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Cornered “Winner by a Knockout” according to Rover Arts, and “a blast” according to the Montreal Mirror. “Catch it while you can,” urges The Gazette.

This award-winning “nasty, brutal and short” comedy is currently getting its Canadian premiere at Theatre Ste-Catherine. A Rabbit in a Hat Production. Here are some of the other things the critics have been saying.

“…a brilliant two-hander”    ”tough and fun…”   “this feisty little production”   “a brill little show”  ”great slangy dialogue and inventive profanity…Like David Mamet parachuted into Coronation Street.”    ”really well-written, beautifully directed and brilliantly performed.”

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Howard Rosenstein ”gives an astonishingly dramatic performance…which is intelligent and literally knocks one’s socks off.”(Rover Arts)

 Christopher Moore’s “portrayal…is right on the money. His timing and emotional nuances are perfectly calibrated.” (Rover Arts)

 Director Paul Van Dyck ”has paced the play so that the tension keeps building in irresistible waves until the final moments.”(Rover Arts)

 Jim Burke ”is a skilful writer [with] a keen ear for colourful, catchy dialogue.” (The Gazette)

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Read the full reviews here http://roverarts.com/2011/11/winner-by-a-knockout/

http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2011/12/01/mug-life/

http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Theatre+review+Cornered+pummelled/5785615/story.html

23 Nov – 3 Dec 2011. Cornered by Jim Burke, directed by Paul Van Dyck. Theatre Ste-Catherine, Montreal.

A play about trust, loyalty and getting f***ed in the ring. Paul van Dyck directs this brutally comic two-hander set in a seedy boxing gym. Howard Rosenstein and Chris Moore play two hapless cornermen in over their heads in a world of fixed fights and vicious gangsters. Cornered  won Best New Play at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. A Rabbit in a Hat production.

“a fast-moving, fancy-footwork of a script…tightly written and gripping.”      Manchester Evening News“What makes the play such a delight is its mixture of brilliant Everyman banter and killer gags”    News North West

              More on Cornered                                               

• Click here to read a short extract of the play
• Click here to see images from the UK production
• Click here for more info on the Theatre Ste Catherine website

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