Forest Town Feb 27-Feb 29, 7:30pm; Mar 1, 1:30pm; 7:30pm The Park Place Theatre, 5480 Point Pleasant Drive $15/$20 If every man had to hold a branch each time he mistreated a woman, would men change, or would the world look like a forest? This is the counter-factual reality explored in Forest Town, an anthology […]
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The Steady Theatre Co. steers on
Listen to the Wind Feb 6-8, 7pm; Feb 9, 6pm Jonathan McCully Mansion, 2507 Brunswick Street and Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, 6199 Chebucto Road Sold out Any space can become a theatre if you look at it the right way. That’s what Steady Theatre Co. is doing with its latest play, Listen to the […]
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Viola Desmond and the Controlled Damage done
Controlled Damage Feb 4-23; Tue-Fri, 7:30 pm; Sat-Sun 2pm & 7:30pm Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street $30-$51 Andrea Scott’s new play Controlled Damage—about the life of Viola Desmond—is having its world premiere on Friday at Neptune Theatre. The Coast spoke with the playwright about the continued importance of Desmond’s story. Do you remember when you […]
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Stewart Legere, Cliff Le Jeune and friends are tangled up in Blue.
Blue Monday Cabaret Mon Jan 20, 7:30-9:30pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $15/$20 On the iconic cover of Blue, Joni Mitchell’s eyes are closed and she appears to be either mid-song or mid-cry. The cover, like the album itself, evokes such sadness and longing and has been one of the most enduring heartbreak albums since […]
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Review: Tiny packs a big punch
What if there have always been superheroes living among us? This is the proposal of Eastern Front Theatre and Zuppa Theatre’s latest show, Tiny. In an alternate, counterfactual reality, superheroes are very much real and have been ostracized and condemned throughout history. Tiny is set up as a museum exhibit, dedicated to telling the story […]
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The Fiddler on the Roof plays on
Fiddler on the Roof shows at Spatz Theatre on Sat Nov 2 at 7:30pm and Sun Nov 3 at 1:30pm and 7pm. Last May, the St. Joseph’s Stage Prophets Theatre Company’s production of Fiddler on the Roof sold out all six of its shows. “That almost never happens,” says Justin Brown, who plays Tevye in […]
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Settle Elsewhere belongs right here
Settle Elsewhere Oct 24-25, 5pm; Oct 26, 1:30pm, 5pm; Oct 27, 1:30pm, 5pm Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Road $10-$20 T heatre du Poulet came onto the local scene in 2017 with The Extinction of Hong Kongers, a puppet show that tells a story of Hong Kong’s fraught past and uncertain […]
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Review: Pleasureville is more than a millennial comedy of errors
Leah is recently single, perpetually broke, and in need of a change. Moving to Pleasureville, where she has inherited her grandmother’s house, seems like an obvious, temporary solution. Soon enough, she has opened a sex shop—and feels newfound determination to make it work, despite the odds. It sounds like a perfect setup for a plucky […]
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Review: Love and Information don’t mix
As the house lights come up after the show, a woman behind me remarks to her friend: “I didn’t really know what I was watching, but I enjoyed that.” Love and Information, from British playwright Caryl Churchill, is made up of over 50 short scenes and is a smorgasbord of subjects, styles, and moods. Ultimately, […]
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Review: The Last Wife doesn’t need a man
The first moment of The Last Wife drops the audience in mid-conversation. Katherine Parr (Stephanie MacDonald) is speaking to her secret lover, Thom Seymour (David Patrick Flemming), whose relationship will be doomed mere moments later when King Henry VIII asks her to be his wife. So, what is she to do? Play the game, of […]
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REVIEW: Singing for water with Xara Choral Theatre
The energy before a dress rehearsal is always a little bit frantic. Nothing starts on time as lights, sound, and costumes get adjusted, performers confirm their places, and the director scans the room for anything out of place. Then the lights go down, and the heightened silence fills the room with anticipation. Xara Choral Theatre […]
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Fringe 2018: Brandon Voyeur
Thu Sep 6, 11:30pm; Sat Sep 8, 3:30 & 10:45pm; Sun Sep 9, 2:45pm The Old Company Theatre 2202 Gottingen Street, $8 On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Brandon Lorimer sits waiting in the Bus Stop Theatre lobby wearing an eye patch. Maybe he’s in character: Somewhere between Brandon Lorimer and Brandon Voyeur, his performative alter ego […]