The day has been hot and sunny, one of the few in a predominantly grey summer, so most of the people crossing the Halifax Harbour on the ferry make a beeline to the upper deck to enjoy the ocean breeze. Small children fidget impatiently as adults settle into their seats, some chatting; others plugging into […]
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The Angry Inch rocked!
To the editor, I must commend a performance much enjoyed by all in attendance: Hedwig and the Angry Inch quite literally ROCKED. (“Giving an angry inch,” Arts, July 23.) Rarely have I been so impressed with an actor as I was with Ian Mullan. His memory, timing, vocals! That’s an obscene amount of talent in […]
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Farewell to Forbes
When the cast and crew of Ivor Johnson’s Neighbours, at Ship’s Company Theatre, found out that cast member Bill Forbes had passed away in his sleep last Monday, they shut down the production for the day. The group later elected to complete the play’s run (it ended on July 26) in honour of Forbes’ memory. […]
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Review: Tick, Tick…BOOM!
I should tell you, I should tell you: This youth production at Dartmouth Players Theatre is by Jonathan Larson, of Rent fame. Larson’s Tick, Tick…BOOM! predates Rent, taking the audience on the playwright’s autobiographical journey, leading to the creation of his worldwide hit. Shane O’Regan (above, middle), a recent graduate from Cole Harbour District High […]
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Review: Heart to Heart
Not surprisingly, love is the subject of Chester Playhouse’s summer theatre confection Heart to Heart. The hook is that it’s not one story, but five short vignettes exploring various permutations of “mature” love. It stars Canadian theatre greats Lally Cadeau and Nigel Bennett, who are clearly enjoying both the play and each other as they […]
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Hot Summer Guide: Theatre events
Dartmouth Players presents Art Until June 27 Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play is ostensibly about the perception, interpretation and value of art, but actually has more to say about the ups and downs of friendship. Serge, Marc and Yvan have been buddies for over 15 years, each with their own roles within the trio. When […]
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My summer: Christian Barry, co-founder of 2b theatre
Although acting work takes him to Toronto, as artistic co-director of Halifax-based 2b Theatre, Barry’s always coming back here. That said, 2b will keep him moving in the next year, with The Russian Play touring to the west coast, Invisible Atom and Revisited to the UK, and the recent Homage to Montreal and southern Ontario. […]
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My summer: Kate Lavender, actor, producer
Splitting her time between Toronto and Nova Scotia, Lavender is a theatre and film actor who still regularly plays teenagers even though she’s 29. She went to high school in Moncton, where she first trod the boards, then studied at Acadia and followed that up with work at Neptune Theatre. She spent some years studying […]
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How to live for free all summer
It’s summertime and the spending’s easy. The temptations of big-name concerts, eating out, weekend getaways and cooling off with an ice cold beer—or more likely, beers—on a patio, are even harder to resist when the sunshiny weather has got you giddy. When you haven’t got much to work with, you’ve got to decide what’s worth […]
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Charlie Ross is solo Star Wars play’s only hope
Charlie Ross was in the middle of an ordinary childhood, growing up in British Columbia, when Star Wars encased his life like Han Solo was encased in carbonite. “You remember when they first came out, there was no geeky stigma attached to the movies, everybody just loved them,” he says, on the phone from his […]
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Top 5 sure things playing at the Supernova! festival
A Rum for the Money Three Newfoundlanders are on a rum running mission in the middle of the night. They successfully dodge French bullets and evade RCMP cutters, but are hit and broken apart by a mystery ship, leading to an eerie night of survival. Neptune Studio Theatre, 1593 Argyle, Thu May 7, 7pm, Sat […]
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Thom Pain is absolutely brilliant
Thom Pain needs a hug, and most of the audience would like to give it to him. He also needs a kick in the ass, and it seems like there’d be a lot of volunteers for that, too. For Thom Pain, as written by Will Eno and performed by Stewart Legere, is both a wounded […]
