The Color Purple: The Musical To June 2 Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street $30-$86 neptunetheatre.com On a sharp and sunny Tuesday morning, the lobby of Neptune Theatre is quiet. Behind the doors of Fountain Hall, backed by a six-piece band, a choir swells. After three weeks of rehearsal, it’s the first day in the theatre […]
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Theatre review: Noises Off at Neptune
A mix of Inception meets Fawlty Towers, the farcical play within a play within a play Noises Off is a layered hybrid of classic slapstick and dry British comedy. Directed by Jeremy Webb, Neptune Theatre brings Michael Frayn’s work—a comical marathon nearly three hours long—to life thanks to a busload of manic energy provided by its […]
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Nominations for the 2019 Merritt Awards for theatre are out now
Eastern Front Theatre (Kamp and Half-Cracked: The Legend of Sugar Mary), Neptune Theatre (Mamma Mia and Cinderella) and Two Planks and a Passion (Animal Farm) are among the double-digit nominees for this year’s Robert Merritt Awards, which celebrate excellence in Nova Scotia theatre. Also among the nods are Workshirt Opera‘s Tom at the Farm and HomeFirst […]
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Neptune Theatre launches 2019-20 season
Neptune Theatre announced its new season this afternoon, with artistic producer Jeremy Webb summing it up thusly: “This year we’re celebrating more Atlantic Canadian works, talent and stories about female empowerment.” Joining the previously announced Billy Eliot the Musical (April 14-June 7) as the season closer: Argyle Street Kitchen Party (July 23-August 25): Last year’s […]
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Theatre review: Playing with Fire at Neptune
In Playing with Fire, a one-man-show set on an ice rink, actor Shaun Smyth sets out to tell you the life of NHL superstar Theo Fleury. Now if you’re me, and know squat about sports, you’ll assume that Fleury is a famous athlete you’re sure you’ve heard of, who played hockey. So for all those […]
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Fall Arts: Jeremy Webb and Neptune Theatre
Jeremy Webb just crossed a year at the helm of Neptune Theatre: He received the nationally coveted job last August, helping to walk George Pothitos out—while also handing Eastern Front Theatre to Sam Rosenthal—and settling in on his own in January. “I’ve been in this community for 20 years—I moved here in ’98, I’ve worked […]
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Review: Shakespeare in Love at Neptune
There’s a good chance you’re going to enjoy Neptune Theatre’s take on Shakespeare in Love. Directed by Jeremy Webb, the play features a host of local Halifax actors, all of whom work to make this play a more comedic venture than I recall the movie being. Allister MacDonald nails down the role of William Shakespeare, […]
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Theatre review: Mamma Mia! at Neptune
Mamma Mia is a 1999 ABBA jukebox musical. The plot follows Sophie (Cynthia Smithers), on the eve of her wedding to Sky (Jahlen Barnes), as she brings together the three men who could be her biological father, unbeknownst to her mother, Donna (Julie Martell). Smithers brings a beautiful voice to her portrayal of Sophie, although […]
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The Villain’s Theatre’s World on fire
The Blazing World April 11-15 Neptune Studio Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street $20-$25 neptunetheatre.com Colleen MacIsaac has written and is starring in The Blazing World, previewing April 11 on Neptune’s second stage and opening April 12. As a multi-disciplinary artist—she makes theatre, comics and animation, to start—having more than one job on a project is not […]
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Neptune Theatre announces 2018/19 season
Neptune Theatre, under the guidance of new AD Jeremy Webb, announced its 2018/19 slate this afternoon with its annual lunch at Fountain Hall. The summer season will kick off July 3 with The Argyle Street Kitchen Party, while the season proper bows with Shakespeare in Love (Sep 4-Oct 7) and closes with The Color Purple (Apr […]
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Salt-Water Moon‘s dance
Salt-Water Moon January 30-February 18 Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street $29-$36 neptunetheatre.com Many would call Salt-Water Moon one of the best plays in the Canadian canon, and Martha Irving would agree. It was written in 1984 by Newfoundland ex-pat David French and has graced countless stages ever since. For Neptune’s production, previewing Tuesday and opening […]
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Review: It’s A Wonderful Life
Neptune Theatre’s It’s A Wonderful Life is a reimagining of the beloved 1946 Frank Capra film, adapted and directed by the theatre’s outgoing head honcho George Pothitos. The holiday staple tells the story of George Bailey (Chris Zonneville) a man generous to a fault until his trust in the world gets him into some hot […]