#contributed to his skills as a playwright' 'there may be a playwright in this room now' PLEASE. LMFAO

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re your anon's "Also I find it funny that I keep finding out every other acclaimed Shakespearean actor has some weird ass theory on Shakespeare or his work. Like why?" - this so much! One is Baconian, another is Rutlandian etc, bless Tennant at the very least for "I don't really caring" this issue from the get go.

derek jacobi and mark rylance meet me in the pit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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R.H. Barlow: The Dragon-Fly & Leaves, edited by S.T. Joshi, Sarnath Press, 2020. Info: amazon.com.

As a boy, Robert H. Barlow (1918–1937) became fascinated with the genres of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Striking up an early friendship with H.P. Lovecraft, Barlow got in touch with a number of other leading figures in the field, including Clark Ashton Smith, A. Merritt, Donald Wandrei, and C.L. Moore. Joining the National Amateur Press Association, Barlow issued two fine issues of a paper called The Dragon-Fly in 1935 and 1936, using his own printing press and including the work of some of the authors he had corresponded with. In 1937 and 1938, he published two large issues of a mimeographed magazine, Leaves, that included previously unpublished work by Lovecraft, Moore, and many other writers, including some of his own fine stories. These issues are fabulously rare, but they have now been reprinted in a reset edition that displays Barlow’s precocity and his keen editorial skills. A bountiful mix of fiction, poetry, essays, and commentary, these issues of The Dragon-Fly and Leaves constitute some of the most substantial contributions to the imaginative literature of their time.

Contents: Introduction – S.T. Joshi     Dragonfly No. 1 (October 15, 1935) A Dream – R.H. Barlow Expectancy – Elizabeth Toldridge On Writing in Bed  – J. Vernon Shea, Jr. The Epigrams of Alastor – Clark Ashton Smith Fragment of a Letter to a Young Poet – Ernest A. Edkins First Scylla – August W. Derleth Obiter Dictum – R.H. Barlow The Sea: Yesterday and Today – Eugene B. Kuntz Bizarres – E.A. Edkins     Dragonfly No. 2 (May 15, 1936) Pursuit of the Moth – R.H. Barlow Locusts and Wild Honey – Elizabeth Toldridge What Is Poetry? – Ernest A. Edkins Four Playwrights – J. Vernon Shea, Jr. Arthur Wing Pinero. Eugene O’Neill. Noel Coward. Maxwell Anderson. Pertinence and Impertinence – Clark Ashton Smith Bluebirds – August W. Derleth     Leaves No. 1 (Summer 1937) The Story of the Princess Zulkaïs  and the Prince Kalilah – William Beckford and Clark Ashton Smith Conclusion to Wm. Beckford’s Story of  Princess Zulkais & Prince Kalilah – Clark Ashton Smith With a Set of Rattlesnake Rattles – Robert E. Howard Cats and Dogs – Lewis Theobald, Jun. [i.e., H.P. Lovecraft] Mist – Elizabeth Toldridge Dead Houses – Edith Miniter Sandalwood – Clark Ashton Smith The Beautiful City – Frank Belknap Long, Jr. The People of the Pit – A. Merritt Obiter Scriptum,  Or, Succotash without Seasoning – R.H. Barlow H. P. Lovecraft – Elizabeth Toldridge Ephemera – Elizabeth Toldridge The Panelled Room – August W. Derleth It Will Be Thus – Arthur H. Goodenough Three Stories – Donald Wandrei The Twilight of Time On the Threshold of Eternity A Legend of Yesterday Autumnus—and October – Arthur H. Goodenough     Leaves No. 2 (1938) Were-woman – C.L. Moore Winter Night – Vrest Teachout Orton The Woman at the Window – Donald Wandrei From a Letter – H.P. Lovecraft Collapsing Cosmoses – [H.P. Lovecraft with R.H. Barlow] Haunted – Howard Davis Spoerl The Faun – Samuel Loveman Flower of War – Henry George Weiss Three Fragments – H.P. Lovecraft  I: Azathoth  II: The Descendant  III: The Book O Is There Aught in Wine and Ships? – Frank Belknap Long, Jr. Futility – Frank Belknap Long, Jr. The Demons of the Upper Air – Fritz Leiber, Jr. In Defense of Dagon – H. P. Lovecraft The Unresisting – Jonathon Lindley March – Jonathon Lindley The Tree-Man – Henry S. Whitehead Thule – Th. Weelkes A Checklist of the Published Weird Stories of Henry S. Whitehead Origin Undetermined – R.H. Barlow Colophon or Epitaph

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Things to do this week in Toronto

What's happening in Toronto April 22-26, 2019

MONDAY, APRIL 22 (EASTER MONDAY)

Spring into Easter at the Toronto Zoo: Join for special on-site animal encounters, daily Meet the Keeper Talks, the chance of catching a glimpse of our Veterinarians at work in the Wildlife Health Centre.

