{"id":189612,"date":"2023-10-30T12:31:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=189612"},"modified":"2024-02-05T12:32:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T17:32:35","slug":"torontos-newest-dark-comedic-love-tale-a-terrible-fate-extended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/torontos-newest-dark-comedic-love-tale-a-terrible-fate-extended\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto&#8217;s newest dark comedic love tale &#8216;A Terrible Fate&#8217; extended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Toronto get ready: Actor Cliff Cardinal and Director Karin Randoja have returned for the third time with a new theatrical production <em>A Terrible Fate<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Theatre production company Video Cabaret describes the production as \"<\/span>(Everyone I Love Has) A Terrible Fate (Befall Them) is a dark comedy about life, death, and what terribleness lives in between\".<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cardinal plays 10 different characters in this one-man show, transforming himself in Randoja's darkly humorous twist on what it means to be human. Randoja formatted the production of A Terrible Fate to take place in an alternate universe, pushing and challenging Cardinal's characters to take a chance on love despite the desire to practice self-protection. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='dt-gallery-container gallery galleryid-189612 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/torontos-newest-dark-comedic-love-tale-a-terrible-fate-extended\/videocabaret-in-association-with-crows-theatre-presentseveryone-i-love-has-a-terrible-fate-befall-them\/'><img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/22-Cliff-Cardinal_ATerribleFate_Photo-Credit-Michael-Cooper-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Man in burgundy coloured suit acting on stage showing emotion dark blue backdrop\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-189614\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-189614'>\n\t\t\t\t\tCliff Cardinal, playwright and actor. Photo by Michael Cooper.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/torontos-newest-dark-comedic-love-tale-a-terrible-fate-extended\/videocabaret-in-association-with-crows-theatre-presentseveryone-i-love-has-a-terrible-fate-befall-them-2\/'><img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Karin-Randoja_ATerribleFate_Photo-Credit-Michael-Cooper-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Women with blond hair and red glasses sitting at desk looking at camera\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-189616\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-189616'>\n\t\t\t\t\tKarin Randoja, director and dramaturge. Photo by Michael Cooper.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/torontos-newest-dark-comedic-love-tale-a-terrible-fate-extended\/videocabaret-in-association-with-crows-theatre-presentseveryone-i-love-has-a-terrible-fate-befall-them-3\/'><img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-Cliff-Cardinal_ATerribleFate_Photo-Credit-Michael-Cooper-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A man acting on stage, standing beside wooden chair in burgundy pants and purple dress shirt. Stage backgroud has different imagery of hearts on the walls\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-189618\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-189618'>\n\t\t\t\t\tA Terrible Fate is a One man show Actor Cliff Cardinal plays different 10 characters Credit Michael Cooper\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Everyone I love has) A Terrible Fate (Befall Them) has been extended and will run from Oct. 10 to Nov.12 at the Deanne Taylor Theatre. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">This play has been extended twice!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To learn more, visit the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowstheatre.com\/whats-on\/view-all\/aterriblefate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to the story below:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto get ready: Actor Cliff Cardinal and Director Karin Randoja have returned for the third time with a new theatrical production A Terrible Fate. 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