Sad news has accompanied something that should have been quite delightful.
Firstly, we were surprised to learn that Montreal-born-resident-o-phile actor Jay Baruchel is starring in a play at the Segal Centre starting May 5 called Sherlock.
We really can't get rid of this Baruchel guy, it seems. Yet it's hard not to be impressed by his devotion to local drama when he could easily be doing similar stuff far away in some other place.
Even more surprising, and far less fun to learn, is that his co-star Greg Kramer, 51, a well-known local actor who moved here from Britain in 1981, and was to play Inspector Lestrade, was recently found dead in his apartment in Montreal.
Greg Kramer, as Richard Burnett's excellent obit explains, had previously suffered a series of health setbacks, including coping with cancer and HIV and having lost a lung. Nevertheless he looked in pretty good shape in his photos.
A cause of death hasn't been determined, perhaps a real-life Sherlock Holmes could be required to figure it out.
Firstly, we were surprised to learn that Montreal-born-resident-o-phile actor Jay Baruchel is starring in a play at the Segal Centre starting May 5 called Sherlock.
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| Jay Baruchel will play Sherlock Holmes, sadly Greg Weston won't be playing Lestrade |
Even more surprising, and far less fun to learn, is that his co-star Greg Kramer, 51, a well-known local actor who moved here from Britain in 1981, and was to play Inspector Lestrade, was recently found dead in his apartment in Montreal.
Greg Kramer, as Richard Burnett's excellent obit explains, had previously suffered a series of health setbacks, including coping with cancer and HIV and having lost a lung. Nevertheless he looked in pretty good shape in his photos.
A cause of death hasn't been determined, perhaps a real-life Sherlock Holmes could be required to figure it out.