The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee gets collaborativeThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a comedy that centres around six teens who must battle each other in a spelling competition while struggling to find their place in the world, and it brings the audience into the performance in a very unique way. Jaques Lamay is directing and choreographing the play at […] Continue Reading |
Improvised murder coming to Craigdarroch CastleThe Craigdarroch Castle, with its regal stone towers and polished red oak interior, transports the visitor into the posh life of a wealthy coal baron, and also serves as a perfect setting for a mystery, such as Paper St. Theatre Co.’s Murders on Paper St., which combines improvisation with drama to create a wholly unique […] Continue Reading |
1939 as clever as it is braveArt about trauma is hard, and art about atrocities still being reckoned with by the people who experienced them is even harder. Despite that difficulty, 1939 gracefully and powerfully shows the diverse and peopled history of residential schools in a way that honours the horror endured while taking pains to celebrate the hard-earned triumphs and […] Continue Reading |
Blue Bridge Theatre’s Sleepy Hollow delivers with a twistBlue Bridge Theatre’s adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has a bit of a twist. Sleepy Hollow was primarily chosen for its autumnal atmosphere and Halloween associations, but the more Blue Bridge president and art director Brian Richmond and adaptation playwright Andrew Bailey dove into the story the more intrigued they became with the […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: moondaddy’s new EP a dreamy experiencemoondaddy Lightwave Lightwave (Maps Music) 4.5/5 Cara Politker, the woman behind moondaddy, has a talent for creating a dreamy atmosphere through music, and she proves it on the California-based dream-pop quintet’s new EP Lightwave Lightwave. Lightwave Lightwave, which follows up their 2023 debut, Poet Lies, is a mesmerizing release, perfectly capturing dream-pop with its moody […] Continue Reading |
Dark Sounds unearths human condition through innovative flamencoDark Sounds is a series of flamenco literary performances by the members of Palabra Flamenco and poets Garth Martens and Jan Zwicky. In this unusual way of reinventing the flamenco tradition, two poets perform with a dancer and a guitarist who improvise and respond to the English-language poetry and storytelling. They dive into themes of […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Delta Sleep delivers great mix of sounds on new LPDelta Sleep Blue Garden (Sofa Boy Records/Wax Bodega) 3.5/5 Delta Sleep is a British band known for its unique blend of math rock and indie pop. They have been active since 2010 and have released four EPs and just released their fourth LP, Blue Garden. This new LP offers a great mixture of sounds, highlighted […] Continue Reading |
Hatched invites the audience insideThese times of midterm preparations can be harrowing, but on Friday, October 18 I got a reprieve when I took a trip out to William Head Institution to review William Head on Stage’s new theatre production, Hatched. William Head has been running their globally recognized theatre program William Head on Stage (WHoS) since 1981, producing […] Continue Reading |
Rocky Horror Picture Show returns with all-drag castRocky Horror Picture Show has been celebrated as an eccentric cult classic for almost 50 years. Bringing the 1975 musical comedy back to the stage is no small feat, but local drag queen Shelita Cox has proven that this cinematic masterpiece has more to give, with a twist. Cox—my drag grandma—got the idea to do […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Fixation deliver best work yet with Speak in TonguesFixation Speak in Tongues (Indie Recordings) 4.5/5 Riding high on the praise of fans and great potential in their break into the scene, Norwegian metalcore band Fixation believes this release is their best yet, and, frankly, I agree. Speak in Tongues is a powerful mini-album, following the journey of spiritual questioning, particularly in critique of […] Continue Reading |
