THE GOOD THIEF by Conor McPherson (October 19-29, 2019)
✭✭✭✭✭ "THE GOOD THIEF as presented by FLY ON THE WALL THEATRE is the finest solo show I've seen all year. It is impossible to imagine anyone delivering this monologue with greater sensitivity than David Mackett. THE GOOD THIEF as performed by (David) Mackett and as insightfully directed by Rod Ceballos is…moving in its own intense, quiet way.” (Christopher Hoile, stage-door.com) REVIEW
"A fine way to pass a Sunday afternoon: a pint of Guinness & some vintage Conor McPherson: THE GOOD THIEF @FlyontheWallTO with a riveting David Mackett." (Martin Morrow, Canadian Theatre Critics Assoc.)
“…outstanding performance from David Mackett…compelling, entertaining, and poignant throughout, playing all the notes from black to white…” (Cate McKim, lifewithmorecowbell.com) REVIEW
“There’s only one showing left of The Good Thief, and I recommend you steal a seat before they’re gone.” (Ilana Lucas, Mooney on Theatre) REVIEW
"A fine way to pass a Sunday afternoon: a pint of Guinness & some vintage Conor McPherson: THE GOOD THIEF @FlyontheWallTO with a riveting David Mackett." (Martin Morrow, Canadian Theatre Critics Assoc.)
“…outstanding performance from David Mackett…compelling, entertaining, and poignant throughout, playing all the notes from black to white…” (Cate McKim, lifewithmorecowbell.com) REVIEW
“There’s only one showing left of The Good Thief, and I recommend you steal a seat before they’re gone.” (Ilana Lucas, Mooney on Theatre) REVIEW
Performances: October 19-20, 22, 26-27, 29
Sat-Sun (2:30PM) and Tues (7PM)* Opening: Saturday, October 19 (2:30PM) Dora Keogh Irish Pub | 141 Danforth Ave (east of Broadview) * Please note the early start time on Tuesday The Good Thief was presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. It was a Canadian Actors' Equity Association Production under the Artists' Collective Policy. 
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"Let's begin with an incident..."
When a seemingly routine job goes terribly wrong, a small-time thug finds himself on a desperate run across Ireland, trying to stay one step ahead of the police, his boss, and quite possibly the IRA. Fly on the Wall Theatre presented The Good Thief by acclaimed Irish Playwright, Conor McPherson at Dora Keogh's Irish Pub in October, 2019 Directed by Rod Ceballos, The Good Thief featured David Mackett, reprising a role he first performed at the 2006 Toronto Fringe. The show ran for 6 performances from October 19 to 29, 2019. The Good Thief is Conor McPherson's second play, for which he received the Stewart Parker Award for Playwriting in 1994. He won the George Devine Award in 1997 with his play St Nicholas, and went on to win an Olivier Award for Best New Play in 1999 with his follow-up, The Weir. In 2006 he received a Tony Award nomination for Shining City and an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play for The Seafarer. He was named by The New York Times as the 'finest playwright of his generation'. McPherson's latest play, The Girl from the North Country, with music from Bob Dylan, had its world premiere at the Old Vic theatre in July 2017 and transferred to the West End in January 2018. It's Canadian Premiere runs Sept 28 - Nov 24, 2019 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. | ||
The Company
David Mackett - The Narrator
For Fly on the Wall Theatre, David has appeared in Dublin Carol, Port Authority, Cold Comfort and Staged Readings of Lovers, The Seafarer, The Weir, A Skull in Connemara, The Shadow of a Gunman, and Sea Marks. He received a nomination for Outstanding Actor in My Entertainment World's 2017 Critics' Pick Awards for his portrayal of John in Dublin Carol and was cited for Outstanding Performance by NOW Magazine for his portrayal of Kevin Toner in Cold Comfort (2013 Toronto Fringe). He most recently appeared in Othello with Shakespeare BASH'd and ReJoyce: Bloomsday 2019 with Anna Livia Productions. Other credits include The Comedy of Errors, Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare BASH’d); A Terrible Beauty: Voices from 1916 (Toronto Irish Players); Arcadia (Citadel Theatre); After the Fall (Equity Showcase), The Weir, The Good Thief (MacKenzieRo); Aftershock (SummerWorks); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Touchmark Theatre); Half Life (Rose Theatre); Lucrece (Willow Cabin Theatre); Peter Pan (TheatreWorks/USA); Candida, Of Mice and Men (Kentucky Rep); A Christmas Carol (Arts Trust). Film/TV credits include Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew (YTV/Breakthrough Entertainment), Heroes Reborn (NBC/Universal), Amelia (Fox Searchlight), and The Rick Mercer Report (CBC). David is a graduate of the 2015 Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, Circle in the Square Theatre School, and completed his Classical Theatre Training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is the Co-Artistic Producer of Fly on the Wall Theatre, and holds dual Canadian and Irish Citizenship. Upcoming: Cymbeline (Shakespeare BASH'd) - February, 2020
