Robin Fulford is a Canadian writer.[1] He is most noted for his 1988 theatrical play Steel Kiss, about the 1985 murder of Kenneth Zeller,[2] and his 2008 play Whitewash, about the 1995 death of Dudley George during the Ipperwash Crisis.[3]

A cofounder with Ken McDougall of Toronto's Platform 9 theatre company,[1] Fulford is best known for plays that confront social issues. His other plays have included Dark Song (1988),[1] Gargoyle (1990),[4] Swahili Godot (1992),[5] Sleeproom (1993),[6] Mouth (1994),[7] Eddycandyside (1996),[8] Gulag (1996),[9] Five Fingers (2001)[10] and Tunnel (2005),[11] as well as numerous collective credits with other playwrights and several short plays for youth.

Steel Kiss and its sequel Gulag received a dual staging by Buddies in Bad Times in 1999, as a response to the October 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vit Wagner, "Playwrights win battles in war on obscurity". Toronto Star, September 30, 1988.
  2. ↑ Liam Lacey, "Gay murder explored, unexplained". The Globe and Mail, October 5, 1987.
  3. ↑ Richard Ouzonian, "Dudley George play devoid of humanity". Toronto Star, February 29, 2008.
  4. ↑ Craig MacInnis, "Gargoyle actor always out on innovative edge". Toronto Star, March 23, 1990.
  5. ↑ H. J. Kirchhoff, "Theatre Reviews: Swahili Godot and Lovesong". The Globe and Mail, March 26, 1992.
  6. ↑ Geoff Chapman, "A cleansing experience in Sleeproom". Toronto Star, January 8, 1993.
  7. ↑ Vit Wagner, "Mouth marks a sideways step for Platform 9". Toronto Star, May 8, 1994.
  8. ↑ Kate Taylor, "A distinct lack of character: Medium Over Message". The Globe and Mail, January 19, 1996.
  9. ↑ Vit Wagner, "A bounty for perilous times". Toronto Star, September 26, 1996.
  10. ↑ Richard Ouzonian, "Five Fingers still packs a punch". Toronto Star, August 6, 2001.
  11. ↑ Robert Crew, "Plucked right from today's news headlines; Robin Fulford back with Tunnel: Character wants to kill himself". Toronto Star, March 17, 1995.
  12. ↑ Mitchel Raphael, "The hatred that never went away: Playwright Fulford sees much of today in ten-year-old work". National Post, January 7, 1999.


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