Arts & Culture

A modern look at an old classic

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Shaylyn Maharaj-Poliah
Just in time for World Theatre Day on March 27, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre has mounted Calpurnia, a provocative work written by the theatre’s own associate artistic director Audrey Dwyer. The play explores...
Arts & Culture

A duo of digital theatre productions

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Shaylyn Maharaj-Poliah
After the live production of Bad Parent by Ins Choi was cancelled, Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE) is presenting a duo of digital theatre shows to run throughout the month of March and the beginning...
Arts & Culture

A blend of science, art and activism

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Shaylyn Maharaj-Poliah
This month, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre presents Sea Sick, written and performed by Alanna Mitchell, as part of the second annual The Bridge: A Festival of Ideas.
Arts & Culture

Presenting a pandemic from the past

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Shaylyn Maharaj-Poliah
The University of Manitoba’s theatre program is preparing for its first mainstage show of the season, Unity (1918).
Editorial

Don’t yield to road rage

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Shaylyn Maharaj-Poliah
Angry, aggressive driving is often displayed by staring, speeding, weaving through traffic, tailgating and sudden braking, to name a few. In more extreme situations, it escalates to intentionally hitting other vehicles or physically confronting...
Dallin Chicoine
Arts & Culture

The spectre of Shakespeare

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Shaylyn Maharaj-Poliah
This winter, Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR) presents a remounted production of Shakespeare’s Will, written by Winnipeg-born playwright and two-time Governor General’s Award winner, Vern Thiessen. The play’s original run was in early 2020...
Arts & Culture

Looking forward and looking back

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Shaylyn Maharaj-Poliah
After a theatre drought going on nigh two years, Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE) has opened its doors to smaller, vaccinated audiences for the world premiere of The War Being Waged, written and co-directed by...
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