), keeping things by turns funny, fast-paced, and poignant.
In 1958 Mark Rothko was commissioned to create a series of murals for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York. This gripping two-hander, directed by acclaimed Elecric Company cofounder Kim Collier, examines the famed artist’s struggle with the commission, his relationship with a young assistant, and the threat of a new generation of artists. Six Tonys later (including best play), Electric Company’s talented Kim Collier directs the Vancouver mounting.
In their gritty heyday, the halls of New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel played host to countless artists and their muses. Frequent visitor Leonard Cohen’s muse was the Chelsea itself, inspiring him to put words to music, creating a world of desire, passion, and love.
