{"id":2838,"date":"2009-05-27T14:25:27","date_gmt":"2009-05-27T19:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.playfighting.ca\/?p=2838"},"modified":"2012-02-16T08:57:16","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T08:57:16","slug":"review-of-fat-pig-continues-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/stage-combat-2\/review-of-fat-pig-continues-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of Fat Pig &#8211; Continues This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.playfighting.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/fat-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kathryn Kirkpatrick in Fat Pig\" title=\"Kathryn Kirkpatrick in Fat Pig\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2841\" \/>This is your last week to catch Fat Pig, which is getting fantastic reviews, like this one:<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevancouverobserver.com\/show1238a\/Fat_Pig_Highly_Recommended\">Vancouver Observer:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>Fat Pig: Highly Recommended<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector Michael Scholar Jr. has done a great job at staging the play in a way that keeps the audience focused and engaged. The set is minimal and shifts direction, both physically and metaphorically, at several points throughout the performance.<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Kirkpatrick delivers a brave and stellar performance as Helen, the object of Tom&#8217;s (Lawrence Haegert) desire and Haegert pulls us in completely with his performance, giving us hope that he&#8217;ll come through in the end. Jennifer Mawhinney and Aaron Craven&#8217;s characters (Jeannie, Carter) provide the cringe. Their dialogue is rich with all we try to hide in ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Fat Pig is a play that everyone should see. If you can get past the title, it&#8217;s definitely worth the time.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevancouverobserver.com\/show1238a\/Fat_Pig_Highly_Recommended\">Vancouver Observer: Articles<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The play is not about obesity itself, but concerns honesty. I found it a fascinating exploration of what it means to be honest with oneself and with others. Is being truthful always good? Is changing your mind a matter of integrity? Is there any truth or lies without a society&#8217;s judgment? Each of the characters struggle with these ideas, and that&#8217;s what makes this play engaging.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of other reviews:<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/twentysomethingtheatre.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/this-is-what-i-like-to-see.html\">&#8220;An Unidentified Production&#8221;: Blog by TwentySomething Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>This Is What I Like To See<\/strong><br \/>\nThe quality of this Vancouver production of \u201cFat Pig\u201d was equal to what I saw on Broadway.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/irresistibletheatre.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/ive-seen-lot-of-theatre-in-last-couple.html\">Irresistible Theatre: Blog by Angela Konrad<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>Fat is Phat<\/strong><br \/>\nMichael Scolar Jr. has created a terrific production in every respect. In addition to drawing lovely performances from his actors, the staging is inventive without being self-conscious, the pacing is spot on, and the comedy and pathos are in perfect balance.<\/p>\n<p>Fat Pig makes my first Top Ten entry of 2009. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The performances are selling out, so call to reserve tickets. <\/p>\n<p>Where: Performance Works, Granville Island<br \/>\nWhen: May 20 \u2013 30<br \/>\nTickets: Tues \u2013 Thur &#038; Matinees $21.50; Fri \u2013 Sat $25.50<br \/>\nContact: 604 684 2787<br \/>\nTickets Online: <a href=\"http:\/\/tickets.ticketstonight.ca\/eventperformances.asp?evt=967&#038;c=&#038;spg=1&#038;anchor=#\" rel=\"nofollow\">ticketstonight.ca<\/a><br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatpig.ca\">www.fatpig.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is your last week to catch Fat Pig, which is getting fantastic reviews, like this one: From Vancouver Observer: Fat Pig: Highly Recommended Director Michael Scholar Jr. has done a great job at staging the play in a way that keeps the audience focused and engaged. The set is minimal and shifts direction, both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[22,26,28],"class_list":["post-2838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stage-combat-2","tag-events","tag-journal-2","tag-stage-combat-3"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2838"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2838"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3416,"href":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2838\/revisions\/3416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}