For Fly on the Wall Theatre, David has appeared in Dublin Carol, Port Authority, Cold Comfort and Staged Readings of Lovers, The Seafarer, The Weir, A Skull in Connemara, The Shadow of a Gunman, and Sea Marks. He received a nomination for Outstanding Actor in My Entertainment World's 2017 Critics' Pick Awards for his portrayal of John in Dublin Carol and was cited for Outstanding Performance by NOW Magazine for his portrayal of Kevin Toner in Cold Comfort (2013 Toronto Fringe). He most recently appeared in Othello with Shakespeare BASH'd and ReJoyce: Bloomsday 2019 with Anna Livia Productions. Other credits include The Comedy of Errors, Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare BASH’d); A Terrible Beauty: Voices from 1916 (Toronto Irish Players); Arcadia (Citadel Theatre); After the Fall (Equity Showcase), The Weir, The Good Thief (MacKenzieRo); Aftershock (SummerWorks); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Touchmark Theatre); Half Life (Rose Theatre); Lucrece (Willow Cabin Theatre); Peter Pan (TheatreWorks/USA); Candida, Of Mice and Men (Kentucky Rep); A Christmas Carol (Arts Trust). Film/TV credits include Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew (YTV/Breakthrough Entertainment), Heroes Reborn (NBC/Universal), Amelia (Fox Searchlight), and The Rick Mercer Report (CBC). David is a graduate of the 2015 Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, Circle in the Square Theatre School, and completed his Classical Theatre Training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is the Co-Artistic Producer of Fly on the Wall Theatre, and holds dual Canadian and Irish Citizenship. Upcoming: Cymbeline (Shakespeare BASH'd) - February, 2020
Rod Ceballos - Director
Rod has directed for The Rose Theatre and Flower City Theatre Festival in Brampton, BirdLand Theatre, and Equity Showcase Theatre in the GTA. He has also directed in conservatory programs for Humber College, Theatre Erindale and the University of Windsor. In the US, he was Artistic Director for the Shakespeare festivals of Chicago, Cincinnati and Idaho, Associate Artistic Director for The Empty Space Theatre in Seattle, Resident Director for the Virginia Shakespeare Festival and Artistic Coordinator for the Lakeside One-Act Festival in Michigan. He has directed for the Seattle Shakespeare Company, St. Croix Festival Theatre in Wisconsin, and Ocala Civic Theatre in Florida. He has served as Artistic Chair and/or Head of Acting for programs at the University of California, Davis, Willamette University in Oregon and Boise State University in Idaho. He recently directed three projects for the Toronto Fringe: Katharine McLeod's My High Heeled Life, Inge Snaphots: Bus Riley's Back in Town & Glory in the Flower, and Cold Comfort. In 2014, he directed a remount of Cold Comfort for Fly on the Wall Theatre and The God of Carnage for the Sudbury Theatre Centre. Most recently he directed Marsefield Gardens by Susan Coromel for Theatre 33 in Salem, Oregon, and Stratford's SpringWorks Festival. Rod is the Co-Artistic Producer of Fly on the Wall Theatre.
Rod has directed for The Rose Theatre and Flower City Theatre Festival in Brampton, BirdLand Theatre, and Equity Showcase Theatre in the GTA. He has also directed in conservatory programs for Humber College, Theatre Erindale and the University of Windsor. In the US, he was Artistic Director for the Shakespeare festivals of Chicago, Cincinnati and Idaho, Associate Artistic Director for The Empty Space Theatre in Seattle, Resident Director for the Virginia Shakespeare Festival and Artistic Coordinator for the Lakeside One-Act Festival in Michigan. He has directed for the Seattle Shakespeare Company, St. Croix Festival Theatre in Wisconsin, and Ocala Civic Theatre in Florida. He has served as Artistic Chair and/or Head of Acting for programs at the University of California, Davis, Willamette University in Oregon and Boise State University in Idaho. He recently directed three projects for the Toronto Fringe: Katharine McLeod's My High Heeled Life, Inge Snaphots: Bus Riley's Back in Town & Glory in the Flower, and Cold Comfort. In 2014, he directed a remount of Cold Comfort for Fly on the Wall Theatre and The God of Carnage for the Sudbury Theatre Centre. Most recently he directed Marsefield Gardens by Susan Coromel for Theatre 33 in Salem, Oregon, and Stratford's SpringWorks Festival. Rod is the Co-Artistic Producer of Fly on the Wall Theatre.
Cora Matheson - Production Assistant
Cora is an actor and all-around creative based in Toronto. A graduate of George Brown Theatre School, she works as an actor both on stage and screen. Recently she has been gaining momentum and a passion for the world of writing, directing and producing and is currently writing a full length piece focused on the human-response to environmental concern, which she intends to direct in the summer of 2020. She also volunteers as a teacher's assistant at Young People's Theatre and hopes to gain her certification as an Artist Educator within the next year. Although there is much she does not know, she is positive she wants to create, share and teach theatre. coramatheson.com
Cora is an actor and all-around creative based in Toronto. A graduate of George Brown Theatre School, she works as an actor both on stage and screen. Recently she has been gaining momentum and a passion for the world of writing, directing and producing and is currently writing a full length piece focused on the human-response to environmental concern, which she intends to direct in the summer of 2020. She also volunteers as a teacher's assistant at Young People's Theatre and hopes to gain her certification as an Artist Educator within the next year. Although there is much she does not know, she is positive she wants to create, share and teach theatre. coramatheson.com
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