Toronto Mississippi

This weekend we went to see a play which was directed by our friend Alan Thompson. It was performed by 4 actors from the local English language theatrical company the Nagoya Players and was very, very good. Perhaps the best one yet. They performed a play by Joan MacLeod called Toronto Mississippi about a woman, her lodger, her estranged husband (a professional Elvis impersonator) and their 18 year old autistic daughter. We came out feeling stimulated and discussing nuances of the play. I had never heard of it before and a Google search found practically nothing about it. I am going to get hold of a copy of the original. It’s lovely to be able to go to the theatre. Pity they only have 2 performances a year. The next one is in December - A Christmas Carol. Japanzine article about Toronto Mississippi