Theatre

Phoenix theatre’s ‘Our Town’ nails the play’s classic charm

On the production side, Our Town demands a minimal set. In fact, the actors are required to mime props and scenery, with only a table to represent a house, or…

CRD proposes new bylaw to provide additional funding to local theatres

While the grant system hasn’t been established yet, Dell hopes that it will make it easier for the theatre community to rent the Royal or McPherson theatres.

The only guide you need to Halloween costumes

The scariest thing at UVic isn’t a costume, it’s realizing you picked the wrong major three years ago.

Belfry Theatre explores power in a timely production of ‘1979’

Throughout the play, political context is projected onto the wall of the Prime Minister’s office, featuring details like Clark’s gas tax, the 1979 approval rating of Clark’s successor, Pierre Trudeau,…

Intrepid to close the doors of the Metro Studio next year

“There’s a lot of cost[s], insurance costs are huge, electricity cost, heating cost, building maintenance cost, and those were all getting more expensive…. it’s getting more challenging to run an…

Ryan Kniel shows his improv chops in ‘TOO BAD’

UVic Theatre alum Ryan Kniel takes audiences on a journey to the stars in his recent improv show

The Phoenix Theatre showcases strengths of Shakespeare in Twelfth Night

From Viola’s unrequited crush on Orsino to the Fool just trying to find a job, everything is clear to the audience. And, given the comedic beats, moments of physical acting…

The Phoenix Theatre’s on-the-nose take on ‘The Killing Game’

The Killing Game was, ultimately, a disappointment with a few standout scenes. The pacing was slow, and by the time the second act arrived, the scenes were less an experiment…

Could the new Wicked movie spark a return to classic movie-musicals?

The film version of Dancing Through Life makes you think this is how it was always intended to be —  crescendoing alongside an upbeat dance number, where huge, cylindrical spinning…