Easter Lunch at Miku Toronto: Celebrate Easter with a special menu only available for Monday.

Easter Day at MARBL: Celebrate this Easter weekend with family and friends. We'll be offering Easter exclusive menu items, as well as perfecting your dinner with a bottle of wine, hand picked by our sommelier.

The Best of The Second City: The Second City’s Touring Company comes home to Toronto for an unforgettable night of classic and original sketch comedy, along with hilarious unscripted improvisation.

Queer and Present Danger Collective: Spring Queening: Hosted by Bethany Daniels featuring Sam Sferrazza, Amethyst Barron and Jade Niles Craig. Headlined by Al Val.

Cher at Scotiabank Arena: Cher performs in Toronto with special guests Nile Rodgers and Chic.

Humber Valley Art Exhibition: This guild from Neilson Park Creative Centre presents an exciting juried art exhibition with a mix of subjects, styles, and media by their highly talented member artists.

The Wow: Fax My Life: The Wow returns for April for an office themed comedy spectacular. Toronto's all-star sketch comedy collective gives you a uniquely themed full-blown spectacle every single month..

TUESDAY, APRIL 23

Gene Domagala's Toronto Places, People and Buildings, Including the Beach: Local historian Gene Domagala reviews Toronto places, people and buildings of interest, including those in the Beach.

The Bourbon Excursion at Jump: Kick off the evening with a welcome cocktail before tucking in to a four-course dinner paired with J.B.’s finest bourbons. Featuring homestyle fare such as Mortadella Lasagna, Tamarack Farm Lamb Shoulder, and Peanut Butter Baked Alaska.

#PitchItYork at Seneca College Newnham Campus: Showcasing York Regions brightest entrepreneurs, Open People Network has partnered with Seneca HELIX for #PitchItYORK! Pitchit is an interactive and fun pitch event to help entrepreneurs showcase their company to potential clients and angel investors.

RSI Leadership Dinner & Dialogue Series: To explore how trusted AI can advance and sustain the competitive advantage of your business and the markets you serve, join our AI-focused dinner and dialogue for C-suite executives.

Caméra Stylo Launch Party! The Cinema Studies Student Union's Undergraduate Journal Caméra Stylo is having their annual launch party.

Kelvin Wetherell at Cafe Mirage: Cafe Mirage Grill and Lounge presents Kelvin Wetherell on Nov 6. The performance runs between 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm in the evenings with a 15 minutes break in between. Cafe Mirage is one of the leading restaurants in Scarborough.

101: Cannabis: Canna-Curious? Learn your CBD’s from your THC’s and join us for a conversation on all things cannabis. Our panelists will be able to answer all of your burning questions: from wellness to entrepreneurship, to education and responsible use.

Hot Breath Karaoke at The Handlebar: Ridiculous game show style karaoke, with prizes.

Westway Christian Church Food Bank: The Westway Christian Church Community Food Bank is open for clients to receive food on Tuesday evenings from 5-7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

Fashion Art Toronto at Daniels Spectrum

Fashion Art Toronto is a showcase of contemporary and experimental fashion and arts The five-day multi-arts experience will inspire and intrigue guests through runway shows, photography exhibits, art installations, live performances and short films.

ALSO ON WEDNESDAY

Once Upon a Refugee: Chapter II - The Unrehearsed Plan: Once Upon a Refugee is a community education event celebrating the experience and contributions of refugees, hosted by North York Community House. The evening will have music, storytelling, food, and theatre.

Etobicoke Voters: Claim Your Right To A Vote That Counts! Fair Vote Toronto presents an information session on voting reform and Proportional Representation.

City of Toronto information session on aerial spray program for Gypsy Moth: The City of Toronto will implement an aerial spray program this spring in seven Toronto wards to protect the tree canopy and vulnerable trees from European Gypsy Moth infestation.

Blockchain Revolution Global: The first truly worldwide conference for blockchain in enterprise. Speakers include Imogen Heap, music maker & founder of Mycelia, who will also perform live at the EBA gala.

An Evening of Poetry Readings with Toronto's New Poet Laureate: Join Toronto's new Poet Laureate for a thought-provoking night of spoken word. In the first public appearance of his laureateship, Toronto's literary ambassador A.F. Moritz will be reading alongside three young poets at The Poet Presentation Centre.

