Winnipeg Fringe Festival 2026 draws to a close
The 39th edition of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival concluded its twelve-day run on July 26. The festival, founded by the Royal Manitoba Theatre Company…
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Reviews of three Winnipeg Fringe plays
The Golden Boys — 3/5 This gender bent riff on the classic sitcom The Golden Girls by Anthony Ferens portrays the tomfoolery and unlikely kinship…
RMTC’s The Last Wife a moving take on royal history
One can remember King Henry VIII’s wives with the rhyme, “Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived,” based on their ultimate fates. However, many would not…
Met School students build community through theatre
Winnipeg may not have the biggest theatre scene, but that did not stop these high school students from building a community around it. Nearly at…
U of M theatre brings “Mad Forest” to stage
RMTC premieres In the Shadow Beyond the Pines
Interview by Carrington Dong For the final Tom Hendry Warehouse play of its 2025-26 season, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (RMTC) presents the world premiere of…
Who has the right to claim Indigenous art?
The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light recently concluded its world premiere run at the Prairie Theatre Exchange. Ojibwe playwright Drew Hayden Taylor’s latest script…
Local play Emergency Ops is a trainwreck, literally
Local artist Hayden Maines recently performed Emergency Ops, a solo comedy about a group of civil servants managing a disaster in a small town. Taking…
PTE welcomes playwrights into mentorship program
Winnipeg theatre company Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE) and the Manitoba Association…
Holland navigates the complex life of a caregiver
Holland is Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s (RMTC) latest original three-act comedic play, following parents Carrie and Paul as they navigate the bureaucratic lack of accessible…