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Review: Stephen Hair brings his A-game as iconic Scrooge

Stephen Hair (Scrooge), David Trimble (Bob Cratchit) and children Caitlin Herring, Shawna Burnett, Benjamin Arthurs and Natalie Mack in a scene from A Christmas Carol by Theatre Calgary.

A review of A Christmas Carol, Theatre Calgary's annual Christmas show.

 
 
 

 

Review: One a poetic reimagining of mythical love story

 
The story that unfolded on Thursday at the Joyce Doolittle Theatre may be universal in its meaning but it is deliciously - and uniquely - old-fashioned in its telling.
 
 
 

 

Child's play: Young actors earn coveted roles in A Christmas Carol

 
A Christmas Carol is back for another run at Theatre Calgary with some new kids in the cast and some returning for second and even third years, all leading a lot of kids in the audience to ask: how did those guys get into A Christmas Carol? Interviews with three of the kids in the cast.
 
 
 
 
 

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Goodness lies within moving production

Downstage's production of Goodness runs at the Big...


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Meg Roe plays Penelope in ATP's production of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad.

Penelopiad prose shines in Atwood-based play

Alberta Theatre Projects presents The Penelopiad by...


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Lunchbox Theatre's With Bells On

Lunchbox's seasonal show elevated by laughs, heart

Lunchbox Theatre presents With Bells On by Darrin Hagen through Dec. 18.


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Neil Labute

Neil Labute's Men Behaving Badly comes to Calgary theatre

The problem with most of our relationships is that everything we know about love, we learn from Hollywood romantic comedies. Neil Labute writes plays for people who want to see what happens after the credits roll.


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Mike Griffin, centre, is directing the U of C production of The Liar.

Man who masks The Liar

The Liar wears masks -- at least in the University of Calgary production of Carlo Goldoni's 18th century comic variation on the well-travelled, oh-what-a tangled-web-we-weave-when-first-we-practise-to-deceive theme. The drama department show opened on Tuesday for a two-week run at the University Theatre.


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Calgary Herald

New Jersey musical offers toxic, campy fun

There's only one word needed to sum up The Toxic Avenger Musical, the latest comic book musical to hit town: Tognazzini! That would be Jamie Tognazzini, one of the stars of the campy, entertaining show, no doubt the first -- and last -- musical about toxic waste dumping in New Jersey.


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Theatre Calgary finds something wonderful in "Lost: A Memoir"

Talk about an incredible journey! That's about the two best words you can use to describe Lost: A Memoir, which had its world premiere Friday night at the Max Bell Theatre at Epcor Centre.


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