Are you concerned about the end of the world? Do visions of the undead haunt your darkest dreams? Then fear not! Eldritch Theatre’s Zombocalypse! will walk you through the four steps to surviving a hostile zombie takeover....though survival is not guaranteed for all. Created by Eric Woolfe and directed by Rick Waugh, Zombocalypse! takes your…
We’ve all heard of those reality dance shows which were massive hits in the 2000’s: “Dance Moms” or even “Toddler and Tiaras”, and we know the drama which occurs both on and off the stage. Clare Barron’s Dance Nation, directed by Diana Bentley, brings that drama to life right before your eyes. With a cast…
Satyr play: genre of ancient Greek drama that preserves the structure and characters of tragedy while adopting a happy atmosphere and a rural background. Or in the case of Griffin Hewitt’s Cyclops: A Satyr Play, the setting is more of a house party, and the “happy atmosphere” has a decided odour of regret mixed in.…
I love an overture. Truly, the little amuse bouche of a musical’s score before you see the full production makes the first viewing all the more intriguing, and subsequent listens feel warm and friendly. Though they went out of fashion long before I was born, I do so love an overture. And I know the…
Come in from the cold to the Red Sandcastle Theatre for a hot night of debauchery, dirty deeds, and death. Eldritch Theatre’s Night at the Grand Guignol, written and directed by Eldritch’s Artistic Director Eric Woolfe, revives a piece of theatrical history with its own unique twist. Fraught with feverish fables, feisty femmes fatale, and…
“It is a truth universally acknowledged...” The iconic opening line of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is never fully uttered in this new stage adaptation by Ferron Delcy and Jesse McQueen. One of the many running jokes throughout the play, this Pride and Prejudice has everything you love about the original novel with a cheeky…
“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…
A View from the Box 