REVIEWS Articles

Theatre Calgary’s ‘The Louder We Get’ is fabulous

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Back in 2002, Marc Hall was in High School and wanted to bring his boyfriend to his prom. He thought it was a simple request for his Catholic Secondary School. But it wasn’t. Now it’s 2020 and Theatre Calgary is presenting Hall’s story as a musical, based on the book by Edmontonian Kent Staines, lyrics […]

Alberta Theatre Projects’ production The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is magical

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Narnia is a wonderful and dangerous place. Alberta Theatre Projects’ production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe illustrates this succinctly. With a delightful cast and grand puppets, this performance is a work of wonder. Narnia is a wonderful and dangerous place. Alberta Theatre Projects’ production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe […]

The Shakespeare Company and collaborators put on a strong version of ‘The Merchant of Venice’

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Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is argued to be an antisemitic play. It is full of language and dialogue that demonizes the sole Jewish character in the story, Shylock. In the decision for the Shakespeare Company, with support from Hit & Myth and the University of Calgary School of Creative and Performing Arts, Division of […]