Brief Lives (2013)
Produced by
Soulpepper Theatre Company and Toronto Masque Theatre
Presented by
Playwright: Patrick Garland
Director: Derek Boyes
Venue
Run
October 25th, 2013 – October 27th, 2013
Synopsis
Brief Lives is based on the writings of John Aubrey, known as the first biographer in the English language. His portraits – of William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh and Thomas Hobbes, among others – are in turn witty and slanderous, providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse of some of the most well-known people in the history of London. Set in 1697, in Aubrey’s rundown lodgings, it is as much a portrait of the man – a scholar, antiquarian and close observer of those around him – as it is of the stories he tells. (torontomasquetheatre.com)
Cast
| William Webster | John Aubrey |
Creative Team
| Patrick Garland | Playwright |
| Derek Boyes | Director |
| Larry Beckwith | Music Director |
| Ken MacKenzie | Set Designer |
| Ken MacKenzie | Costume Designer |
| Ken MacKenzie | Projection Designer |
| Gabe Cropley | Lighting Designer |
Music
| Larry Beckwith | Violin |
| Katherine Hill | Soprano |
| Katherine Hill | Viola da Gamba |
| Terry McKenna | Lute / Guitar |
Production
| Ashley Ireland | Stage Manager |
