Felix was born into the circus. Both his parents are trapeze artists, but Felix is a clown. How did he turn into such a buffoon? Find out at Anosh Irani's new one-man show
Date/Time: Oct 20 2018, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Vancouver, Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | Event calendarCost: Free
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ReACT: New Plays in Progress
Don’t miss this opportunity to look behind the scenes as we prepare new works for the stage. Experience live public readings and be part of the process as some of Canada’s most talented actors, directors, dramaturgs, and playwrights bring new scripts to life. After each reading, audience members are invited to take part in a discussion with the artists. Comment, ask questions, and learn about the process of script development.
Buffoon By Anosh Irani
Anosh Irani has published four critically acclaimed novels: The Cripple and His Talismans, a national bestseller; The Song of Kahunsha, an international bestseller and a finalist for CBC Radio's Canada Reads and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; and Dahanu Road, which was nominated for the Man Asian Literary Prize. His play Bombay Black won five Dora Mavor Moore Awards, including Outstanding New Play, and his anthology The Bombay Plays: The Matka King & Bombay Black was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Drama. The Matka King received a Jessie Award nomination for Outstanding Original Script as did his latest play, The Men in White. His latest novel, The Parcel, was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and was longlisted for the 2017 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and the 2018 Dublin Literary Award. It was chosen as one of the best books of the year by the Globe and Mail, National Post, the CBC, The Walrus, and Quill & Quire. Irani teaches Creative Writing in the World Literature Program at Simon Fraser University.
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