House
RibbitRePublic returns to Fringe with Daniel MacIvor’s sit-down-stand-up-one-man-comedy-nightmare!
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5:30 pm House
See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2018/05/house-2/ for details.
Location: TAP Centre for Creativity
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5:30 pm
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7:30 pm House
See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2018/05/house-2/ for details.
Location: TAP Centre for Creativity
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2:30 pm House
See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2018/05/house-2/ for details.
Location: TAP Centre for Creativity
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10:00 pm House
See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2018/05/house-2/ for details.
Location: TAP Centre for Creativity
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5:00 pm House
See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2018/05/house-2/ for details.
Location: TAP Centre for Creativity
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6:30 pm House
See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2018/05/house-2/ for details.
Location: TAP Centre for Creativity
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6:30 pm
Location: TAP Centre for Creativity
HOUSE – An On-the-Ball Performance of Verbal Surrealism
Daniel MacIvor’s HOUSE, as performed by Jon Paterson, is a show that is at once extremely compact and incredibly expansive. It is a show that both is perfectly confined by TAP Centre for Creativity stage, but demands a release of its boundless energy. It’s exhausting, uplifting, depressing, and enervating — all at once.
The show can be described as a manic ballet of verbal surrealism that all takes place within a two-square-foot area. Paterson rarely strays from his simple chair in the middle of the stage. A single white spotlight illuminates him and, even in his brief forays breaking the fourth wall, the audience is drawn into the intimacy of the performance.
It’s a one man show on a small scale, but Paterson brings in multiple characters, each with their own verbal style, idiosyncrasies, and tics — all within the confines of that chair. He switches from story to story, from fantasy to reality (to perceived reality?) all within a fraction of a second.
And just when you feel you have a handle on the narrative — just when you think you’ve got a comfortable tether upon which to hold, he snatches it away and draws you further in.
It’s an awesome display of physical and verbal talent — and you’re left walking away from this HOUSE with questions that will follow you all the way home.
Jon Paterson gives an outstanding performance as Victor, the only character in this exceptionally well-written play by Daniel MacIvor, Through Victor’s recounting of his experiences in group therapy, at work and in his strained relationship with his wife Marianne, we get a realistic portrayal of a troubled but fascinating man who is trying to navigate the difficult circumstances of his life.
Victor is in group therapy because he suffers from some form of psychosis. (He insists that he is fucked up but not weird; as he explains, you’re born weird but you become fucked up.) His condition makes him an unreliable narrator and we can never be sure which parts of his story are true. It seems that many of the challenging circumstances he faces are of his own making.
But thanks to Paterson’s intense, riveting performance, we nevertheless empathize with Victor. Paterson inhabits the character so completely and convincingly that we can’t help but feel his sense of loneliness and isolation. Without the aid of dialogue with or commentary by other characters, MacIvor and Paterson create a nuanced portrait of a very complex man.
This is a wonderful production. The writing is excellent and Paterson’s performance is extraordinary. Go see it!
Wow oh wow never have I been so wet! From tears of anxiety and discomfort. But in a good way!
This show is incredibly powerful and rivetting. Jon’s performance was so captivating and profound, that I (pro)found myself unable to get out of my seat after the end of the show.
Also my eyes wouldn’t shut. That’s how much I wanted it to continue.
I would definitely recommend this show to any human being with a soul. Or without! Really, everyone should see it. But beware…. It will change you. Forever.
⭐✴️