Press
Jo Ledingham Theatre Reviews
Constellations: Review
"The actors had the audience hooked: Machin with his emotive outbursts and Pattanayak with his comical physicality. The props were a creative assortment of DIY furniture and bare necessities. The lighting arrangements were ingenious; especially a moody light bulb that intensified the plot’s many dark turns...The best shows at Fringe are those that leave you to ponder on existential questions much after leaving the venue. “The Emigrants” did that for me." Read more.
The Early Edition on CBC Radio Canada
Interview with Gillian Clare & Jacob Machin
Gloria Macarenko, guest host of CBC Radio's The Early Edition, welcomes Jacob Machin and Gillian Clare, the stars of Nick Payne's Constellations. In the interview they talk about the play, falling in love, and what the multiverse means for them. Listen here.
The North Shore News
Mira Kerr-Lazenby Interviews Gillian Clare
“We’re creating this chemistry, this relationship, without the sort of textual details that you would get in a lot of other places. It’s an emotional challenge.”
As for the audience, Clare said she hopes viewers depart Studio 16 moved by the storyline and with thoughts to ponder on the way home.
“What this play is really about is making choices and deciding who you want to spend your life with, and I really hope that speaks to them in some way," she said. Read more here.
The Vancouver Arts Review
The Emigrants: Review
"The actors had the audience hooked: Machin with his emotive outbursts and Pattanayak with his comical physicality. The props were a creative assortment of DIY furniture and bare necessities. The lighting arrangements were ingenious; especially a moody light bulb that intensified the plot’s many dark turns...The best shows at Fringe are those that leave you to ponder on existential questions much after leaving the venue. “The Emigrants” did that for me." Read more.
Little Mountain Lion Productions
The Emigrants: Review
"...totally unprepared for the level of depth in storytelling and performance in The Emigrants. I was wowed. I literally said “wow” to myself after the lights came back up in the house. The people behind me may have noticed and laughed except that they had immediately erupted into their own discussion about how affected they were...I highly recommend keeping an eye on Exact Resemblance Theatre in case there’s a future opportunity to see this play." Read more.
Panorama on CBC Radio Canada
Interview with Gillian Clare
"Ce que j'adore dans ce texte [The Emigrants] est qu'il n'offre pas de solutions, il pose des questions. Et c'est en posant ces questions-ci qu'on peut commencer la conversation hors la salle. C'est notre but: offrir un spectacle qui vous fait réfléchir. On ne prêche rien. On suggère quelque chose..." Écoutez ici.
CSJF 90.1FM
Karoline Sawin's interview with Gillian Clare
"Given the merit of the text and the talent of the artistic team, I said 'yes': I wanted to co-produce [The Emigrants] because it's really something that I wanted to see." Listen here.
