Steven Dietz’s adaptation of Murder on the Links is a fresh, contemporary take on the classic Agatha Christie murder mystery. Vertigo Theatre’s production is a good mix of humour and talent, but the storyline is convoluted and confusing. What saves this play from chaos is a cast that plays up comedy just right and a narrative that […]
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The Seafarer is a multilayered story about love and faith in dark times.
The Seafarer is an old English poem about a man alone at sea. Scholars suggest that it’s told from the point of view of a seafarer, who is reminiscing about his life, and how life’s “earthly happiness will not endure,” and you must fight “the devil with brave deeds.” The play of the same name, […]
Theatre Calgary’s The Lehman Trilogy is an long look at the American Dream.
Here are things that you will know about Theatre Calgary’s production of The Lehman Trilogy, by Stefano Massini. It is a five time Tony award winning play, it’s presentation style is direct address, meaning it is taken in like a radio play, or podcast, and it’s a behemoth of a production, running at three hours […]