Critical Writing Index

It's showtime at the Ice House: Inaugural performance boasts fitting theme

by Ray Conlogue

The Globe and Mail, Apr. 4, 1986

Review of Andrew Paterson's performance The Strange Case of Norman Desmond, which was the inaugural performance at Harbourfront's newly renovated Ice House. Paterson's performance as the fictional megastar, Norman Desmond, deals with the facelessness of not being famous and the notion of losing face as a rock star. The review also the discusses the new look of the renovated Ice House.

ITEM 1986.079 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

The Strange Case of Norman DesmondAndrew Paterson