Canadian ‘rap opera’ bashes gay stereotypes
Justin St-Denis, Centretown News
Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow rap about love and gay issues in Bash'd at the GCTC.Archive 1997-2016
Rap, opera and frank discussions of gay-bashing. These themes are not typically combined on Ottawa’s theatre stages. But this month at the Great Canadian Theatre Company, BASH’d has explored all three in an attempt to get people talking.Justin St-Denis, Centretown NewsChris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow rap about love and gay issues in Bash'd at the GCTC.
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