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The Anorak returns to mark the 30th anniversary of one of Montreal’s most tragic events.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Montreal massacre–the femicide that killed 14 women at École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989. Montreal playwright Adam Kelly Morton first wrote and performed his acclaimed one-man monologue The Anorak in 2000, delivering an account of events from the point of view of killer Marc Lépine. This year, […]

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There’s a whole lot going down in Purple Divine’s Going Up

This 40-minute, high-intensity, no-holds-barred play from Purple Divine is unlike anything you’ve seen before. The scene is a freight elevator—and so is the set. The audience entrance is though a loading dock door, setting the tone for the dark, emotional, and often harrowing conversation that takes place between Going Up’s two actors (Kelly Craig and […]

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The Pillowman is the Darkest Timeline

The modern Grimm-like fairy tale The Pillowman, written by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, is currently playing with a take of its own at Mainline Theatre’s Minimain stage. The Snowglobe Theatre has mounted a production that adds a layer of visual complexity to this modern classic. Storyteller and newly arrested police-state comrade Katurian (Matias Rittatore) finds himself […]

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REVIEW: Epic Entertainment at Segal Centre’s Mythic

Is it easy to be all-powerful and omnipotent? Gods, like parents, believe they can control everything. But at some point, the power will shift. Will the results be a catastrophe? Mythic is a wildly entertaining and funny musical on the Greek gods and their antics. Full of energy, delightful performances, and good songs, this is […]

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They’re Rocking the Rocky Horror Show at the Mainline

You know how this story goes—a little singing, a little dancing, a little spooky, a little sexy, and a whole lot of fun. And at the Mainline, they are breathing new life into this classic with one amazing performance of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show. It had been years and years since I saw […]

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REVIEW: Twist and Turns at Centaur’s Alice and the World We Live In

When life takes a sharp turn, what do we do? How do we move on and in which direction? What are the signposts? Alice and the World We Live In is a poignant trip through memories and mourning. It is a loving tale of how to cherish the life that happened and to face the […]

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REVIEW: Un Poyo Rojo Dances to its Own Beat at Centaur

Un Poyo Rojo is a bold and lively show full of scenes of humour, drama, and sexual tension. It is kinetic, vibrant, and wonderfully human in the dance of attraction. Using a variety of theatrical techniques and no spoken dialogue, Un Poyo Rojo is body theatre that surprises and entertains. The show is set on […]

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Step into Amber Dawn Bellemare’s The Parlour Project

Will you walk into my parlour, said a Spider to a Fly‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy Artist Amber Dawn Bellemare begins The Parlour Project: Spider, Fly and Web with a reading of Mary Howitt’s classic poem, setting the mood for an event that is part photo exposé, part performance, part ceremony, […]

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REVIEW: Segal’s The Pianist of Willesden Lane is a Journey of Many Roads

In times of hardship and pain, what are our values? How do we keep the flame of hope alive? How far will one go to protect what matters? The Pianist of Willesden Lane is a beautiful and deeply moving family story told through the power of classical music. In this one-woman show, concert pianist Mona […]

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Join Contact Theatre for a wild musical ride with Bonnie & Clyde

History meets legend meets young love, scored to the boogie-woogie beats of the 1930s with a little Gospel thrown in for good measure in the second run of Contact Theatre’s popular musical Bonnie & Clyde. In this wild ride of a production, the spark that drew the outlaw duo together takes centre stage, and the […]