Neptune Theatre finds their Billys
In a media release, Neptune Theatre announced the casting for its production of Billy Elliot the Musical. Included in the list are two young men,...
Shakespeare and zombies meet at Elsinore in Dan Bray’s Zomblet
"To sleep, perchance to nightmare." No, it's not a typo. It is a twist on one of the lines from Shakespeare's most famous soliloquies in...
Theatre du Poulet’s Settle Elsewhere explores the immigrant experience
As immigrants themselves, Carmen Lee and Chun Shing (Roland) Au know first-hand what it is like to arrive on a foreign shore. Originally from...
Theatre review: the many pleasures of Pleasureville
Pleasureville has all the makings of a CBC hit – quirky characters, an endless supply of possibilities and a premise that would make viewers...
Theatre review: The Ladies Foursome rarely lands the green
With over fifty scripts under his belt, Norm Foster is one of Canada’s most produced playwrights. His writing rarely makes you think. Like watching...
Theatre review: The Last Wife would work more effectively as a Netflix series
While The Last Wife features some fine acting, looks incredible, and is intriguing, I wanted to pause the action to use the washroom, refill...
Eastern Front Theatre goes in search of emerging playwrights
In a media release, Halifax’s Eastern Front Theatre (EFT) announced the formation of the RBC Emerging Playwrights Program, designed to assist four new Atlantic...
Theatre review: Cinderella is filled with silliness and incredible talent
Is there anything better than the sound of children gleefully laughing at poop jokes in a theatre? It turns out to be one of...
It’s Christmas in July as Cinderella returns to Neptune Theatre
Consider it Christmas in July, as Halifax’s Neptune Theatre gets ready to present a remount of Cinderella. Modelled after the traditional British pantomime, or “panto”...
Theatre review: Assassins doesn’t quite shoot to kill
Long before people were scratching their heads about a hip hop musical centered on one of the U.S. founding fathers, they were similarly scratching...