The Wizard of Oz June 30-August 31 Cambridge Battery, Point Pleasant Park by donation ($25 sweet seat) shakespearebythesea.ca We’ve had a lot of conversations about, ‘What is iconic? What are people going to be expecting?’” muses Jesse MacLean, director of Shakespeare By The Sea’s season opener, an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. “We don’t […]
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Twelfth Night moves
Twelfth Night To August 31 Cambridge Battery, Point Pleasant Park $20 suggested donation tickethalifax.com Twenty-five years ago, nearly on a whim, Shakespeare By The Sea put up Twelfth NIght for a week in Point Pleasant Park. Last weekend the company opened the production for its fourth time, in honour of that anniversary. But there are […]
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Shakespeare By The Sea announces 25th season lineup
It was much ado about everything for Halifax theatre company Shakespeare By The Sea, whose season launch last night also marked its 25th anniversary. The event was one steeped in celebration and fond reminiscing from alumni who shared their favourite memories of the theatre company. Emceed by co-artistic directors Jesse MacLean and Elizabeth Murphy, the […]
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“Should we go on? Yeah, let’s go on”: Shakespeare By The Sea and Zuppa Theatre in conversation
Zuppa Theatre’s 20th anniversary bash featuring Pop-Up Love Party Friday, April 20, 7pm Murphy’s Restaurant, 1751 Lower Water Street $25-$40 25 Years by The Sea Wednesday, April 25, 6:30pm Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road $25 This week, two Halifax theatre companies are celebrating milestones: Shakespeare By The Sea—founded in 1994 by Elizabeth Murphy […]
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Review: Macbeth: The Shadow King
Macbeth is arguably the best play about ambition written in English. It’s been performed for centuries, and will hold relevance as long as humans behave the way they do—which is to say, as long as people seek power for power’s sake, audiences will see those people in these characters. It is a cathartic experience, to […]