Showtime! Disney Edition at The Drink: A live music showcase featuring performances by Aaron Bell, Michala Todd and Charlotte Ferrarei. This time they'll be serving you live Disney music.

Who run the world? QTBIPOC: A free drop-in workshop series on relationships for youth. Learn skills and connect with other 2SLGBTQ Black, Indigenous and youth of colour (16-29) at this Beyonce-themed workshop series on relationships-- with pals, family, partners and yourself.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25

In Her Voice: Amy Spurway Crow Launch

Please join Amy Spurway in conversation with author Emily Saso at Ben McNally Books as part of the 'In Her Voice' event series. They will be discussing Amy’s debut book Crow, followed by a signing. Books will be available for sale.

ALSO ON THURSDAY

Digifest 2019: Digifest is a three-day design and tech festival as well as a startup event, organized annually by the Digital Media and Gaming Incubator at George Brown College.

Leadership & Social Entrepreneur Knowledge Cafe 2019: Seminar of interest to entrepreneurs, professionals, activists and mentors for the next generation of leaders.

16th Albert Lahmer Memorial Lecture: Andrew Larsen: Join Toronto children's writer Andrew Larsen, author of The Man Who Loved Libraries: the Story of Andrew Carnegie, for the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books' 16th Albert Lahmer Memorial Lecture.

Art-Bound at Camp Tech: Have you heard about art journaling? Come and find out what the fuss is all about. The Art-Bound workshop is an introduction and exploration of art journaling.

Coco & Cowe presents Coco Con: Media: The second event of the Coco Con series. Catriona Smart and Halla Rafati will be joined by Vanessa Craft, Editor-In-Chief for Elle Canada.

Moonstruck at Bad Dog Comedy Theatre: By way of inspiration, its cast will take the details of one audience member’s dream to create a hilarious and magical show. Completely made up on the spot and never to be repeated, this show is sorta like a dream (no, better).

Cozy Fun Comedy Show at 120 Diner: Featuring: Velvet Wells, Sarah Ashby, Luba Magnus, Jesse Singh, Honey Bennett, Freddie Rivas, Desirée Walsh

RuPaul's Drag Race Viewing Parties: Fans of the hit reality television series can watch new episodes every Thursday at several spots around the city, including Apt 200, The Gladstone Hotel, The Beaver and Striker.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

András Keller conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra at Koerner Hall

Hungarian violinist, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, and founder of the Keller Quartet András Keller leads The Glenn Gould School’s Royal Conservatory Orchestra.

ALSO ON FRIDAY

Metric with July Talk at Scotiabank Arena: Toronto-based rock bands Metric and July Talk perform in Toronto.

Fairlawn Avenue United Church's 58th Annual Book Sale: Shop for gently used books, DVDs, CDs, and LPs.

David Newland CD Release: Newland's CD release party will take place at Hugh's Room Live.

Toronto Lit Up: Mike Barnes: Join Biblioasis and the Toronto International Festival of Authors in celebrating the release of Mike Barnes’ Braille Rainbow: Poems through Toronto Lit Up!

Dinner for Vegetarians in High Park: Join us to check out the all-vegan restaurant The Goods. Everyone welcome. RSVP via email.

Acid x Untitled presents Justin Cudmore at Black Eagle: Brooklyn's rising star of the Queer techno scene Justin Cudmore joins Aeryn Pfaff and Ceremonial at The Black Eagle. Hosted by Miss Moço. All genders welcome. No room for discrimination.

Flashback Friday: A Time Travel Cabaret: Come witness the past, present and future like you've never seen them before through some of the cities best burlesque, drag and gender performers.

Redwood Comedy Cafe: A weekly comedy showcase featuring Canada's top comedians at the intimate Redwood Cafe in Little India.

ONGOING

Jude Ifesieh presents: 'Beauty in Lines' at Visions Gallery: Jude Ifesieh has developed a unique style, building complex images from a myriad of simple, colourful strokes and dots. His resulting works express the innate beauty of life and nature, bursting with healing energy, fertility and fresh possibilities. Runs until May 12.

Art Show & Sale by Marley Berot at Starving Artist Restaurant: Trini-Ja Canadian Marley Berot is opening her first show at the Starving Artist Restaurant and Gallery at 467 Danforth Avenue. Her acrylic paintings will stay on the walls until May 18.

VideoCabaret: Too Good To Be True: A dark comedy by the marvelous playwright Cliff Cardinal, who recently won Double-Doras, and an Edinburgh festival award for writing and performing Huff. Runs until May 19.

Next to Normal at CAA Theatre: Winner of three Tony Awards, Next to Normal explores a suburban household affected by mental illness. With a gripping story and a surging contemporary rock score, Next to Normal is a raw depiction of a family in crisis trying to overcome the past. In production until May 19.

