Flower Bouquets carolynflower March 12, 2013 3654 Working together to make the world a better place - a timely theme for Geordie’s next play. Geordie Productions has been presenting live English theatre for family audiences since 1980. They continue to stay...
Trad – Irish as all heck sharmanyarnell March 12, 2013 2770 About one minute into the play, the laughter starts. Two Irishmen, traipsing across the ‘auld sod’ in search of a descendent, ending up in a graveyard with a doddering old woman and finally at the local Priest...
Gospel according to Mahalia: lifting our spirits with song sharmanyarnell February 14, 2013 3540 What do Edith Piaf, Billie Holliday, Sophie Tucker, Judy Garland and Mahalia Jackson all have in common? Peace. That’s Roger Peace; playwright, choreographer, director and producer. His latest creative endea...
Lost Innocence is the story of Steven Truscott sharmanyarnell February 14, 2013 3225 How the justice system failed him, the murder victim, both families and an entire town The year was 1959. He was 14 years old. He was sentenced to be hanged for a murder he did not commit. Steven Truscott...
Waiting for the Barbarians is a powerful and thought-provoking production at The Segal sharmanyarnell February 14, 2013 3979 There are some plays that need to be mulled over and digested before writing about them. Waiting for the Barbarians, at The Segal Theatre is one such play. Written by author, J.M. Coetzee, it was adapted for t...
Family fun for the holidays The Montrealer December 13, 2012 3385 A Christmas Carol returns to The Rialto The Rialto’s annual production of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, is quickly becoming a local family tradition. An all Anglo production returns to the ...
Flower Bouquets carolynflower December 12, 2012 3556 The Little Red Riding Hood - A “Gleams” New Year treat for the entire family If you live in Westmount, chances are you have heard of or seen a production by Gleams Theatre, an independent theatre founded in ...
See Red – a tour de force now playing at The Segal sharmanyarnell December 12, 2012 3913 Enter Stage Left Red, written by playwright John Logan, is a tour de force that begs the question; do all good artists have to suffer tragic lives to be successful? Picasso, Pollock, Van Gogh, Caravaggio, al...
The Montreal premiere of six-time Tony award-winning drama at the Segal Centre The Montrealer November 27, 2012 2747 The Segal Centre for Performing Arts and BMO Financial Group present the Montreal premiere of RED by John Logan, a captivating look into the life of iconic Abstract-Expressionist painter Mark Rothko. RED draws ...
Satrangi – Seven stories of light. The Montrealer November 22, 2012 3483 Deepali & Infinithéâtre, presents Satrangi; Seven stories of light. From the enchanting island of L’Isle-aux-Coudres to a village nestled deep in the Himalayas of Nepal. From a public bus in India to the war-z...
