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Synopsis
When it was shortlisted for the 1998 Governor General's Award for Drama, the jury said of Selkirk Avenue: "Quintessentially Canadian in its content, the play's appeal resides in McManus's skill in drawing us into the particular and varied lives of inhabitants of Winnipeg's North End over 75 years, and in doing so, speaking to all of us."
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From the Back Cover
"McManus could be called Winnipeg's playwright laureate, with a reputation for realistic characters, crisp dialogue and meticulous attention to his craft. All these strengths are displayed in Selkirk Avenue, an almost faultless dramatic portrait."--Theatrum
"A sensitive yet hard-hitting portrait, Selkirk Avenue is a roller coaster of emotions...Outrageously funny, tenderly touching and as down and dirty mean as a North End mongrel." (Uptown)
"McManus has crafted a story whose broad reach is matched by its sure grasp. The history of Selkirk Avenue as a haven-cum-springboard for successive minorities is told in a complex but comprehensible and emotionally irresistible tale that winds back and forth through the 30s, 50s, and the present." (Winnipeg Free Press)
About the Author
Bruce McManus has written sixteen plays, including Ordinary Days, Calenture, The Chinese Man Said Goodbye and Schedules. He has lived across Canada, but has spent most of his life in Winnipeg.
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- PublisherSignature Editions
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0921833571
- ISBN 13 9780921833574
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages96
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