It’s a wonderful play (within a play)
The Manitoba Theatre Centre celebrated their 52nd anniversary with the opening of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play, an engaging and entertaining twist on…
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Our own way to rock
Hello friends. I am here today to nominate a man of wealth and distinction for the position of chancellor of the University of Manitoba. I’ll…
Arrival of the fittest
Departures and Arrivals, the opening play of The Black Hole Theatre Company’s 2009-10 season, is one production where you get a lot of play for…
All the City’s a Stage : White Rabbit Productions
All the City’s a Stage is a continuing look at local independent theatre companies in Winnipeg. This week: White Rabbit Productions “Traaa-di-tiooooon, tra-di-tion.” Musical theatre…
Back in Black
Look on the Black Hole Theatre Company’s (BHTC) Wikipedia page and you might be surprised to find out that they staged the world premiere of…
Serving up laughs with a greasy spoon
What play won the 1991 Canadian Authors Award for Drama? If you were to respond, Kelly Rebar’s Bordertown Café, you’d be right. But why is…
All the City’s a Stage : Out of Line Theatre
All the city’s a stage is a continuing look at local independent theatre companies in Winnipeg. To recommend a company for profile, contact arts@themanitoban.com One…
That girl is poison
The person responsible for changing stage sets must have gone home following this opening performance of Strong Poison, and taken a bath in Absorbine Jr.,…
Subplots, stoners and sinks
“It’s easy to find what you’re against but difficult to find what you’re for.” This is a paraphrase of one of the memorable lines in…
Renaissance Womyn
She stands in a small room, exuding confidence. Wearing a baggy hooded sweatshirt and black pants, her grey hair is cut into a shaggy style…