Newfoundland Theatre: The Proper Thing
The title of the piece refers to a Newfoundland expression. When something is deemed to be particularly appropriate, it is said to be “the proper thing.” This phrase seems particularly suited here, in that the best of Newfoundland theatre in the past 10 years, with very few exceptions, has been coll...
| Published in: | Canadian Theatre Review |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1982
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/ctr.34.014 https://ctr.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/ctr.34.014 |
| Summary: | The title of the piece refers to a Newfoundland expression. When something is deemed to be particularly appropriate, it is said to be “the proper thing.” This phrase seems particularly suited here, in that the best of Newfoundland theatre in the past 10 years, with very few exceptions, has been collective creations. And almost all of those have been very concerned with Newfoundland expressions and with the culture which is particularly of Newfoundland. |
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