posted Friday, March 3, 2023
Rock of Ages, one of Broadway’s longest running hit musicals is now rocking the stage at the Elgin Theatre until May 20, 2023. A gnarly concoction of power rock and hilarious comedy, this reimagined version of the iconic ’80s-inspired production promises top tier talent, and a night that won’t be forgotten. Will the young ambitious […]
posted Friday, March 3, 2023
There’s Always Hope tells the story of successful author, Jonathan Stack has been so obsessed with trying to pen his magnum opus. He’s let his marriage to Samantha, who is also his agent and editor, break down to the point where she announces she’s leaving him for her business partner Luke, a hapless OCD control […]
posted Thursday, March 2, 2023
Splice the spiritual DNA of John Waters with martial arts, gore and rude, run-amok mayhem, and you have Enter the Drag Dragon, Lee Demarbre’s antic celebration of high camp. Ottawa’s Mayfair Theatre, which Demarbre owns and runs, is the home of Enter the Drag Dragon’s Crazy Dragon Detective agency, which consists of the drag queen Crunch (variously […]
posted Wednesday, March 1, 2023
In Dead Accounts, a brother, a sister, a nearly ex-wife, a high-price secret, and a plethora of pizza complicate a family reunion. Jack’s unexpected return to the family home in Cincinnati throws everyone into a frenzy, and his sister Lorna needs answers. Is he coming home or running away? Where is his wife (who everyone hates)? How did he […]
posted Thursday, February 23, 2023
Emily imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story, the inspiration for her seminal novel, Wuthering Heights. Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of […]
posted Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Erin’s Guide To Kissing Girls tells the story of Erin, the only out person in her grade, and Liz, fellow comic nerd and track star. They find their friendship tested when Liz is accepted to private school and Erin falls hard for new girl and ex child-star, Sydni. Erin believes the only way to save […]
posted Thursday, February 9, 2023
Theatre Gargantua is thrilled to be partnering with Queen Bess Productions, b current Performing Arts, and Roseneath Theatre on this exciting new production and world premiere of The Flight. The Flight, a new work by acclaimed theatre artist Beryl Bain, explores the ground-breaking life of aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman – the first African American and the first Native American to hold an international […]
posted Sunday, February 5, 2023
Rhubarb Festival, Canada’s longest-running new works festival is back for its 44th year this February. In a new four-day format, The Rhubarb Festival transforms Buddies in Bad Times Theatre into a hotbed of experimentation, exploring new possibilities in art-making and performance. This year’s festival, curated by festival director Clayton Lee, brings together both local and […]
posted Friday, January 20, 2023
This January, Canadian Stage presents the history-making two-part stage adaptation of author Ann-Marie MacDonald’s internationally acclaimed and best-selling novel Fall On Your Knees, on stage at the Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto, January 20 – February 5, 2023. This stage adaptation is the combined partnership between five organizations, bringing this momentous production first to Toronto, then to London, […]
posted Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The Fighting Days is a riveting fictional account that focuses on the life and work of Francis Marion Beynon, a Manitoba journalist and political activist, during her time in Winnipeg from 1910 to 1917. When the play opens, Francis is on her way to Winnipeg, leaving behind a sheltered and religious rural childhood. Soon after her […]
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