Excerpt: I have long considered Loose Moose alumnus Jan Derbyshire an insanely funny comic. What I didn’t know was that Derbyshire was once certified insane. “It started back in 1998 … More
Excerpt: I have long considered Loose Moose alumnus Jan Derbyshire an insanely funny comic. What I didn’t know was that Derbyshire was once certified insane. “It started back in 1998 … More
Artistic director Kate Newby calls inVISIBLE “an intimate slumber party, a joyful gathering of collective energy, a raw, vulnerable, complex and liberating happening.” This 90-minute happening will take place from Oct. 12 through 21 at the University of Calgary’s Matthews Theatre in Craigie Hall and will feature 13 performers, including Makambe K. Simamba, who has been with the project since its inception in the fall of 2016.
Last year, Vancouver playwright Rosemary Rowe’s subversive little comedy The Good Bride took Edmonton by storm. It’s the story of Maranatha, a 15-year-old girl who puts on her wedding gown … More
Getting hitched is a difficult decision, especially since marriage assumes you’ve already accomplished the even tougher task of finding love. Now, imagine being forced into the act by someone religiously … More
Calgary has a particularly vibrant alternative theatre scene, and with news from Handsome Alice, Theatre Basement and Sage Theatre about their upcoming seasons, this could be a most memorable year … More
It was a long and arduous process when the Calgary theatre critics met on May 21 at Loft 112 in the East Village to choose the nominees for the 2016 … More
The Shakespeare Company, Handsome Alice Theatre and Hit & Myth Productions combine for Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) which opens on Thursday. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Thursday, May 12 … More
In 1989, feminist writer Ann-Marie MacDonald received the Governor General’s Award for drama for her comedy Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). MacDonald’s premise was that Shakespeare’s tragedies Othello and Romeo … More