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05.01.27 'Da Kink hair-raising hit for Mirvish
Toronto Star - A&E
Richard Ouzounian - Theatre Critic
The rest of Toronto may be suffering through the January gloom, but things are looking sunny these days for Mirvish Productions.
'Da Kink In My Hair is proving as big a hit at the Princess of Whales Theatre as it was during earlier runs at the Toronto Fringe Festival and Theatre Passe Muraille.
In fact, there are no seats available for the remainder of the show's originally scheduled run through Feb. 26 and so David Mirvish has decided to hold the show for a week through March 5.
Despite mixed reviews from the city's theatre critics, ticket buyers are finding the show to their favour.
"In the commercial theatre, the audience is king," said Mirvish. And audiences love 'Da Kink. We rarely extend our subscription shows, but the popular demand for this show warrants it. From the beginning 'Da Kink has been breaking down barriers and it is continuing to do so."
The play by Trey Anthony deals with the lives of of a series of black women in Toronto, who tell their stories during a visit to a West Indian beauty shop run by an all-knowing beautician named Novelette, played by author Anthony herself.