Bridge Productions presents Harry’s Christmas
By Steven Berkoff
Directed by Broadway’s THREE TIME TONY NOMINEE
and Theatre Hall of Famer Brian Murray
Starring Michael Kash

“Brian Murray is glorious.” Ben Brantley, NY Times

Toronto, Ontario – This holiday season Michael Kash and Bridge Productions bring you a comedy that’s not festive. Opening on Thursday, November 10th and running through to Saturday, December 10th at The Alley Theatre Workshop (12 Ossington Avenue) is Harry’s Christmas written by Steven Berkoff.   Critically acclaimed playwright Steven Berkoff has written numerous plays and is best known for film credits such as A Clockwork Orange, Octopussy and Beverley Hills Cop.   “There is no one like Berkoff and there’ll never be another.” Daily Mail (London, England).  To add to the tidings, is the collaboration between New York’s renowned Broadway director Brian Murray and Toronto’s Alley Theatre Workshop, living up accordingly to ATW’s “commitment to opening up a corridor between New York and Toronto for artistic exchanges between actors, writers and directors.”

Harry’s Christmas follows the comic torment of congenitally introverted Harry, less than a week before the big day. The spotlight of Christmas has exposed his exaggerated sense of worthlessness and Harry’s only holiday companion seems to be his Mum. He tallies up past and present Christmas cards and desperately tries to reconnect with his old girlfriend and buddies of Christmas’ past. We count down the days with Harry, watching his journey of self-discovery, torturous nostalgia and attempts to convince himself it will all be okay.  Christmas will pass and life will return to normal. He just has to get through it and talk to someone other than his Mum.

Broadway’s Brian Murray (three-time TONY nominee, Theatre Hall of Fame, Drama Desk Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards) will direct Michael Kash (2001 DORA nominee for Pounding Nails In The Floor With My Forehead by Eric Bogosian), marking Murray’s Toronto directorial debut.  Brian Murray’s career spans 50 years including work in London’s West End, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, New York (19 Broadway credits - 6 for Directing), Chicago and South Africa. He has worked with Sir Peter Hall, Peter Brook, Sir Derek Jacobi, Kevin Klein, Edward Albee, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Stockard Channing, Doug Hughes and many more.

Set and Lighting by Joe Madziak and Dave Taylor, costume design by Iona Greenham.

“Kash is masterful.” Richard Ouzounian Toronto Star

Opens Thursday, November 10th and runs through to Saturday, December 10th
Previews November 8th and 9th ($15.00)
Tuesday-Saturday at 8:00pm, Sunday matinee at 3:00pm
RUNNING TIME – 1 hour and 15minutes
Alley Theatre Workshop - 12 Ossington enter through Lennox Gallery just N of Queen
Box Office @ 416.703.9211 / Tickets $25 / website: www.alleytheatreworkshop.org