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Reviews

“As directed by Chantale Plante, the carefully wrought OLT production maintains a fast pace, while still making effective use of Pintersque pauses, insincere smiles and non-verbal marital communication. The characters, clearly defined by the well-balanced cast of four, are enhanced by Susan MacKinlay’s costuming, which adds another layer of separation between the two couples.”

Iris Winston, Capital Critics Circle

“The Ottawa Little Theatre’s God of Carnage packs a smart script, black comedy and a cast that plays off each other with ease. If you’re the kind to laugh at human nature and get a tickle out of chaos God of Carnage has what you’re looking for, even if you thought it’d be a play about parents talking kids. It’s a rollercoaster ride through some serious muck but when you come out of it you somehow feel absolved.”

Chrissy Stienbock, apt613.ca

Production Details

By: Yasmina Reza

Director: Chantale Plante

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Running: June 7 – 25, 2016

Matinee: June 19

A comedy of manners … Without the manners

Benjamin and Henry have had a playground brawl. Their parents are meeting for cheesecake and a civil discussion of the incident. At least that’s the plan.

“Delivers the cathartic release of watching other people’s marriages go boom” – New York Times

2009 Tony Award winner for Best Play.
Warning: Mature language and content

Cast (in order of appearance)
Veronica…………………………………….Cindy Beaton
Alan……………………………………..Patrick McIntyre
Michael…………………………………………..Allan Ross
Annette…………………………………..Jane Chambers

About the Playright

Yasmina Reza is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter. Reza’s father was a Jewish Iranian engineer, businessman, and pianist of Russian descent. And her mother was a Jewish Hungarian violinist from Budapest. Before entering the acting industry, Reza studied theatre under the iconic Jacques Lecoq. After a stint in acting, Reza moved on to writing. Many of her brief satiric plays reflected on contemporary middle-class issues. In 1987 she wrote Conversations after a Burial, which won the Molière Award, the French equivalent of the Tony Award, for Best Author. Reza’s following works have all garnished awards across the globe. Everything from Molière Awards to Tony Awards to Lawrence Olivier Awards, have been given to Reza’s many plays. Her most prestigious play Le Dieu du Carnage (God of Carnage) brought about a screen adaption by Reza, simply titled Carnage. In September 1997, Reza released her first novel, Hammerklavier. This was succeeded by Une Désolation in 2001. 2007 saw the release of her most prestigious and successful novel, L’Aube le Soir ou la Nuit (Dawn Evening or Night), written after a year of following the campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy. In an interview with The Guardian, Reza reflected, “There’s no point in writing theatre if it’s not accessible”. The accessibility of her work has brought about a universal appreciation of her writing. Beyond borders, beyond culture and beyond language; Reza has birthed writing that resonates at a level that stirs something within all of us.