16 June 15, 2011 -St. Thomas/Elgin Weekly News
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A bit of the Irish at the Shaw Festival ‘Drama at Inish’ a rare offering
by Ric Wellwood
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An Irish comedy, ‘Drama at Inish’ is the first selection directed this season by Shaw Festival artistic director, Jackie Maxwell. Her own experience with Ireland and its lore gave her comfort in choosing this rare play for a production at the Court House Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Picture if you can, a hotel owner who also owns the theatre in the town of Inish. He has decided to elevate the culture of the community by changing his playbill from comic fare at the theatre to a full dose of the classics. Ric Reid is an anchor for this production that features an assortment of oddballs and misfits. That in itself should be the formula for an evening of fun,
Corrine Koslo as Constance Constantia and Thom Marriott as Hector de la Mare in ‘Drama at Inish’ at the Shaw Festival. (Photo by David Cooper)
but playwright Lennox Robinson has left much of the definition of character to the performers and the director. As a result, the husband and wife team of visiting actors, played with unleashed egos by Thom Marriott and Corrine Koslo, seem to go over the top, making the rest of the townsfolk look a little dense for accepting their posturing. There are hidden gems in the show, including a good performance from Mary Haney as a spinster who declares herself jilted. It seemed too real against the attendant goofiness of the remainder of the players.
Both she and Donna Belleville as the long-suffering wife of the innkeeper deliver the stuff of substance that is still possible while performing in comedy. ‘Drama at Inish’ is a rare offering and we may not see its like again, so if you are looking for the unique, it’s worth a try. IF YOU GO… Drama at Inish When? Runs until Oct. 1 Where? Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake Cost? Various prices More info? www.shawfest.com
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