Stage West Theatre’s latest production Screwball Comedy is a homage to the genre of… you guessed it… screwball comedy. The genre was popular during the Great Depression and usually satirizes the traditional love story. During the 1930s there was a rise in demand for films and storylines that critiqued social class, and screwball comedy was […]
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Alberta Theatre Projects’ Undressed is fun, but ultimately confusing
What do you do with your dress after the wedding? Alberta Theatre Projects’ Undressed examines that exact question. In this World Premiere, written and performed by Louise Casemore, the audience gets treated to stories that surround that perfect dress, and what happens after that rite of passage. After all the champagne is gone and the […]
Vertigo Theatre’s Cipher is worth it for the theatricality but not for the story
At first glance, Vertigo Theatre’s Cipher seems to be focused on the unsolved murder mystery that drives the play. A body was found on the beach in Victoria, BC in 1958 and it was concluded that the victim was poisoned. But there are all sorts of clues that surround the case, but no one has […]