As the snow begins to fly and temperatures fall, what better way is there to spend a winter’s day than cozying up with a classic tale? Wren Theatre’s production of Little Women, directed by Tatum Lee, enhances the warmth and comfort of the Alumnae Theatre Studio to tell Louisa May Alcott’s seminal work. Featuring beautifully…
How many birds can you save before you decide to save yourself? Jamie, who has a job clear cutting Nova Scotia’s bountiful forests, is far more preoccupied with the damage he’s doing to the environment than the damage that’s occurring in his own life. Bone Cage, written by Catherine Banks and directed by Cassidy Sadler,…
Welcome sun-seeds! Joy is overjoyed to have you at her “wellness retreat” for the next three months! Such a warm welcome couldn’t come from a cult...could it? Seven strangers think they’re signing up for a life-changing experience, but what they endure is more scary than sunny. Not A Cult: The Musical is an ambitious new…
Have you ever wished you could just walk out of the grocery store, full bags in hand, having not paid a single cent? That’s exactly what Antonia, and hundreds of other fed up wives, have accomplished in Dario Fo’s Low Pay? Don’t Pay!. With a plot which sounds like it could be ripped from the…
“Again?” The first line of George F. Walker’s unpublished work Fierce fully embodies everything that we’re about to witness in a single word. Moss Theatre Collective’s inaugural production is an intense two-hander which delves into the lives of a recently-released inmate and her psychiatrist as they use some...unconventional methods to open up and gain each…
“They paved paradise and put up a parking lot” Joni Mitchell’s 1970 hit continues to ring true in a society where urban sprawl and diminishing green space remain a perpetual issue. Yet Annie Massey’s new play Pave Paradise takes this idea a step further to debates about what should be done with, and who should…
The Alumnae Theatre is currently host to an incredible world premiere, Tunnel at the End of the Light. Written and directed by Jonathan Guy Lewis, this moving piece examines the lives of a former platoon, who fought together in Afghanistan, after the death of their captain. Featuring stellar performances and soul-bearing stories, Tunnel at the…
The final instalment in Alumnae Theatre Company’s 2022-23 season is Michele Lowe’s String of Pearls. This fabulous production, directed by Barbara Larose, stars a wildly talented all-female cast, and tells a story which spans generations as well as the globe. String of Pearls is absolutely a must-see piece of theatre! String of Pearls is like…
Crossfield House Productions is back with its new show Ninety Four, a powerful and multi-layered tale about two kids who are trying to find their way back to love. Playing this weekend ONLY at the Alumnae Theatre, Ninety Four is a play you don’t want to miss! I got to send some questions over to…
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