Theatre
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The Boyz are back
Prairie Theatre Exchange’s main space is in a state of controlled chaos as the media call for Altar Boyz - PTE’s current co-production with Winnipeg Studio Theatre - gets going.
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Equal rights still worth fighting for
Although it’s been almost 100 years since women won the right to vote, people still herald Nellie McClung as one of Canada’s most important historical figures - with good reason.
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Anything’s possible
Several wooden platforms, a gravel pit and hanging street lamps fill the performing space of the University of Winnipeg’s theatre building.
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Main stage brought to life with laughter
It’s easy to tell when a comedic play does its job sufficiently. The tell tale sign is gut-splitting laughter of course, but it’s important to know where the humour comes from.
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Scumday Mondays
There’s a new place to find scum in town on a Monday night, and it’s not where you might expect.
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Playing it personal
Imagine, one day, a loved one disappears without a trace.
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It’s all in the writing
It could be argued that to reverse the ills that plague a society people need to realize the things that they’re doing wrong.
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Shirley Valentine poised to impress
At almost 800 seats, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s John Hirsch Mainstage is a very large venue - especially when you’re the only one onstage.
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Young love and death in Jerusalem
When telling an old story that nearly everyone knows by heart, it’s normal to want to give it a new spin.
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Sex, drugs and pantyhose
The issue-packed and controversial Spring Awakening makes its Winnipeg debut thanks to Winnipeg Studio Theatre.
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Theatre looking alive and well this season
It looks to be an exciting year for the Winnipeg theatre scene.
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A new twist on an old tale
Vladimir Mayakovsky’s The Bedbug, a satire of 1929 soviet bureaucracy and abandonment of the revolution to New Economic Policy men and five-year plans, has been adapted by Adhere and Deny to take place in 1990s North America and eventually, 2042 (after its hero, Bobby Markowski’s body is frozen and thawed in the future).
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Politically charged theatre? Only if it’s Canadian!
For the last five years, local theatre troupe Theatre by the River has been performing a mix of classical works and new Canadian plays.
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Koller’s Magpie a frightening tale of redemption
Compared to film, theatre has a more difficult time producing bone chilling fear.
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Something for everyone
In just nine years, Winnipeg’s FemFest has grown from an intimate showcase for local playwrights to a weeklong event that brings in artists from across Canada and the U.K.
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The greatest show on Earth
“A few years ago, it was closing night of the festival, and there was a thunder storm the likes of which I’ve never seen,” says veteran Fringe performer TJ Dawe when asked to recount his favourite memory of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival.
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A dance most cruel
Somewhere between the graceful movements of a ballet dancer and the intricate footwork of flamenco comes the passion of the bullfight.
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Directing young people’s theatre isn’t child’s play
Leslee Silverman firmly believes that children are our future, and has been cultivating imaginations for almost 30 years.
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Well-composed and evocative
Here’s a risky bit of theatre that would be almost clownish, in the theatrical sense of the word, were it not for the despair running through it.
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The bitterest of battles
To paraphrase David Mamet, a bard formerly showcased by Winnipeg’s Master Playwright Festival: drama is about people trying to get something, come hell or high water - it’s a contest of wills.