TheatreOfTheEar

Theatre Of The Ear

Theatre of the Ear presented works in the manner of radio plays, on CKDU. Even when performing to a live audience, they stood before mics: it was, in music terms, a recital rather than a performance in the usual theatrical sense. This worked well with their repertoire, placing the emphasis on the text, and expressive aspects of pronunciation, enunciation and timing.1

1979: The Bald Soprano

Production of the Theatre of the Absurd Eugene Ionesco play

• Ferne Downey as Mrs. Smith
• WeldonBona as Mr. Smith
• Simone Georges as The Maid
• MichaelWile as Mr. Martin
• Maryellen Watt as Mrs. Martin
• Francis MacLeod as The Fire Chief

RobinMetcalfe writes: I remember attending it in the Macaloney Room. It is one of the more famous absurdist plays. The programme is unfortunately undated, but the recordings in the CFAT fonds at Dal are dated from 2 November November 2, 1979 to November 7, 1987. The Bald Soprano is not listed among the recordings, but I would date the programme as probably 1979.

Here's the programme scanned by Robin.