review Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/review/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:09:41 +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 review Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/review/ 32 32 Review: A Killing Snow at Vertigo Theatre is Not One to Miss https://calgaryguardian.com/review-a-killing-snow-at-vertigo/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:07:18 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28425 I saw A Killing Snow at Vertigo on opening night, and I have not stopped thinking about it. Mostly, I have been thinking about Bernardo Pacheco. He plays a pig farmer named Jack, and he [...]

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]]> Review: Vertigo Theatre Strikes Gold with Peril in the Alps https://calgaryguardian.com/review-peril-in-the-alps/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:12:17 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=27398 Vertigo Theatre’s production of Peril in the Alps surprised me. I walked in expecting a straightforward mystery and left laughing at a detective who skis down a mountain. The story is simple. Arthur Hastings asks [...]

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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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]]> Gender-Bending Sherlock: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson in Post-COVID London https://calgaryguardian.com/gender-bending-sherlock-holmes/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:12:10 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=22524 Vertigo Theatre’s Canadian premiere of Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, adapted by contemporary playwright Kate Hamill, ambitiously reimagines Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective in a post-COVID London setting. The play is a vibrant, genre-bending [...]

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]]> Ghost Stories YYC Review: 33 Artists, 1 Exhibit https://calgaryguardian.com/ghost-stories-yyc-review/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 20:18:48 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=20163 On October 13th, I attended Ghost Stories YYC Volume 3, a visually stunning art show and publication at the Ruberto Ostberg Gallery. This exhibit is inspired by folk tales, urban legends, and ghost stories and [...]

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]]> Pumpkins After Dark in Calgary: A Candid Review of Canada’s Biggest Halloween Festival https://calgaryguardian.com/pumpkins-after-dark/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:13:49 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=20138 I had the pleasure of attending the highly anticipated Pumpkins After Dark event in Calgary on October 8, 2023. As a lover of all things festive, I was excited to see what all the buzz [...]

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]]> The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival Review https://calgaryguardian.com/great-outdoors-comedy-festival-review/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:12:00 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=20032 I had the pleasure of attending the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival starring Jonathan Van Ness, Monét X Change, Priyanka, Karla Marx, and DJ MollyFi. Read on for my honest review. The event occurred at Prince’s [...]

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]]> Reviewing the Languorous Exhibit of Anda Kubis: A Celebration of Beauty https://calgaryguardian.com/anda-kubis-a-celebration-of-beauty/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:46:19 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=19818 On September 9, I had the pleasure of attending the opening night of the Languorous Exhibit of Anda Kubis at the Newzones Gallery. As a senior Canadian abstract painter, Kubis is a prominent figure in [...]

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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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]]> Cantata – the play that could have been a zoom call https://calgaryguardian.com/review-cantata-stage-theatre/ Sat, 07 May 2022 16:52:40 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=15286 Cantata (Rumours of My Crazy, Useless Life) By Clem Martini played April 28 – May 7, 2022 at Stage Theatre in Calgary, Alberta When I was asked to review Cantata, a dramatization and fictionalization of [...]

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