[Candrama] Information on Banned or Censored Plays

[Don Rubin]

yes, good memory.

the issue is actually CTR 13 and it came out in January 1977. the issue 
itself was on the theme of "Obscenity and the Theatre." There's a 
picture of Paul Thompson wearing a strategically placed maple leaf on 
the cover.

It includes a piece by Malcolm Page on The Beard and another on Passe 
Muraille's Baby Blue.

Most libraries should have it. For some reason, many of the early issues 
of CTR are not properly indexed by U of T Press.  But most major 
Canadian libraries would have CTR 13.

Until my retirement last year, several students had referenced that 
issue for papers. And one of my grad students did a major study about 
ten years ago on the futz case itself.

Don Rubin,
Editor, CTR (1974-1982)

On 2019-08-17 2:57 PM, Brian Morton wrote:
> There is a 1974 issue of Canadian Theatre Review, that discusses
> "Theatre Censorship in Canada".. I still own a copy of that issue on
> the bookshelf.
>
> And yes, Jim Garrard and FUTZ, at Rochdale College in 1969, definitely
> springs to
> mind.  The CBC radio archives had some interviews about this online
> for quite a while.  I found the link again here.
> https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/futz-a-farmer-and-his-pig
>
> As does Michael Hollingsworth's CLEAR LIGHT at Toronto Free Theatre,
> and Ken Gass' WINTER OFFENSIVE at the Factory.
>
> The cancellation of Brad Fraser's play POOR SUPER MAN, at the
> Stephenwolf Theatre in Chicago, in the early 1990s.
>
> More recent controversies would be Hillar Latoja and DNA Theatre's
> play PAULA AND KARL, or a production that toured the CAFF Fringe
> circuit about 18 years ago called THE HAPPY C_NT.
>
> Not a theatre production, but Ivan Rietman's 1969 student film at
> McMaster University, THE COLUMBUS OF SEX, which led to a prosecution for
> film obscenity in Hamilton.   I have spent years trying to turn that
> story into a stage play.
>
> A pity that the original poster asked the information to be sent off
> listserv, as I would have been interested in reading the responses.
>
> Brian Morton
>
> On 8/16/19, Don Rubin <drubin at yorku.ca> wrote:
>> Futz in Toronto.  Lot of studies on the case. Also Passe Muraille’s We Love
>> You Baby Blue.
>>
>> Don Rubin
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Aug 16, 2019, at 2:13 PM, Ginny Ratsoy
>> <Gratsoy at tru.ca<mailto:Gratsoy at tru.ca>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Colleagues:
>>
>> I am posting this request for information on behalf of the President and AD
>> of City Stage in New Westminster, BC. If you can assist, please respond
>> directly to either Christopher Walmsley
>> (cwalmsley at tru.ca<mailto:cwalmsley at tru.ca>) or Renee Bucciarelli
>> (renee at fraj.com<mailto:renee at fraj.com>). Many thanks.
>>
>>
>> We are interested in hearing about Canadian plays that were banned or
>> censored by authorities of various kinds--police, theatre boards, censors,
>> municipal/provincial governments.
>>
>> In Vancouver, British Columbia we are aware that Tobacco Road (1953), the
>> Beard (1970) and Captive of the Faceless Drummer (1970) all were
>> controversial to the point of being shut down.
>>
>> Are there any more examples from British Columbia?
>>
>> Were there censored/banned plays in the rest of Canada during the 20th
>> century?
>>
>> Thanks for taking the time to reply!
>>
>> Christopher Walmsley (President)  cwalmsley at tru.ca<mailto:cwalmsley at tru.ca>
>> Renee Bucciarelli  ( Artistic Director)
>> renee at fraj.com<mailto:renee at fraj.com>
>>
>> City Stage New Westminster
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