An Accident Brings Us Back to the Present Moment
Just like the scene of a real accident, Northern Light Theatre’s An Accident, drew a large crowd at the PCL Theatre in the ATB Financial Arts Barns on opening night. The crowd […]
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Burning Vision – A Tale That Spreads Like Wild Fire
Finishing its run on April 14th, Walterdale Playhouse embraced a sweeping wartime epic with vigor and heart in its production of Marie Clements’s Burning Vision. Clements – one of Canada’s […]
Rewriting History: Age of Arousal at C103
This week, Edmonton’s C103 has been hijacked by a wild and witty anti-Freudian uprising. Linda Griffiths’s Age of Arousal, a The Maggie Tree/Blarney Production Co-op (in association with Theatre of the […]
When That I Was Showcases Great Acting, Wandering Script
I think we can all agree that the life of William Shakespeare has perhaps been a bit over-glamourized. I don’t know about you, but I have this vision of Shakespeare […]
Ride the Cyclone Delivers, but …
I walked out of Ride the Cyclone wanting to cry. Not because the musical made me cry, but because it didn’t. The promotional images feature a young woman who looks […]
Looking Back on Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke‘s run at Walterdale Playhouse ended February 16, 2013. Over the 10 day run, I had the opportunity to attend three times – the student preview night, the […]
Days of Wine and Roses: a Sobering Look at Addiction
Finishing its run at the Varscona last weekend, Owen McCafferty’s Days of Wine and Roses (inspired by JP Miller’s 1958 version of the same play) follows a couple of charming […]
Where the Blood Mixes Focuses on a New Way of Understanding
When I signed up to review Where the Blood Mixes all I knew was that Lorne Cardinal, who played Sergent Davis Quinton in Corner Gas, my favorite “I’m feeling homesick” show, was in […]
Ride Shines New Light on One Night Stands
The story of waking up naked next to someone whose name you don’t know isn’t new. However, Ride, playing at the PCL Studio at the TransAlta Art Barns, uses that story – […]
Evie’s Waltz: Shadow Theatre’s Surefire Thriller
Evie’s Waltz, a high-powered play on teenage violence by Carter Lewis, opened with a bang last week at the Varscona. The explosive work from Shadow Theatre dripped with suspense from […]
