While largely a drama about a woman trying to both extricate herself from Shakespeare’s narrative and gain control of her own, moments of humour - while funny - had an odd modern sensibility and that seemed out of place. That unevenness extends to the show’s tone as well. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He already looms over Anne’s life and the show itself, to the extent that an empty chair onstage was enough to signify his presence. One has to wonder why some characters needed to speak at all - especially the Bard himself, who spoke little and didn’t say much when he did. But when played straight, the “dialogue” scenes seemed to carry on a few lines too long. It worked when she was mimicking people in comedic fashion, like Shakespeare’s sister or Anne’s father. But that ability to flesh Anne out makes one wish Bayliss was able to fully embody that character without asides focused on the other players in her world.īayliss plays all of the roles, a device that had greater success in some scenes than others. As a young Hathaway, the appearance of rosy cheeks and gleam in her eye appear to be something created through sheer force of will. Photo by Michelle Berg / Saskatoon StarPhoenixĪcross time and emotion, Bayliss delivers. Lisa Bayliss runs through a scene from Shakespeare’s Will, a one-woman show that tells the story of Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway, as she prepares his will. Set just after her husband’s death, she distracts herself from reading his will by journeying through memory - contending with the man she fell in love with, the person he became and a world that seems to be scheming to “rob a young woman of her desires and make her unwhole.” Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen’s play delves into Hathaway’s character, about whom history knows relatively little.
Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪs it tosses up debris on the shore, she uses the weeds and shells to create an idealized portrait of the second love, her husband William Shakespeare.Īcross the one-woman show, produced by Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, it’s the moments when Hathaway is speaking of her loves and her passions that shine.īayliss’ rich and affecting performance bolstered an uneven script on Tuesday night.Bailey had two catches for 37 yards and a major and Drew Wolitarsky had the only other reception, for five yards. We know they’re gonna come hungry for it so we’ve got to go and lay it on the line again.”ĭespite playing without the league’s leading receiver (Ellingson, hip), the Bombers got a strong performance from Schoen, who caught four passes for 146 yards and a touchdown. “The short turnaround for games and a good stretch of Western opponents.
“The schedule has been gruelling,” Bighill said. Winnipeg will have just four days to prepare for a game in Montreal after playing in Calgary. The Bombers beat the second-place Stampeders 26-19 last week at IG Field. The Bombers will try to improve to 8-0 next Saturday night in Calgary against a Stampeders team that is 4-1 and coming off a bye week. The Elks were not able to do much after that and the Bombers wound up kneeling out yet another game, in victory formation. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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