DaPoPo Theatre’s Live-In To Oct 31 Full schedule at facebook.com/DaPoPoTheatre With its net cast wider than ever, DaPoPo Theatre’s Live-In Festival is nine years old and going strong. “In contrast to previous years, we have curated a little less but opened the doors wider,” says Garry Williams, DaPoPo’s artistic director. This year’s festival theme is […]
The Living Room
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cartography’s tiny map making
cartography Thu Sep 7, 10pm; Fri Sep 8 7:10pm; Sat Sep 9 3:50pm; Sun Sep 10 9:30pm The Living Room, 2353 Agricola Street $8/$5 “I really love tiny things,” says Colleen MacIsaac. She means physically small things—she works in many art forms including illustration and with multiple theatre companies including 2b, The Villain’s Theatre and […]
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Fringe five-pack
Halifax Fringe Festival August 31-September 10 various locations atlanticfringe.ca The next two weeks are going to be busy for lovers of the weird and wonderful. This is the Halifax Fringe Festival’s 27th year, but its first under the new name. Previously the Atlantic Fringe Festival, the name change comes after other Fringe festivals started popping […]
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Taking a vacation from capitalism
The Commoners’ Almanac: Spring Break From Capitalism The Living Room Theatre 2353 Agricola Street To April 15 While many folks can’t afford a tropical March vacation, plenty of us could stand to take a break from the daily grind of our capitalist society. That’s the premise behind The Commoners’ Almanac: Spring Break From Capitalism—a project […]
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Get Around Me scores
Thursday September 10, 8pm Sunday September 13, 4:40pm The Living Room, 2353 Agricola Street, $10 Pictou County native Gillian English’s solo piece Get Around Me, one of three Fringe productions she’s appearing in, is the unlikely story of a Dal theatre grad playing fullback for Team Canada in Aussie rules football. That journey came to an […]
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‘night Mother lets it go
Sherry Smith has seen a lot of plays over the years, but there’s only one that has rendered her speechless. “I saw ‘night, Mother in New York in 1983, and when I left the theatre, I actually couldn’t speak. It was that powerful.” Now Smith is directing the LunaSea Theatre production of this Pulitzer Prize-winning […]
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Fringe Binge 2014: Day 7
I have to confess. I’ve not only been binging on theatre, but on food and drink as well. Yes, much of the down time between shows has been spent visiting many of the fine establishments around town. Countless cups of coffee and fresh-baked cookies at Alteregos. Sparkling wine (and conversation) at Obladee. Cheese and sangria at […]
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Fringe Binge 2014: Day 5
Daydreams of Kaleidoscopes ★★★ After seeing this show, I left the theatre with a lot of questions. Why was the young man in the play dying? What was the relationship between his mental illness and his impending death? Why was his therapist a disembodied voice…was he real, a figment of the boy’s imagination, or a […]
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Fringe Binge 2014: Day 4
Audiences are building as the buzz gets louder about the 2014 Fringe. So much good comedy at this year’s festival, but also an impressive range of drama from heart-touching to mind-bending. Something for everyone! Watch Out WildKat! (Yer Dealin’ with the Devil) ★★★★★ I’m telling you, run, don’t mosey, to get your tickets for this […]
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Fringe Binge 2014: Day 3
The Atlantic Fringe scheduling offers two really valuable tools for mapping out a Fringe Binge: the opening night Fringe Sampler and Festival Chair (and charming funnyman) Kevin Kindred’s Fringe Talk Show. The Sampler has come and gone, but there are two more opportunities to take in the talk show, which shines the spotlight on an assortment […]
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Behold! Atlantic Fringe Festival’s 2014 program
Get your scrolling finger ready, the list is a doozy! Advance tickets are now available online at atlanticfringe.ca. All tickets are $10 or less. Catch a sampler show on August 28 at Neptune Studio Theatre, one minute from about every show. Whirlwind! The 24th Atlantic Fringe program is: The Adversary by Andrew Bailey. Drama • […]
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30 Neo-Futurist Plays from “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” created by Greg Allen, Written by the Neo-Futurists
You’ll forgive me if I don’t try to summarize the plot of any of the plays that make up the hour-long 30 Neo-Futurist Plays from “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” created by Greg Allen, Written by the Neo-Futurists. There are, after all, 30 of them. And besides, part of the fun of […]