Robin Fulford Explained

Robin Fulford should not be confused with Robert Fulford (journalist).

Robin Fulford is a Canadian writer.[1] He is most noted for his 1988 theatrical play Steel Kiss, about the 1985 murder of Kenneth Zeller,[2] and his 2008 play Whitewash, about the 1995 death of Dudley George during the Ipperwash Crisis.[3]

A cofounder with Ken McDougall of Toronto's Platform 9 theatre company,[1] Fulford is best known for plays that confront social issues. His other plays have included Dark Song (1988),[1] Gargoyle (1990),[4] Swahili Godot (1992),[5] Sleeproom (1993),[6] Mouth (1994),[7] Eddycandyside (1996),[8] Gulag (1996),[9] Five Fingers (2001)[10] and Tunnel (2005),[11] as well as numerous collective credits with other playwrights and several short plays for youth.

Steel Kiss and its sequel Gulag received a dual staging by Buddies in Bad Times in 1999, as a response to the October 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Vit Wagner, "Playwrights win battles in war on obscurity". Toronto Star, September 30, 1988.
  2. Liam Lacey, "Gay murder explored, unexplained". The Globe and Mail, October 5, 1987.
  3. Richard Ouzonian, "Dudley George play devoid of humanity". Toronto Star, February 29, 2008.
  4. Craig MacInnis, "Gargoyle actor always out on innovative edge". Toronto Star, March 23, 1990.
  5. H. J. Kirchhoff, "Theatre Reviews: Swahili Godot and Lovesong". The Globe and Mail, March 26, 1992.
  6. Geoff Chapman, "A cleansing experience in Sleeproom". Toronto Star, January 8, 1993.
  7. Vit Wagner, "Mouth marks a sideways step for Platform 9". Toronto Star, May 8, 1994.
  8. [Kate Taylor (Canadian writer)|Kate Taylor]
  9. Vit Wagner, "A bounty for perilous times". Toronto Star, September 26, 1996.
  10. Richard Ouzonian, "Five Fingers still packs a punch". Toronto Star, August 6, 2001.
  11. Robert Crew, "Plucked right from today's news headlines; Robin Fulford back with Tunnel: Character wants to kill himself". Toronto Star, March 17, 1995.
  12. Mitchel Raphael, "The hatred that never went away: Playwright Fulford sees much of today in ten-year-old work". National Post, January 7, 1999.

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