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01 Coveraoutsept (Page 1) profile | city life | trends | culture | shopping portrait | vie urbaine | tendances | culture | shopping PANORAMA MICHAEL THERRIAULT Playing for Keeps À tour de rôles This versatile Stratford Festival vet recently played Tommy Douglas in a TV biopic, and had a part in the musical The Producers.And he’s been wowing audiences and critics as Gollum in the stage adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Vétéran du Festival de théâtre de Stratford, en Ontario, cet acteur très polyvalent a aussi incarné Tommy Douglas à la télévision, en plus de jouer dans la comédie musicale The Producers. Et il stupéfie tout le monde dans le spectacle Lord of the Rings. By | Par Sonia Sarfati ALTHOUGH THE MUSICAL VERSION of The Lord of MÊME SI LORD OF THE RINGS a été mal reçu par la the Rings was poorly received by most North American majorité des critiques nord-américains (la production de critics—the $27-million production will end its run at 27 millions présentée depuis février au théâtre Princess of Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre on September 3 after Wales de Toronto fermera boutique le 3 septembre just six months, though a revised version will open in prochain, avant de revivre dans une version remaniée London in May 2007—reviewers did save many kind à Londres, en mai 2007), le consensus s’est fait autour de words for the performance of Michael Therriault, who is la performance de Michael Therriault qui incarne avec a truly inspired Gollum. brio Gollum. Like every vertically challenged thespian (he stands Comme tous les comédiens de taille… modeste (il just 5’6”) who auditioned for the musical version of mesure 1,70 m) qui auditionnaient pour participer à Tolkien’s masterpiece, Therriault was hoping to land the l’adaptation théâtrale du chef-d’œuvre de Tolkien, l’acteur DESTINATIONS 11 Photo: Allan Feildel panorama Michael Therriault PEOPLE LES GENS 1 THERRIAULT’S TOMMY DOUGLAS IN de 32 ans natif d’Oakville, en THE CONTROVERSIAL Ontario, avait Frodon dans sa mire. CBC TV BIOPIC Il n’a pas obtenu le rôle. Mais le THERRIAULT INCARNANT TOMMY DOUGLAS DANS metteur en scène Matthew LA MINI-SÉRIE CONTRO- Warchus l’a rappelé. Pour Gollum, VERSÉE DIFFUSÉE À CBC la créature devenue esclave de 2 A TRULY INSPIRED l’Anneau. GOLLUM IN THE STAGE VERSION OF THE LORD Au départ, le comédien a été OF THE RINGS | DANS LA terrifié. D’autant qu’autour de lui PEAU DE GOLLUM DANS LE SPECTACLE LORD OF amis et connaissances lui THE RINGS À TORONTO demandaient continuellement de 1 faire la voix de Gollum (compren- dre… celle d’Andy Sirkis dans les role of Frodo. Although he didn’t get that juicy part, direc- films de Peter Jackson !). Lui-même avait tendance à l’imitation. tor Matthew Warchus called him back to offer him Dans le ton comme dans la gestuelle. « Mais ça ne venait pas Gollum, the shadowy creature enslaved to the Ring. It’s a de là », explique-t-il en posant la main sur son cœur. Jusqu’à ce character that Therriault sees as “someone who’s not at que Matthew Warchus lui dise : « Arrête de t’inquiéter. Prends peace with his soul.” The idea appealed to him; all that ton temps. Essaie des choses. » was left was to bring it to life. Et il a essayé. Et il a osé. Depuis, il est renversant dans la At first, the actor was terrified. His friends and acquain- peau, dans la tête et dans le costume du personnage écartelé tances would keep asking him to do the voice of Gollum entre le désir d’aider et la pulsion de trahir. Un dilemme qui se (à la Andy Sirkis, from Peter Jackson’s megahit movies). traduit dans son discours et dans son attitude. Pour rendre He was tending toward imitation, both in tone and ges- cette dichotomie, cette schizophrénie, l’acteur tremble, ture. “But that’s not where it came from,” he says with his (sur)saute, file à quatre pattes, roule sur lui-même, se jette sur hand on his heart. Finally, director Warchus told him: le sol. Stupéfiant ! “Stop worrying. Take your time. Try different things.” Malgré sa jeune trentaine, Michael Therriault est un vétéran And try he did, with considerable daring. Now he’s de l’important Festival de théâtre de Stratford, en Ontario. downright creepy in the skin, mind, and clothing of this Faisant preuve d’une rare polyvalence, il a incarné le rôle-titre character so deeply torn between the desire to help and dans le cycle consacré à Henri VI, Motel dans Fiddler on the the urge to betray. It’s a conflict that’s reflected in his Roof, Flute dans A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Snoopy dans speech and behaviour. To convey Gollum’s dual nature, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Leo