Andrew Moodie In New Tarragon Play Is Still A Riot
Moodie and Stephanie MacDonald New Magic Valley Fun Town Play Is Very Dark And Very Moodie By Stephen Weir If there was such a thing as magic, a troubled dad could wave his wand and Presto the sexual trauma of childhood and the sins of the adults who did it will be gone in a cloud of smoke. Canadian playwright and actor Daniel MacIvor knows in his heart of hearts that pixie dust is just funny coloured dirt and that sometimes the only cure for a troubled past is death. MacIvor newest play, New Magic Valley Fun Town just opened at the Tarragon Theatre in downtown Toronto is initially a million laughs. But, over the course of 90 minutes the actors on stage, and the people sitting in the sold-out theatre, must confront the darkest memories of childhood sexual assault. This is a play set completely inside a Nova Scotia mobile trailer. It is the home of Dougie, a bumbling Cape Bretoner who can’t walk and talk at the same time without spilling his Timmy’s, Cheesies an...