The Children May 9-19 The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street $5-$50, tickethalifax.com Martha Irving first laid eyes on Laura Vingoe-Cram when she was just a baby in a bassinet. Fast-forward some three decades: The two women are in conversation, listening carefully to each other, sitting in a top-floor rehearsal studio at Neptune Theatre. Vingoe-Cram […]
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Fuck This, I’m Out
Theatre in Nova Scotia has a serious problem and if something isn’t done about it, it will go the way of the cod fisheries. Theatre, like many arts disciplines in Nova Scotia, is dominated by white, straight, cis men. Desperate to attract audiences, theatre companies will go to any lengths except for honestly representing the […]
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Top 5 local theatre productions
The Weekend Healer By Bryden MacDonald KAZAN CO-OP A devastating family drama from Nova Scotian playwright Bryden MacDonald boasted potent performances from Stephanie MacDonald and Kathryn MacLellan as mother and daughter with a dark past, and even darker future. Let’s Try This Standing By Gillian Clark Keep Good Theatre Company Personal, funny solo show chronicling […]