Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
After one of the mildest winters we’ve seen in a while, it’s time to spring ahead this weekend.
After one of the mildest winters we’ve seen in a while, it’s time to spring ahead this weekend.
Steel Magnolias will be performing at The Gladstone Theatre from Feb. 29–March. 9, and Apt613 has all the details. We sat down with director Gabriella Gadsby to hear more about her own vision for this piece and how her real life experiences of the women in her life inspired this performance.
Many modern writers have found inspiration and success in retelling classic fairy tales from the perspective of their lesser characters. Composer/writer/performer JP Chartier goes a step further, choosing to retell the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes from the point of view of a character who was never part of the original narrative to begin with.
Happy weekend again, friends! We have buds on the trees, some sunshine on the way, and another great weekend chock-full of awesome things to do in the 613. Keep your eyes peeled for tulips, daffs, magnolias, and patches of real grass in your neighbourhood, and free tables at patios across the city on this last weekend in April!
Whodunnit? The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie, is the world’s longest continuously running play at over 60 years! It’s playing at The Gladstone Theatre until April 29, presented by Phoenix Players.
The list of to-dos is long this weekend—starting with St. Patrick’s Day and going from there. There’s plenty of live music, March Break events, singalongs, maybe even a jig.
Brian Carroll: “While the script starts out slowly, the more I think about this production of The Secrets of Primrose Square, the more impressed I am with it.”
Is there a more powerhouse vocal duo than Laxton and Noelle?
We’ve somehow managed to make it through to the final month of 2020 and, for that, I think we all deserve a bit of celebration. As this weekend approaches, we’ve got a bunch of great ideas for you all as to how to properly go about it during this festive season.
Stage 3 is still a weird place to be so be sure to balance your mental and physical health with joyful activities while practicing distancing and relentless hand washing!
It is the first official full weekend of summer, even though it may seem like we’ve been sweaty for eight weeks already
You may not have even realized it, but here we are, May 2-4 again and turning a corner weather-wise right on time.
Well-known playwright and comedian Pierre Brault is live streaming his solo show on Friday, April 17th at 8pm.
Brian Carroll: “This is a finely balanced and executed ensemble performance of a 1990s classic.”
BFFs: “Filled with drills, stretches and chats about politics, periods, competition, pettiness, jealousy and family struggles, the team often borders between innocence and naivety, and hardcore passion and depth.”