When Farren Timoteo walks on stage as Salvatore Mantini in his white button-up collar shirt and his blue button-down sweater, there is this quiet space that I think only happens in live theatre, a time when the artist on stage in a solo show has everyone’s attention and everyone takes a collective breath. The audience […]
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the world’s longest-running play. It’s a classic murder mystery, written by the best-selling novelist. It’s interesting that Theatre Calgary has launched its season with this mystery, directed by former Artistic Director Craig Hall of Vertigo Mystery Theatre. The play is a classic who dunnit, with a cast of talented artists […]
Mark Sakamoto’s Forgiveness started as an essay for The Globe and Mail and then expanded into a book entitled Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents. This book was then adapted for the stage by Hiro Kanagawa and had a joint world premiere at The Arts Club Theatre Company in Vancouver and at Theatre Calgary. It’s […]