At the heart of Theatre Calgary’s production of Steel Magnolias is the bond between women, how that bond is so strong, like steel but also so delicate, a push and pull. This bond, like no other, keeps the women in the performance from falling apart without confining them to something they have to be. It’s […]
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The Shakespeare Company’s Goblin: Macbeth is creepy improvised fun
The Shakespeare Company with the generous support of Hit and Myth Productions fulfills its promises when it comes to their production of Goblin: MacBeth. It’s horror, fantasy, improvisation and Shakespeare all mashed together. The play is conceived by and stars Rebecca Northan and Bruce Horak in full goblin masks, involving the audience and improvising as […]
Vertigo Theatre’s Sherlock Holmes and the Vanishing Thimble is warm and familiar
This year’s production of Vertigo Theatre’s Sherlock Holmes and the Vanishing Thimble by R. Hamilton Wright, focuses on Edith Hudson (Kathryn Kerbes), the landlady of 221B Baker Street. And the story and production shine because of the direction and nuanced performances on stage. Vertigo Theatre is exploring the complexity of the character of Sherlock Holmes […]