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Arts & Culture

Seeing Forest Town for the trees

A new, experimental play makes everyday gender injustice visible.

By Michael Lake
Feb 27, 2020

Tags: Arts + Culture, he Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company, Shakespeare by the Sea, Point Pleasant Park, Theatre
Arts & Culture

The Steady Theatre Co. steers on

A theatre troupe making it work—and making art—wherever it can.

By Michael Lake
Feb 6, 2020

Tags: Arts + Culture, correction, Maritime Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Steady Theatre Co., Theatre
Arts & Culture

Viola Desmond and the Controlled Damage done

Andrea Scott’s world-premiere Neptune play unpacks the legacy of Nova Scotia’s accidental activist icon.

By Michael Lake
Feb 6, 2020

Tags: Arts + Culture, Viola Desmond, Andrea Scott, Neptune Theatre, Theatre
Music

Stewart Legere, Cliff Le Jeune and friends are tangled up in Blue.

A star-studded tribute night to Joni Mitchell’s landmark album helps beat the bleakest day of the year.

By Michael Lake
Jan 16, 2020

Tags: Music, Cliff Le Jeune, Margot Sampson, Kyle Gillis, Laura Caswell, Stewart Legere, Joni Mitchell, The Carleton, Feature
Arts & Culture

Review: Tiny packs a big punch

By Michael Lake
Nov 15, 2019

Tags: Arts + Culture, Theatre

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