“Everything in moderation, including moderation.” This Oscar Wilde quote is a stand out line from The Importance of Being Earnest and is one of the lines in the play that Theatre Calgary’s Artistic Director Stafford Arima picked out of the show. It seems to capture the spirit of this production of Wilde’s famous play. It’s witty, funny […]
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The dial on Theatre Calgary’s Million Dollar Quartet could be turned up a notch or two
In Memphis Tennessee, on the 4th day of December in 1956, four rock and roll stars came together at Sun Records’ studios. Jerry Lee Lewis wasn’t a star yet, and Sun Records was taking a risk on him. Carl Perkins was there to work on some songs and Elvis Presley along with Johnny Cash stopped […]
Theatre Calgary’s Steel Magnolias tells of delicate and strong friendship
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 […]