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‘Sequence’ Book Launch

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Last year Arun Lakra’s Sequence premiered as part of Downstage’s theatre season and the play won both the Betty Mitchell Award for Best New Play and the Calgary Critics Award for Best New Script. Sequence has been the winner of numerous awards since and is now getting published by Playwrights Canada Press. I think it’s important to […]

A Brimful of Asha – an informal review

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Originally, I wasn’t going to write anything on Why Not Theatre’s A Brimful of Asha, because it only ran three days in Calgary and I saw it on the second night of its run. I’m doing this more personal review, mostly because I have three critics who really want to know what I think and […]

High Performance Rodeo time!

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It’s January, which means that one of the biggest theatre festivals is upon us in Calgary: The High Performance Rodeo. The line up is pretty good this year, with some strong entries. I’ll be reviewing like a demon this year, but there are some shows that are running only three nights so reviews aren’t really […]