The Old Tune (2008)
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Playwright: Robert Pinget
Adapter: Samuel Beckett
Director: Malcolm Black
Venue
Run
August 8th, 2008 – August 17th, 2008
Synopsis
Beckett Warm? Few theatregoers would describe Samuel Beckett thus, but The Old Tune might give them pause. Beckett’s translation of the French play, La Manivelle by Robert Pinget, has all the signatures of a Beckett piece — brilliant use of language, brevity, and humour, but nothing of the “bleak” landscape we usually associate with this 20th century titan. (2008 Summerworks Festival Program)
Cast
| Wayne Robson | Mr. Cream |
| Patrick Rose | Mr. Gorman |
Creative Team
| Robert Pinget | Playwright |
| Samuel Beckett | Adapter |
| Malcolm Black | Director |
| Jennifer Dowding | Associate Director |
| Ed Kotanen | Designer |
Production
| Emily McCutcheon | Publicity Designer |
| Trevor Black | Photography |
Staff
| Josh Hoodless | Venue Technician |
| Marc Rochefort | Venue Technician |
| Kimberly Purtell | Festival Lighting Designer |
