Julie Stewart, Susanna Fournier and Andrew Craig from True Love Lies, Brad Fraser’s North American premiere launching Factory Theatre’s 40th Anniversary Season. The show runs until November 1. Photo: Ed Gass-Donnelly Photo.

Time for some run-don’t-walk theatre here in Toronto: The North American premiere of Brad Fraser’s True Love Lies kicked off Factory Theatre’s 40th anniversary season this past Thursday.

The world premiere already a U.K. hit, this is playwright/director Fraser’s best work yet, and I’ve either seen or read them all.  More mature than anything before it, and shockingly funny on many levels.

Your mission – a tough one – is to keep up.  Process if you can the wit and disaster as a nuclear family made up of Royce, Madison, Carolyn and Kane introduce themselves to you and then promptly explode before your eyes, leaving you riveted, aghast, and laughing hysterically – a delicious combo.  As Fraser’s family’s secrets combine into a twisted scenario no one would ever wish on anyone, I watched realizing that while I would never have dreamed up such a dynamic, now that it’s being presented before me: HOLYSHITTHATCOULDTOTALLYHAPPEN.

Cast standouts: Susanna Fournier and Andrew Craig as the kidlets.

I haven’t shared specific plot points deliberately -  you should see True Love Lies just knowing you’re in for a treat.  If you’re reading this outside the city, get your butt here, or at least tell your Toronto friends!

P.S.  I did a One Minute With … with Fraser when he was on the show last month, have a look.  I’ll also be giving tickets away to True Love Lies here, on GGT, and on the show next week, so stick with me!

Until November 1st, 2009 at Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street.

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