"Rise Again!
Rise Again!
Though your heart it be broken
And life about to end.
No matter what you've lost,
Be it a home, a love, a friend,
Like the Mary Ellen Carter,
Rise Again!"

A MATTER OF HEART is a theatrical celebration of the Songs and Stories of Canadian Legend Stan Rogers. 

The show, featuring a company of 10 singers and musicians, has now played successfully at the Charlottetown Festival, Theatre Aquarius, the Jane Mallett Theatre in Toronto, Thousand Islands Playhouse and Theatre Orangeville, where it had its World Premiere in 1998.

Originally conceived by Diane Stapley and Vince Metcalfe, "A Matter Of Heart" is not just a wonderful celebration of the songs of one of Canada's most powerful writers, it is also a celebration of Canada and Canadians. 

A Canadian Tour of "A Matter Of Heart" is now being booked for 2002-2003.
 

With its life-affirming themes, its passionate songs of determination and optimism, this is a show that resonates powerfully in the context of our current national and international difficulties. 

This is a show every Canadian deserves to see.

"A joyous celebration"
     The Charlottetown Guardian
"A Dream Come True"
     Hamilton News
"The music shines"
     The Globe and Mail
"Don't even think of missing A Matter Of Heart"
     The Hamilton Spectator

"The show is a crowd-pleaser...  Filled to overflowing with Rogers' often lilting and raucous tunes, it is not a book musical -- but considering Rogers' talent in creating vibrant characters and simple storylines in songs, most people aren't likely to notice. From the bitter young casualty of Barrett's Privateers to the displaced Maritimer of The Idiot through the oh-so-modern heroine of Workin' Jo and the competing life visions of two young men in Lock-Keeper, Rogers himself provided more than enough characters and vignettes to provide the dramatic tension for several shows." 
     The Toronto Sun

"A textbook example of how to do things right.  Everything comes together the way it should in this production, casting, direction, set design, lighting, everything works.  There are several moments in this show that will make you want to stand up and cheer, from Moore's spectacular version of White Squall and Frank Mackay's window-rattling take on Try Like The devil to Hatty's performance of Last Watch and Dan MacKay's duet with Frank MacKay on Lockeeper." 
     The Charlottetown Guardian

"Perhaps the review that matters most comes from the audience. Here's what some of its members had to say... "Incredible!"; "Phenomenal!"; "A fine tribute to a Canadian legend"; "Fast-paced entertainment"; "My God, you really get your money's worth."; "This is such a refreshing change from the over-blown, over-produced mega-musicals."; "I would love to see how audiences in Halifax or Cape Breton would react to this show."; "A gem"; "Not to be missed"; "A stage-full of talent"; "I'll go back to see it again, I hope others will too"; and, from a friend of Stan Rogers, "Stan would have been pleased and proud.".  That's great, because the rest of us sure were." 
     Hamilton "701"

"There is a celebration there, not just of a massively talented born-and-bred Hamilton songwriter and singer, but of a music that is particularly Canadian." 
     Hamilton Spectator Editorial

What's been said about the Performers

"Let us praise Charlotte Moore, praise her for warmth, depth, stillness, and a single malt voice that pours forth rich and true. When she's on stage, the sun is shining on Stan Rogers - A Matter Of Heart.''. 
     Toronto Star

Charlotte Moore is "so smooth, expressive, mischievous, plain, sexy, elegant, sultry, ordinary, whatever-she-wants-
to-be, that one could conclude she's actually triplets (or more). 

Terry Hatty is "outstanding".

Frank MacKay is "spectacular".

"Handsome" Dan Mackay "kindles each and every heart in the theatre with "Song of the Candle".

Read more Reviews on The Stan Rogers Site.
 
 

Bookings are being accepted for full Regional Theatre runs and for more limited runs in both the Theatrical and Concert Versions.

 

Other sites of interest in relation to 

STAN ROGERS ï A MATTER OF HEART

• The Stan Rogers Website 
• The Charlottetown Festival
• Fogarty's Cove Music