Although Count Dracula is a comedic version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, that doesn’t mean it’s without suspense. Thanks to some effective sound effects (such as the distant howl of dogs and suitably sinister music) and some pretty nifty special effects and lighting (like the eerily-lit fog, a creepy, careening bat and a stunning entrances and […]
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Get tangled up in Funny Money
Funny Money is one of those door-slamming farces that requires the audience to sit back, suspend disbelief and get carried away by the humour of the increasingly tangled web of lies that its main character weaves. Tony Marshall does a fine job as the web-weaving Henry Perkins, an everyman who puts himself in a dangerous […]
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Dartmouth Players have the pipes
Dartmouth Players has assembled a stellar cast for its production of Anything Goes. This play is filled with some of Cole Porter’s most memorable tunes (like “You’re the Top” and “I Get a Kick Out of You”) and they require some fine voices to sing them. Shannon Kelly (who plays nightclub chanteuse Reno) definitely has […]
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Dartmouth daytripper
As San Francisco has Oakland and New York has Jersey, Halifax has my dear Dartmouth. I opted to settle there when I moved back from Toronto a month ago. Plenty of Haligonians think Dartmouth is just a place to drive through on the way to the airport, but here are a few of the reasons […]
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Review: Tick, Tick…BOOM!
I should tell you, I should tell you: This youth production at Dartmouth Players Theatre is by Jonathan Larson, of Rent fame. Larson’s Tick, Tick…BOOM! predates Rent, taking the audience on the playwright’s autobiographical journey, leading to the creation of his worldwide hit. Shane O’Regan (above, middle), a recent graduate from Cole Harbour District High […]
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How to live for free all summer
It’s summertime and the spending’s easy. The temptations of big-name concerts, eating out, weekend getaways and cooling off with an ice cold beer—or more likely, beers—on a patio, are even harder to resist when the sunshiny weather has got you giddy. When you haven’t got much to work with, you’ve got to decide what’s worth […]
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Hot Summer Guide: Theatre events
Dartmouth Players presents Art Until June 27 Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play is ostensibly about the perception, interpretation and value of art, but actually has more to say about the ups and downs of friendship. Serge, Marc and Yvan have been buddies for over 15 years, each with their own roles within the trio. When […]