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…
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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…
Break it to my Grandma
On June 17, 2009, Bill C-32 quietly passed through the House of Commons, amending the Tobacco Act “to provide additional protection to youth from tobacco…
Breau-mance
5 O’clock Bells Directed by Brian Quirt Starring Pierre Brault * out of ** The 2009-10 season opened Oct. 8 with 5 O’clock Bells, a…
All the city’s a stage
At first glance, theatre is an archaic art form, utterly outdone by its more glamorous and accessible counterpart, film. Why, then, is it important that…
Beats without borders
Hip hop has long been a platform for political messages. Starting out in the Bronx in New York City, MCs would use powerful rhythmic vocals…