“I just find it so hard to have hope” What does it say about about me when my inner-most thoughts are being echoed by the devil? When a character initially full of hope succumbs to the harsh reality which surrounds him? Jen Silverman’s Witch, deftly directed by Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster, focuses on such questions: questions…
As I bundled myself up on one of the coldest nights I can recall, I began to understand why they call this time of year the dead of winter: the frigid air pierced through every layer of fabric I had on straight to my bones as I made my way to one of my favourite…
Content Warning: The following review contains discussion of violence towards Indigenous peoples. What do you do when the ghost of your ancestor appears and encourages you to commit a crime? This question was perhaps most famously explored by Hamlet, but Lisa Nasson’s Mischief offers a fresh and fascinating perspective on what the answer might be.…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and for over two decades now that also means an onslaught of new holiday films from The Hallmark Channel. Some folks plan their whole holiday season around watching the new releases and rewatching old favourites. And for those folks, The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical, directed by Tim…
The 2001 film “Shrek” defined a generation, and now we’re passing on the knowledge we learned in the swamp to the next generation through Young People’s Theatre’s Shrek the Musical. Directed by Herbie Barnes, Shrek the Musical has all of your favourite and most quoted lines from the film interspersed with David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine…
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is a timeless classic; its story of spiritual rebirth around the holidays continues to ring as true today as it did for the Victorians. But you’ve never seen “A Christmas Carol” told like this before! Invasion: Christmas Carol puts a wild improvisational spin on Dickens’ hallowed text, ensuring a night…
“I steal from the rich and give to the needyHe takes a wee percentage, but I'm not greedy” Twenty four years later, and the beginning of the “Merry Men” song from “Shrek” is still the first thing I think of when I hear the name Robin Hood, shortly followed by the iconic “Oo-De-Lally” song from…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and I’m not just talking about the holiday season! Two of RuPaul’s most legendary queens, Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme are back on the road for their eighth year spreading holiday joy, with just a hint of yuletide cynicism. This year, the queens are going on a haunting…
When was the last time you played? Not sports or an organized team thing, really played: let your imagination guide you to some joy? Most adults don’t play any more, even if there are little ones around we tend to resist fully letting ourselves go in service of the play. What if that joy and…
They’re back, witches! The Sanderson Sisters are returning to the land of the living for one night only, and you are their invited guests. But will you make it out alive? Join Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Sapphira Cristál, and Landon Cirder as they bring the magic of Hokus Pokus Live!, and the power of drag, to…
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