Bloom dans The the actor trembles, leaps, scurries on all fours, curls into Producers à Toronto et Tommy Douglas dans la minisérie The a ball, flings himself to the ground. It’s a sight to behold. Tommy Douglas Story, diffusée à CBC. Despite being only 32, Therriault is a veteran of the Là, comme pour The country’s premier theatre event, Ontario’s Stratford Lord of the Rings, son 2 Festival. Blessed with uncommon versatility, he has travail, avant d’être played such diverse parts as the title role in the Henry VI loué par la critique et cycle; Motel in Fiddler on the Roof; Flute in A Midsummer le public, a été appré- Night’s Dream; Snoopy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie cié par ses pairs… et Brown; Leo Bloom in the Toronto production of The ses patrons. « Il Photo: Manuel Harlan Producers; and the title character in The Tommy Douglas repousse ses limites, il Story on the CBC. arrive aux répétitions For his work as Gollum, critical and public praise were avec plusieurs propo- preceded by the accolades bestowed by his peers and sitions, il véhicule un employers. “He tests his limits, comes to rehearsal full of mélange d’intelli- ideas, and communicates intelligence, desire, and imagi- gence, de volonté, nation...and he has the physical ability to bring all of it to d’imagination… et il his performance,” notes Rings producer Kevin Wallace. possède la capacité In other words, Michael Therriault can do it all: act, physique de mettre dance, sing...and charm. tout cela en appli- cation», remarque Kevin Wallace, pro- The Lord of the Rings ducteur du spectacle. Tickets on sale until September 3 Bref, Michael Billets en vente jusqu’au 3 septembre Therriault sait jouer, 416 872-1212, 1 800 461-3333, danser, chanter. Et www.mirvish.com surtout charmer. 12 DESTINATIONS panorama TOURISM TOURISME LES PASSIONNÉS D’HISTOIRE ET DE Great Lakes History NAVIGATION ne voudront pas manquer le Marine Museum of the Great Lakes de Histoire d’eau Kingston. Logé au centre-ville, dans un ancien chantier de construction maritime et LOVERS OF GREAT LAKES LORE WON’T WANT TO MISS the de bassins de carénage, il raconte l’histoire des Grands Marine Museum of the Great Lakes. Housed in a former shipyard Lacs au moyen de multiples artefacts et de modèles and dry-dock complex in downtown Kingston, Ontario, the réduits de navires historiques. Le clou de l’exposition museum tells the maritime history of the lakes through artifacts est un bateau de la garde côtière, l’Alexandre Henry, and models of some of the vessels that sailed them. The biggest qui offre même, jusqu’à l’Action de Grâces, des cham- artifact of all is a retired coast guard vessel, the Alexander Henry, bres à louer, petit-déjeuner compris. Le musée, dont les which offers bed and breakfast services until Thanksgiving. collections, catalogues et archives feront la joie des There are also excellent research facilities. Currently the chercheurs, accueille actuellement une exposition tem- museum has an exhibit called Thanks To Volunteers, celebrating poraire, intitulée Thanks to Volunteers, en l’honneur de the 30th anniversary of the museum and the volunteers who son trentième anniversaire et de ses précieux helped make it possible. (Peter D.A. Warwick) bénévoles. (Peter D. A. Warwick) Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, www.marmuseum.ca Custom Care Hôtel particulier VANCOUVER IS A HOT DESTINATION, and it has the jet-setting visitors to prove it. To serve them better, the Opus Hotel in the city’s swanky Yaletown district has launched a one-of-a-kind concierge service—Lifestyle Concierge—tailored to each guest’s personality and tastes. “When you ask a hotel concierge to recommend a bar or restaurant, he’ll usually give you the same address whether you’re a hip young woman, a retired cou- VANCOUVER A LE VENT dans les voiles et la métropole attire des visi- ple, or a gay man. In fact, these people wouldn’t teurs de tous les horizons. L’Hôtel Opus, situé dans le quartier chic de usually frequent the same places,” says Opus gen- Yaletown, propose un service de conciergerie unique au pays, car adap- eral manager Daniel Craig. té à la personnalité et aux goûts de chaque client: Lifestyle Concierge. Instead, Opus provides five customized lists of «Lorsque vous demandez le nom d’un bon bar ou d’un bon restaurant au recommendations for restaurants, bars, shops, etc. concierge d’un hôtel, il vous recommande généralement le même endroit It’s an excellent idea that shows that Opus has que vous soyez une jeune femme urbaine et branchée, un couple de earned its reputation as one of Canada’s finest retraités ou un homme gay.
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