PRECIOUS: An Exhibition of Contemporary Art and Jewellery: By creating precious artwork and art jewellery from everyday and discarded items, Micah Adams, Christine Dwane and Lawrence Woodford remind us that our world is shaped by the decisions we make. Whether disposable or sustainable, beauty is everywhere. On display through May 23.

Being Japanese Canadian: Reflections on a Broken World at the ROM: Explore the original exhibition through the eyes of curators Bryce Kanbara and Katherine Yamashita. Runs until May 25.

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What If Dramaturgy Told You: Pauline Mayers

Northern Stage at Summerhall 2017, The Mayers Ensemble (UK) and West Yorkshire Playhouse present  WHAT IF I TOLD YOU Theatre/dance crossover explores personal boundaries and histories, directed by multi Fringe First winner Chris Goode Fringe first-timer Pauline Mayers is used to people making assumptions about her based on her gender, background and skin colour; it’s been happening all of her life. But she’s defied those expectations at every turn, tearing up the narrative that society tried to impose on her. Last year Pauline hit a crisis point. Perhaps not that unusual for a woman in her mid 40s, but a pretty big deal when it happens to you. She didn't know where her life was taking her, had no sense of where she’d come from. She was at a crossroads but couldn’t see where the routes led. So she looked back thorough her life and thought about how her experiences may relate to others. Listings informationVenue: Army@The Fringe in association with Summerhall, Venue 210   Dates: 11-26 Aug (not 14, 21) Time: 17.00 (60 mins + 60 mins Koan: What If You Told Us) Tickets: £12, £10 (preview 11 Aug £8, £6)    

Venue Box Office: 0131 560 1581  www.summerhall.co.uk 

What was the inspiration for this performance?

There wasn’t a point of inspiration. Actually, around the time of making the show, I hit a moment of great uncertainty and apathy. Although I’ve been involved in the arts for many years, as a dancer and choreographer for dance and theatre companies across the UK, I felt I had nothing to show for it. I was unemployed, hitting my forties and I literally didn’t know where my life was going. The constant feast and famine nature of what I was doing had finally taken its toll and I wanted out. I was also tired of the way people appeared to judge me and what I do based seemingly on my appearance rather than my experience or talent.

Being a highly trained professional performance maker with over 25 years of experience who happens to be a woman with black skin, I felt, more often than not, that I was seen as someone who followed others rather than a person more than capable of leading a team of artists to create shows for both the public and fellow peers alike.

I initially trained as a dancer at the Rambert School in London, taught at the Royal Ballet School, danced for several high profile dance companies, created whole dance shows in community outreach programmes, taught and ran my own dance and theatre residencies, danced internationally, I could go on. Yet somehow the idea of me being a choreographer and theatre maker wasn’t quite believed.

This has been the case throughout my entire career. In fact, when I first expressed the thought of being a dancer at the age of thirteen, my school teachers sought to dissuade me from doing so saying that the profession wasn’t for me and instead sought to encourage me to be a secretary instead - which I ignored!

Looking back over my time in the arts, I realised I was spending a lot of my time having to explain and defend who I am and what I do and although my work was very much in the public arena, somehow I wasn’t. I was tired of having to seemingly justify my very existence in the performance arts world. So, I decided to retrain as a counsellor.

I took an introduction to counselling course with the intention of completing my training within five years. What If I Told You (WIITY) is a way of expressing my frustrations at being judged by my appearance. I feel judgments are being made subconsciously all the time and it’s causing nothing but fear and anger across the UK and has done across the decades. But the question is, where has this idea of judgement based on skin colour come from?

WIITY seeks to interrupt this antagonistic way of being by creating time and opening up a space which enables audiences to listen and reflect on why this keeps happening. It was also meant to be my final hurrah, a way of saying goodbye to the arts world, and leave with some sort of legacy to say I was here and I contributed.

However, since it’s initial conception, it’s become like my calling card, a stated intention that I will continue to make work as the Mayers Ensemble. It’s become a reminder that there will be high and lows and that is just the nature of the arts. What I must do is to focus on the work I want to make. Ultimately, the arts is literally in my DNA, I can’t help but to continue.

Is performance still a good space for the public discussion of ideas? 

Absolutely! Until technology came along, public discussion was exactly how human beings exchanged ideas.

The Silk Road, a main trading route from the African continent through to China and Japan was also where ideas of art, culture, religion and spirituality, maths and language were being exchanged through public discussions. This way of introducing and interrogating ideas has been slowly eroded over the centuries.

