Evalyn Parry
FRIDAY, August 15th, 2008 | 10:30pm
THEATRE CENTRE, Toronto
"Equally funny…and dangerous” CBC Radio “Quirky folk-pop poetry...with a wicked sense of humour" NOW Magazine “...thoughtful, funny and sharp…Parry’s personal and political writing stands outside anyone's shadow…” EYE Magazine “...she cleverly dances the line between bottled rage ….and sweet hilarity” XTRA Magazine “...from the haunting…to the quirky… to the outright eerie and wryly urbane…inventive instrumentation and imaginative arrangements enhance the theatrical spark of Parry's verbal wit” TORONTO STAR “…breathtaking, sharp and right to the point… impressive observations…with a deeply human undertone” MazzMusica, Belgium Songwriter, poet and theatre artist Evalyn Parry offers up a filling meal of a concert, with her unique, intelligent and slightly off-kilter brand of folk-pop storytelling. Gifted with a sharp pen, a quirky musical sensibility and a wicked sense of humour, Parry's outspoken, personal and political creations hold out a powerful vision of social change, while her irreverent wit holds nothing sacred.
Parry’s latest release, Small Theatres, is a double CD package from Borealis Records. Featuring one disc devoted entirely to her musical offerings and a second devoted to her spoken word poetry, the album has met with glowing reviews from coast to coast. Summer travels will take Parry out to the west coast and then back to Ontario for several festivals, including Guelph’s renowned Hillside Festival. No stranger to SummerWorks, Evalyn is also a theatre creator / performer with the Independent Aunties (Breakfast, Clean Irene & Dirty Maxine)
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