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"Director
Brian Quirt, in adapting the story for the stage, not only remains
faithful to the esthetic spirit of the novel, he uses its ethereal
quality to create a theatrical work of haunting beauty."
We created a theatrical adaptation of Jane Urquhart's novel The Whirlpool by working with a choreographer, a composer and a company of actors to find a distinct and innovative way to bring this acclaimed book to the stage. The process took three years and four workshops, and was a continual delight to work on. "One of the most original dramas in years," wrote Maclean's Magazine when the play premiered in Toronto in 2000. In Niagara Falls in 1889, Fleda and her husband David are to build a house on a height of land above the Niagara River whirlpool. David is visited in his dreams by Laura Secord. Fleda's dreams reside in the woods surrounding the whirlpool where she first encounters Patrick - a poet who enters their landscape and changes their destiny. Meanwhile, in Niagara Falls, the young widow who runs the local funeral home is struggling out of her mourning and coping with her strange silent child. It's summer, the season of reckless stunts and river casualties, and as these five lives become entangled by the whirlpool, darker and more sinister currents gain momentum and ultimately release them from their obessions. Published by Playwrights Canada Press 2001; ISBN 0-88754-611-0. Contact Playwrights Canada Press at www.puc.ca ............................................................ Production History Tarragon Theatre, Toronto A student production of an abridged version of The Whirlpool was presented by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School as part of the 2009 Sears Drama Festival, directed and choreographed by student Melissa Rumble. |
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