review by Lauren Kalinowski photos by Nanc Price for the Citadel Theatre Despite the overly formal theatre stage, beautiful harmonies came from the audience to join Andrea Menard in song in her creation Rubaboo at the MacLab...
Read MoreReview and photos by Lauren Kalinowski The billboard for the Disney Animation: Immersive Experience, presented by Lighthouse Immersive Studios at the Edmonton Expo Centre until April 21, gives almost no information about the...
Read Morereview by Amy Stein I knew the definition of Burlesque when I bought the tickets. I knew it would be a strip tease. I knew I would see a lot of skin. But somehow none of that prepared me for exactly how much skin I’d...
Read More“My nostalgia, however, may be bruised beyond recognition” Review by Douglas MacDonald There was a string of years in my childhood where every Christmas Eve my parents would take me and my brothers to see A Christmas...
Read MorePreview by Caelan Scott This is probably the thousandth time this has been said, but the pandemic has been a frustrating time for us all. Whether it be lockdown isolation, the haphazard easing and tightening of restrictions, or...
Read MoreBah, Humbug review by Kirsten Dika Heading toward downtown Edmonton on an icy, chilly night, I found myself in a horrible mood and worried about finding parking. I had left my warm, comfortable living room for the privilege of...
Read MoreI turned to my friend and gasped, “I can’t believe there is this much nudity,” to which she said, “This is a Burlesque Show, what did you expect?” The Spotlight Cabaret (photo: Spotlight Cabaret) review and photos by Juanita...
Read More“an uproariously hilarious farce…” Helen Belay as Lucy in The Fiancée photo: Nanc Price/Citadel Theatre Review by Douglas MacDonald Remembrance Day was a fitting occasion for the opening night of The Fiancée,...
Read More“He poured his soul out to all of us as we sat and listened to the story of a piano saving a life” Review by Travis McNaught If Darrin Hagen’s play Metronome had been about anything or anyone other than a piano and...
Read MoreReadings of six, ten-minute plays from local playwrights Review by Arden Phillips On October 1 in the heart of Edmonton’s Old Strathcona neighbourhood, The Grindstone Theatre featured...
Read MoreBy: Gabriella Dunn Since the start of lockdowns back in March 2020, people in the performing arts have faced many challenges while dealing with COVID-19. I wanted to learn more about these challenges after hearing a close friend...
Read Moreby Bree Meiklejohn I stood on the checkerboard stage facing the DJ. Back to the audience with hand on hip, I exhaled, and waited for the music to start, hoping some of the butterflies in my stomach would fly away. When the...
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