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ARTS | No Change in the Weather Wows St. John’s Audiences, Sells out in Toronto

Posted on November 16, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland musical No Change In The Weather just wrapped its acclaimed run at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s, and now its heading to Toronto for an engagement of sold out performances.
The production has received critical acclaim, with noted activist and all around good person Hasan Hai

Tags: Berni Stapleton, Bob Hallett, Churchill Falls, Josh Ward, Kelly Ann Evans, No Change in the Weather, St. John's, theatre, Toronto

ARTS | Alan Doyle Makes Live Theatre Debut in ‘Tell Tale Harbour’

Posted on November 16, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Alan Doyle is comfortable with the stage, to be sure, but this will be completely different.
Based on the screenplay The Grand Seduction by Ken Scott, Tell Tell Habour is an all new musical comedy that celebrates the people, the trials, and the triumphs of living in a small community

Tags: Alan Doyle, Atlantic canada, Charlottetown Theatre Festival, Prince Edward Island, Tell Tale Harbour, The Grand Seduction, theatre

LOCAL ARTS | Rising Tide’s Revue Rides On

Posted on October 29, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Rising Tide’s Revue is back! If COVID couldn’t stop provincial and federal elections then it certainly can’t stop Revue. The old gang is all set. There’s no shortage of material with 2020 and most of 2021! Come out for a hilarious and safe experience
Formed in 1978, Rising Tide in

Tags: Donna Butt, live, Newfoundland and Labrador, performance, Politics, Revue, Rising Tide Theatre, satire, tour

Artist Spotlight: Meet Mom’s Girls

Posted on May 13, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Comedy, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Female/non-binary comedy troupe Mom’s Girls talks inclusivity, chemistry, and the art of being a natural-born goofer in this candid Herald sit-down

Lord knows we’re all due for a laugh. That could be the epitaph of many a Newfoundlander and Labradorian, but in the pandemic era, that rule of thumb has

Tags: comedy, Mom's Girls

TaDa! Presents La Cage Aux Folles

Posted on March 10, 2020
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

When two worlds collide, feathers can fly! TaDa! Events brings La Cage Aux Folles to the stage and Mark Murphy, who once flew the nest, returns in fine ‘Zaza’ style
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If you haven’t seen the stage production of La Cage Aux Folles, chances are you’ve seen the film version

Rising Tide Theatre’s Revue 2019

Posted on January 20, 2020
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Comedy, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

The fervent Donna Butt, co-founder and artistic director of the Rising Tide Theatre Company, once again tackles all topics for the merriment and betterment of us all
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If a rising tide lifts all boats then there’s little argument that Donna Butt and the fine folks at Rising Tide have

Local Arts: 9 to 5, The musical

Posted on January 16, 2020
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

9 to 5, The Musical, is heading to the Arts & Culture Centre in St. John’s, bringing with it laughs, lighthearted moments and best of all, sweet revenge!
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Dana Parsons is chuckling at some antic of the unpredictably delightful Sheila Williams when this writer walks in, unannounced, during rehearsal.

New Series of Plays ‘Private Eyes’ Which Recognize the (Partial) Decriminalization of Homosexuality Heads to St. John’s.

Posted on November 26, 2019
By Dillon Collins
on Art, From The Archives, Inspirational, Theatre, Web Exclusives

A new series of short plays is set to premiere in St. John’s next week, and will spotlight a truly impactful issue.
Private Eyes: Recognizing 50 years of Canada’s (partial) decriminalization of homosexuality; six original plays commissioned from Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador based LBGTQ2S + playwrights. The Newfoundland and Labrador

Opera on the Avalon’s The Phantom of the Opera

Posted on November 5, 2019
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Made Right Here, Music, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Opera on the Avalon brings the timeless Andrew Lloyd Webber classic The Phantom of the Opera to the stage with a talented cast of locals and newcomers
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It is perhaps the most timeless stage production of all time. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic hauntingly romantic musical The Phantom of the

Emotional New Play The Cut of It heads to LSPU Hall

Posted on November 4, 2019
By Dillon Collins
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The Cut Of It, an original play by Meghan Greeley, is a research-based theatre performance directly inspired by the stories of breast cancer patients who participated in a project led by Dr. Kathleen C. Sitter. It runs from November 7-10 at the famed LSPU Hall and is