City of Toronto All Events http://ift.tt/1CS65jW Florence Gibson MacDonald's How Do I Love Thee? is a language-rich exploration of both the euphoric and darker sides of the marriage of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning. Directed by Canadian Rep Artistic Director Ken Gass, the production features a stellar cast with Irene Poole and Matthew Edison as Robert and Elizabeth, and Nora McLellan and Richard McMillan in major supporting roles. Robert elopes to Italy with Elizabeth, only to discover her lifelong addiction to laudanum and other opiates which fuel her relentless creativity. Yet through all the darkness and complexity of the marriage, love in all its contradictions somehow endures, as epitomized in Barrett's famous Sonnets from the Portuguese.
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