Vancouver East Cultural Centre
May 2007
Translated by John Van Burek
Directed by Johnna Wright
Set and Costume Design by Karyn McCallum
Lighting Design by Jerguš Oprsal
Sound Design by Alexander Brendan Ferguson
Stage Managed by Robin Bancroft-Wilson
Assistant Stage Manager David Warburton
CAST: Daniel Arnold, Luisa Jojic, Jennifer Lines, Andrew McNee, Marie Stillin, Lee Taylor, Simon Webb
Jessie Richardson Awards:
Outstanding Production
Johnna Wright, Outstanding Direction
Marie Stillin, Outstanding Supporting Performance
publicity photos by Tim Matheson
production photos by Milan
In this translation by John Van Burek, we were struck by The Triumph of Love‘s humour, intelligence, and heart. To us, it’s a story about the triumph of love over all of us. It’s about the fact that even if we believe we don’t want or need love in our lives, when it comes within our reach we find we will do anything to have it.
The wit and passion of Cole Porter seemed a perfect match for this witty, verbally adroit play. Porter writes of (among other things) sophisticated people who unexpectedly find themselves in love, and their joy and anguish are all the more poignant because they had thought themselves unassailable.
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Jennifer Lines
"Another triumph for Blackbird Theatre" The Courier