What performance can do is introduce its audience to different ways of thinking, creating both time and a space to reflect and, if encouraged, to discuss what people may be thinking or feeling in response to what they have seen. Having some counselling skills and knowing that some of the content of the show is harrowing and uncomfortable, What If I Told You has a second half called Koan which is a Japanese word with one definition being “public thought” and it’s exactly that. Led by the brilliant poet and activist Khadijah Ibrahiim, it’s a space where the audience has the opportunity to discuss some of the themes of the show in a safe space, where what happens in the room stays in the room and won’t be expressed elsewhere.

How did you become interested in making performance?

I’m intrigued by hearing voices and seeing stories that I wouldn’t usually see or hear. I’m interested in giving voice to those who may not otherwise be heard. My own struggles of making myself heard has led me to give space to others who may be experiencing similar things. A lot of my earlier collaborations gave voice to exactly these kinds of stories.

For example, ‘Promised Land’ with Red Ladder Theatre was the story of Leeds and its football club told through the eyes of the Jewish community, ‘Burmantoft Stories, an outdoor, site specific show I directed for the West Yorkshire Playhouse, asked audiences see the vibrancy and beauty of the Burmantofts area of Leeds by shining a light on the stories of the talented individuals who live in the community. Burmantofts had been dismissed as an area of high crime and unemployment when in fact it was no different to any other inner city area. Indeed Hackney, where I’m from was also seen as such and that demonisation can have a demoralising effect on the communities that live and work there. It’s the unveiling of different ways of expressing the human condition that I’m curious about.

Is there any particular approach to the making of the show?

To be honest, the only approach I took was to enable audiences to walk with me in my world, to feel a little of the everyday struggle I have to contend with, and to finally own my story and express it in the way I want to express it.

Does the show fit with your usual productions?

Not at all. In fact it’s a major departure from anything I’ve done before. WIITY is conceptualised, written and performed by me. It’s the first time I’ve written a solo show and I worked with theatre maker Chris Goode as director, someone I both trust wholeheartedly and enjoy making work with.

I joined Chris Goode and Company as a collaborator initially and we’ve worked together on many projects over the years. It’s also the first time I’ve used performance to find the intersection between theatre and dance, and how to interact with face to face with audiences.

What do you hope that the audience will experience?

I hope audiences will experience something they will never forget. And I hope my show is a catalyst for a small shift in how people think about skin colour prejudice and that they begin to be open to seeing skin colour prejudice as a ideology that should remain in the past.

What strategies did you consider towards shaping this audience experience?

The only strategy I considered was to enable the audience to feel some of what I’ve felt, to spend some time in my shoes.

What if I Told You is Pauline’s way of telling her (his)tory as a black woman, a dancer and choreographer. It’s a story of universal truths and contradictions that we can all relate to. She invites her audience to spend an hour playing together to challenge boundaries, personal histories, gender and skin colour, carefully balancing dance and theatre and dispensing with traditional barriers between performer and audiences.Along the way the story of James Sims, cited by some as the ‘father of modern gynaecology’, weaves through Pauline’s own. Sims bought then operated on, black female slaves, without anaesthetic, believing that black bodies didn’t suffer pain in the way white bodies do. Many of Sims’ methods and discoveries are still used today.‘A thought-provoking and powerful piece of work’ The Culture VultureIn the second part of the show, Koan: What If You Told Us the audience is invited by poet, playwright and activist Khadijah Ibrahiim to share thoughts and ideas inspired by the show.What If I Told You is written and performed by Pauline Mayers and directed by Chris Goode. It was developed at West Yorkshire Playhouse and is a co-production by The Mayers Ensemble and West Yorkshire Playhouse.The show is performed at Summerhall’s newest space, The Army Reserve Centre on East Claremont Street EH7 4HU. Pauline Mayers trained at the Rambert School and is a theatremaker, choreographer and dancer. She has performed in contemporary dance companies and taught choreographers across the UK and internationally including Janet Smith & Dancers, Diversions Dance, Phoenix Dance Company and The Ensemble Group. She has also worked with theatre companies such as Tell Tale Hearts and Red Ladder.Chris Goode is a writer, director and performer described as ‘one of the most exciting talents working in Britain today’ (Guardian). His work includes four Fringe First award- winning shows: Neutrino (with Unlimited Theatre), Kiss of Life, Monkey Bars (Traverse) and Men in the Cities (Royal Court and Traverse).

Venue: Army@The Fringe in association with Summerhall, Venue 210   

Dates: 11-26 Aug (not 14, 21)

Time: 17.00 (60 mins + 60 mins Koan: What If You Told Us)

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