play Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/play/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:45:28 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg play Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/play/ 32 32 Review: Miracle on 34th Street at Rosebud Theatre https://calgaryguardian.com/review-miracle-on-34th-street-at-rosebud-theatre/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:12:29 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=27273 Rosebud Theatre & School of the Arts in the Alberta Badlands brings Christmas to life with Miracle on 34th Street. This simple show, with Tim Dixon as Kris Kringle and a tasty buffet, reminds us [...]

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]]> Vertigo Theatre’s The Da Vinci Code: Symbols, Secrets and Strong Performances https://calgaryguardian.com/vertigo-theatres-the-da-vinci-code/ Fri, 30 May 2025 19:12:58 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=25659 Vertigo Theatre’s The Da Vinci Code faces the challenge every adaptation confronts: how do you make familiar material feel fresh? Director Simon Mallett solves this by focusing less on faithful recreation and more on what [...]

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]]> Review: The Birds and the Bees – Raunchy, Real, and Remarkable https://calgaryguardian.com/review-the-birds-and-the-bees/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:12:03 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=22561 Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP) concluded its season with a remarkable success in Mark Crawford’s The Birds and the Bees. Under Lauren Taylor’s direction, this hilarious and heartwarming sex farce resonated with audiences, capturing the unpredictability [...]

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]]> As You Like It: Theatre Calgary’s Ode to Joyful Storytelling https://calgaryguardian.com/as-you-like-it-ode-to-joyful-storytelling/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:46:36 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=21635 On February 27, I had the pleasure of attending a preview of Theatre Calgary’s As You Like It. Directed by Daryl Cloran, this production brilliantly melds Shakespeare’s timeless drama with the iconic tunes of The [...]

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]]> The Wagonstage: The Little Forest Review https://calgaryguardian.com/the-wagonstage-the-little-forest-review/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:12:00 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=19601 I had the pleasure of attending the Wagonstage Theatre’s performance of The Little Forest by Clem Martini on August 18 at Bowness Park in Calgary. From June to August, the show ran in several locations [...]

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]]> Shakespeare on the Go Recap: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ https://calgaryguardian.com/shakespeare-on-the-go-recap/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 19:22:39 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=19419 This year’s Shakespeare by the Bow Program hosted by Theatre Calgary hit the road as Shakespeare on the Go (AKA ShakesGo) and truly shook up the theatre scene throughout Calgary over the course of July [...]

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]]> Hardships of Temporary Foreign Workers: A Review of Parts & Labour https://calgaryguardian.com/fieldworks-parts-labour/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:16:59 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=15867 Verbatim theatre is a style in which plays are crafted and structured around precise words from interviews about specific events. Depending on the events structured, and the quality of the interview, an audience may be [...]

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]]> The Muse and the Minotaur: A Review of Dora Maar: The Wicked One https://calgaryguardian.com/dora-maar-the-wicked-one-review/ Sat, 07 May 2022 00:24:44 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=15291 Solo-person shows are difficult to pull off. One challenge lies in creating good enough material to keep an audience engaged. A second challenge lies in the actor. Are they dexterous and versatile enough to meet [...]

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