[antiwar-van] FW: The Adventures of Ali and Ali and the Axes of Evil

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The Adventures of Ali and Ali and the Axes of Evil
-----Original Message-----
From: Ellie O'Day [mailto:ellie at oday.org]
Sent: October 14, 2004 4:12 PM
To: ellie at oday.org
Subject: The Adventures of Ali and Ali and the Axes of Evil


Hello,


We're hoping you may have a way to reach your members / supporters in the
Vancouver, BC, Canada area with this information - satire is a wonderful way
to make a statement!






In honour of the greatest democratic exercise in history, The US Elections -

NeWorld Theatre, Theatre at UBC and Cahoots Theatre Projects  bring you

The Return of


The Adventures of Ali and Ali and the Axes of Evil
Created and performed by Marcus Youssef, Guillermo Verdecchia, Camyar Chai
Also starring John Murphy


3 shows only!!!
Friday October 29, 7:30 pm
Saturday October 30, 3pm and 7:30 pm
Frederic Wood Theatre
6354 Crescent Road, UBC


Tickets $15 / $10  - Call Theatre UBC Box Office:  604.822.2678
For information call: NeWorld Theatre 604.602.0007 or check out
neworldtheatre.com

NOW (TORONTO): "ALI THE GREATEST" - 4 Stars, Critic's Pick:  Need a reminder
of how smart, relevant and entertaining live theatre can be? Then check out
Ali & Ali
 -Greg Sumi

CBC RADIO: A vicious and viciously funny satire of life in the New American
Empire, Ali and Ali is a hilarious and eye opening evening of political
theatre -- extremely politically-incorrect political theatre
-Jerry Wasserman

GLOBE AND MAIL: What makes Ali and Ali different from, say, Saturday Night
Live, is that it places the stateless, exiled condition of Ali and Ali as
the root of their actions and cause of their acerbic world-view
-Karim Al Jawari

VANCOUVER SUN: Anyone with the smarts to see through the mass of mendacity
that passes for fact these days will appreciate this clever, cutting cabaret
-Peter Birnie

NATIONAL POST: Chai and Youssef are wily, charming performers who know how
to work an audience and one another. I was in their pockets from the moment
one of them told a rude story about a leprechaun
-Robert Cushman

GEORGIA STRAIGHT: The gratingly sincere conventions of politically correct
drama are laid bare and, through transgression, the right to uncontrolled
speech is asserted. This goes beyond clever; it's hilarious.
-Colin Thomas

TERMINAL CITY: Ali & Ali is brilliant clown satire, veering from the
absolutely ridiculous to sudden crashes of anger and sadness Š We are all
implicated, the whole world, one way or another, and Chai and Youssef take
no prisoners.
-Alan Hindle

SEE (EDMONTON):
Marcus Youseff and Camyar Chai along with John Murphy  were engaging, and
hilariously, butt-clenchingly on the money with their observations on what
it is to be human in these troubling times.



Media contact:  Ellie O'Day,  604 731 3339,  ellie at oday.org


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Ellie O'Day
O'Day Productions
(604)731-3339
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