Touched by Too Many Angels By Adam Myatt Adam Myatt’s angel, dressed all in white with four-foot wings, is back on earth to give us guidance—although the less-than-devout catholic who’s only been to confession once isn’t quite clear on exactly where we should be going. Myatt, fresh from his stint as a Queer Acts Theatre […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 1
Nascent By Ryan Gray, Dawn Shepherd Circus that makes you question the nature of reality. Nascent comes from the the creators of TU Processed, which debuted in Halifax in 2016. Where Processed explored personal narratives on mental illness and race, Nascent is more metaphysical, delving into the creation of universes and the relationship between space […]
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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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Review: The Mystery Play
The Mystery Play is the second installment in the Parrsboro trilogy, a series of mysteries commissioned by the enterprising Ship’s Company Theatre. The plays share the main character of Sister Vivian Salter, a nun with a penchant for sleuthing, played with pluck and aplomb by Mary-Colin Chisholm. This play has Salter doubting her faith and […]
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Slut provides a jumping off point for larger discussions
Slut August 24-26 Sir James Dunn Theatre, 6101 University Ave free What is a “slut?” That’s a question that’s been on the minds of over a dozen Halifax women who are bringing Katie Capiello’s play, Slut to the stage, presented by LunaSea Theatre Company. It follows 16-year-old Joey del Marco’s deposition in her sexual assault […]
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Review: Stage Kiss
Stage Kiss is Sarah Ruhl’s charming comedy about two actors struggling to separate their roles onstage from their roles in romance. A woman (Francine Deschepper) has been away from the stage for many years and is cast in a play opposite her former lover (Christian Murray). As they begin to rehearse an overwrought 1930s melodrama, […]
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Caesar by the sea
Julius Caesar August 4-September 2 Cambridge Battery, Point Pleasant Park $20-$25 shakespearebythesea.ca In June, New York’s Public Theater lost the support of two corporate sponsors that objected to its production of Julius Caesar, which portrayed the titular character as a Donald Trump-like dictator. (Spoiler alert from 500 years ago: Caesar is quite assassinated.) It sparked […]
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Review: Nothing Less! and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Nothing Less! It’s 1918 in Apple Tree Landing, and the women of the small Nova Scotia town are fighting for their right to vote. They also sing and dance and practice Suffrajitsu. This is Nothing Less!, a new play by Ami McKay and Ken Schwartz, performed outdoors at the beautiful Ross Creek Centre for the […]
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Review: Pugwash
Pugwash follows the story of the first Pugwash Conference in July of 1957. On its 60th anniversary, it’s a piece of Nova Scotian history that doesn’t get much attention, but is here in the capable hands of playwright Vern Thiessen. The play is a fictional narrative following two kids, 13-year-old Conni McPhee (Gina Thornhill) and […]
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Review: I Do! I Do!
I Do! I Do! is a musical about marriage that debuted on Broadway in 1966, was nominated for a slew of Tony Awards, and over the years has boasted such stars as Mary Martin, Carol Burnett and Rock Hudson, to name a few. It tells the story of Agnes (Amy Reitsma) and Michael (Ian Gilmore) […]
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Review: Kooni and The Queer Ages of Hugo Dann
KooniWritten and performed by Izad Etermadi Directed by Liza Balkan Kooni begins as a light-hearted comedy full of quips about fashion, working in retail and work crushes. Things soon take an uncomfortable turn once a customer at the upscale boutique where Izad works makes a racist comment. Later, he meets an affable Iraian uber driver, with […]
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Summer Theatre Preview
The summer months are perfect for road trips. There is seafood to eat, waterfalls to trek to, and an abundance of theatre to see across the province. With over 20 shows, not including the late-summer Halifax Fringe Festival, where does one even begin? From Shakespeare by the Sea in Point Pleasant Park to Tony Award-winning […]
