The real life of Anne Lister already feels lifted from a script: Described as the first “modern lesbian” (she lived openly with a woman in 1830s England, in what many consider the country’s first same-sex union), Lister’s diaries were so spicily explicit that, when they were first discovered after her death, they were thought to […]
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Halifax, here’s how to prepare to watch Neptune’s The Rocky Horror Show
The curtain for The Rocky Horror Show (Neptune Theatre’s latest production, its season-closing musical, on until June 26) is 7:30pm—or at least, that’s in theory. Usually, productions of the super-racy queer landmark start about an hour-ish earlier, as audience members begin filtering into the venue, dressed as their favourite characters and toting items that reference […]
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Shakespeare By The Sea co-founder Elizabeth Murphy retiring
“I love living in Halifax. I’ve lived here since 1988. It’s my home. And I’m so happy to be able to say I did something nice for Halifax, for Nova Scotia” says Elizabeth Murphy, one of the three founders of Shakespeare By The Sea, speaking with The Coast by phone. Earlier today (Wednesday, April 6), […]
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Screen Nova Scotia announces its 2021 winners
Screen Nova Scotia held its annual awards gala on Thursday night (last night, Nov 25), honouring some of the best productions, crew and cast members in the local film and television industry. While the COVID-19 pandemic forced this year’s awards gala—on its seventh iteration—to once again be held virtually, Nova Scotia’s film and television industry […]
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Hannah Moscovitch’s big win
The day Hannah Moscovitch wins the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, Halifax’s most decorated playwright is sipping milky coffee, untying and retying her half-up messy bun while soft light diffuses around her. It’s a serene Wednesday afternoon in her north end home, no champagne popping in sight. “I feel like I paid in pain […]
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In Neptune Theatre’s season-opening play, Breton Lalama is Fully Committed
Fully Committed Running until October 10 at Neptune Theatre Tickets at neptunetheatre.com Breton Lalama began preparing for his latest role—a starring turn in Neptune’s season-opening, once-actor play Fully Committed, on until October 10—long before reopening plans meant live performance was back. It was before the theatre announced what its returning slate would look like, and […]
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Play review: Adventures makes you believe in magic, but you have to hurry to catch it
Walking along a path at Point Pleasant Park after dark—with bundles of fairy lights dotting the way—the crowd for the opening night of Adventures was silent, a buzzing anticipation mixed with reverence. It was the feeling of slipping out of your cabin at sleep-away camp on an oppressively hot night, looking for some mischief. Related […]
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All the summer’s a stage
July Comedy of Errors – Highland Arts Theatre in Sydney kicks off its summer season with an outdoor showing of Shakespeare. Hit up Open Hearth Park, Indian Beach or Rose Schwartz Memorial Park in New Waterford for these free performances—just be sure to book a seat online before you go. Jul 9, Indian Beach, North […]
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Don’t refund your local event ticket
We’re about to do this whole thing again: Another lockdown, aiming to curb a spike in cases in a province that, so far, has been a leading example of how to do this whole COVID thing right. It’s been a combination of personal vigilance, pre-existing factors and, often, individual privilege (like the ability for office […]
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Review: Post-Democracy will decimate you
Lee fiddles with the buttons on his slim-cut suits. Lee drinks too much. Lee inflicts harm. Lee wears his hair in a greasy man-bun, a double-looped-at-the-nape physical manifestation of his personality. Lee doesn’t think he has a problem with women. Post Democracy is available as a digital performance through Sunday, April 25. Tickets are $20 […]
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Neptune is (sort of) back!
Feb 26 update: As of the most recent COVID-19 restrictions—announced at a Feb 26 provincial press conference—arts and culture events are no longer permitted in HRM until further notice. Read more of the latest news about COVID-19 here. Back when COVID-19 was a new term–back when we were just starting to realize something big was […]
