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Existence precedes essence, stated Jean Paul Sartre (French Philosopher). The idea being that underneath the encrustation of social and...
5 days ago
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Legally Blonde: When Choreography becomes Jurisprudence
Theatre Calgary is staging the musical Legally Blonde at the Martha Cohen theatre from the 20th of May to the 15th of June. The...
Jun 15
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Sweeney Todd: Fringe Theatre's Razor-Edge Revolt
Front Row Centre Players are staging Sweeney Todd at the Pumphouse Theatre from the 16th to the 31st of May. The play has won several...
May 26
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Prescription Murder: Columbo Without a Predator
Workshop Theatre is staging P rescription: Murder at the pumphouse theatre from the 9th to the 17th of May. Written by William Link &...
May 17
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Will be away till early to mid June to finish writing a book. It should have been completed a year ago, but personal indecision and...
Apr 20
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Blithe Spirit: Draped in Wit, Starved of Spirit
Theatre Calgary is staging Blithe Spirit at the Max Bell Theatre from the 18th of March to the 13th of April. The play follows the...
Apr 6
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Theatrical Malware: A Killing at La Cucina Crashes In Its Own Simulation
Vertigo Theater is staging A Killing at La Cucina from the 15th of March to 13th of April. The play, a Canadian original, is a...
Mar 29
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Faith In Performance: A Double Dose of Murder
Workshop theater is staging a Double Dose of Murder , written by Alan LeBoeuf, at the Pumphouse theater from the 28th of February to the...
Mar 7
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ATP's King James: The Agon of Human Connection
Alberta Theatre Projects is staging King James at the Martha Cohen Theatre from the 25th of February to March 16th. The play, written by...
Mar 2
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Go For Gold Audrey Pham: No Mannequins Here, Theatre With Soul
Lunchbox Theatre staged Go for Gold, Audrey Pham , written by Camille Pavlenko, from the 28th of January to the 16th of February 2025....
Feb 17
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Deadly Murder: A Thriller Too Hesitant to Surrender to the Dark
Vertigo Theatre is staging David Foley's mystery, deadly murder , from the 1st of February to the 2nd of March. Foley's mystery spans...
Feb 14
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Halfway Out: Why I Walked Out of Theatre Calgary's 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Theatre Calgary is staging a Streetcar Named Desire at the Max Bell Theatre from January 28th to February 23rd. I usually enjoy getting...
Feb 8
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A Christmas Carol: Traversing Reality And Hope
"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead...
Dec 31, 2024
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Charlotte's Web Unspun: A Brave New Spectacle of Hollow Theatre
Alberta Theatre Projects is staging Charlotte’s Web from November 26 to December 29th at the Martha Cohen Theatre. Adapted from E.B....
Dec 24, 2024
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Paw-sitively Interesting: Humor, Hierarchy and Hope
Morpheus Theatre staged Puss in Boots at the Pump House Theatre from the 13th to the 21st of December, 2024. The play was advertised as a...
Dec 23, 2024
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And Then There Was Disappointment
Workshop Theatre is staging And Then There Were None, based on Agatha Christie’s iconic mystery novel, at the Pumphouse Theatre from the...
Dec 6, 2024
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A Stage Without Anchors: Laughs Abound but Mystery Falters
Murder on the Links,  an Agatha Christie murder mystery, adapted by Stephen Dietz, is being staged by Vertigo Theatre till the 21st of...
Nov 21, 2024
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Beyond Heroism: War and Loss in Jake's Gift
Written and performed by Julia Mackey, ‘Jake’s Gift’ is being staged by the Lunchbox Theatre and is running till the 17th of November. It...
Nov 12, 2024
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No Sacred Cows: The Riotous Irreverence of A Court of Bran and Raisins
A court of Bran and Raisins staged by the late breakfast show is a humdinger of a variety show, brimming with hilarious irreverence,...
Nov 1, 2024
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The Seafarer: Brilliant Moments Adrift
The Seafarer, staged by the Alberta Theatre Projects, will conclude its run on November 10th. The play has earned several Tony Award...
Oct 31, 2024
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