Ottawa Fringe 2013. The Show Must Go On

Written and performed by Jeff Leard, directed by James Leard.

A surprising epic, the initiatic journey of a young actor whose experiences as part of a cross Canada tour with a company performing children’s theatre, transforms him into someone who sees sense in this life, someone who loves to do theatre for children. An intelligent, well-constructed and very theatrical savvy show by a strong young actor who keeps us glued to the trials and tribulations of this character: an actor who performs Rumpelstiltskin across the country. Much originality, much performance virtuosity by a young man who is on the way to becoming a serious actor. One suspects there is a portion of autobiography here but so much the better. A pleasure to watch because it comes from deep down inside and that, I like!