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Shakespeare on the Go Recap: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

August 8, 2023 Maggie Ma

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 […]

StoryBook Theatre
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Homegrown Business: JP Thibodeau of StoryBook Theatre

May 8, 2023 Demian Vernieri

StoryBook Theatre is a volunteer-driven theatre which also has a Theatre School program for children and their families. We spoke with Artistic Producer JP Thibodeau to learn more about what they do. What is your […]

Goblin Macbeth
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Something Comically Wicked This Way Comes: A Review of Goblin Macbeth

October 10, 2022 Jim Beard

When one sees a Shakespearean play, it’s not always the content that imprints onto an audience’s memory. It is often the concept or gimmick on top of the material that stays forefront in the mind. […]

Legally Blonde
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Storybook Theatre Shows Off Student Talent with Legally Blonde

August 22, 2022 Jim Beard

For every young artist, it always starts with place. A place to foster and reveal talents. A place where discipline and inspiration meet. In Western Canada, one of those places is the Storybook Theatre at […]

Alex Dallas
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Men, Wolves, and Pink Overalls: A Review of Horseface with Alex Dallas at Calgary Fringe

August 2, 2022 Jim Beard

In crafting a luck-of-the-draw system for entering the Calgary Fringe Festival, audience members can never quite be sure what to expect. They might come across a novice untried and untested. They might come across an […]

Jeff Newman
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Impressing Skeptics: Review of A Different Kind of Magic Show with Jeff Newman at Calgary Fringe

August 2, 2022 Jim Beard

Jeff Newman is not simply a magician. He’s a mentalist. His claim? That he can read your mind, and even influence your thoughts. For this skeptic and a few others that attended his show at […]

Calgary Fringe Festival
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Calgary Fringe Festival Offers Wide Opportunities for Entertainment

August 2, 2022 Jim Beard

The Calgary Fringe Festival has been a city staple since 2006. Still experimenting with a hybrid format due to the pandemic, the festival is accessible in person, in-person live streaming, or on-demand viewing which one […]

Arts

A Review of Hamilton: A History Lesson Sung and Danced

July 25, 2022 Jim Beard

The long-awaited Broadway phenomenon Hamilton has finally made its way to Calgary. There’s a reason for the hype. It’s good. It’s great, even. I don’t usually critique shows in goosebumps, but this one had me […]

Parts & Labour Rico Pisco Col Cseke
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Hardships of Temporary Foreign Workers: A Review of Parts & Labour

July 4, 2022 Jim Beard

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 […]

The Cast of Clue at Vertigo Theatre. Photo by Tim Nguyen.
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Crime, Comedy and Choreography: A Review of Vertigo Theatre’s Clue

May 20, 2022 Jim Beard

It’s an education in timing. The pacing is quick. The movement is fluid. The spacing is precise. And I’m not even talking about the acting yet. I’m talking about the set and its ingenious eye-popping […]

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