Man Out Of Joint
Playing at:	Downstage Theatre
Plays until:	May 19, 2007
Reviewed by:	Louis B.
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Like the central character in her new drama Man Out of Joint, Calgary playwright Sharon Pollock is mad as hell and not about to take it anymore.

Through Man Out of Joint, Pollock hopes to draw attention to the treatment of detainees at Guantanomo Bay and specifically to Omar Khadr, the 20-year-old Canadian citizen who was captured in Afghanistan and has subsequently been charged with murder.

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Shear Madness
Playing at:	Vertigo Theatre
Plays until:	May 19, 2007
Reviewed by:	Louis B.
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The interactive murder mystery Shear Madness is a phenomenon.

It’s been running in American cities like Washington and Boston for more than two decades.

This is the fourth time the play has been mounted in Calgary and, if the advance tikcet sales coupled with the enthusiastic applause and hearty laughter at Vertigo these days is any indication, this definitely won’t be the last time.

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HENRY VI: PART III The Shakespeare Company
Playing at:	The Calgary Opera Centre
Plays until:	May 6, 2007
Reviewed by:	Louis B.
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During the 30-year period known as The War of the Roses it was a dangerous thing even to want to be king of England.

The Duke of York and his four sons Edward, George, Richard and Rutland challenged the right of Henry VI of the House of Lancaster to rule the land.

The House of York’s greatest ally was the Duke of Warwick who commanded a mighty army.

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Sitting on Paradise
Playing at:	Martha Cohen Theatre
Plays until:	May 5, 2007
Reviewed by:	Louis B.
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It’s always fun to look in the mirror and laugh.

This is precisely what Calgary playwright Eugene Stickland invites us to do with his comedy Sitting on Paradise currently enjoying a wickedly funny production courtesy of Alberta Theatre Projects.

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