Maritime R&B darlings The Mellotones were booked for a weekend of Motown fun at Neptune Theatre. Celebrating twenty years on the road together, this well-oiled, octet powerhouse plucked the finest gems from their catalogue for a night of funkadelic revelry. Cooking up a batch of some delicious "soul stew" (their words, not mine), the Mellotones… Read More

Matchstick Theatre closes out its season with its sixth and best show to date, John Mighton's The Little Years. Better balanced and more accessible than its predecessors Bone Cage and The Woodcutter, and just as captivating as 59 Minutes and Bitter Rose, The Little Years holds your attention from start to end. As I've mentioned… Read More

Score Guide: ★★★★★ - Take all my money, amazing show!!! ★★★★ - See this show now. Thank me later. ★★★ - Decent ★★ - Steer clear, thar be trouble here ★ - Play contains asbestos, leprosy, and/or explicit racism Something Wrong: Performer Andrew Gaunce puts his extensive fascination with horror and the supernatural to good… Read More

On Sunday night, Shakespeare By The Sea ended their 2018 season with a one-night-only event, The Unrehearsed Dream. The concept was simple: each cast member was given only their part, their lines, and no time to practice it as an ensemble. Going in, I figured that given the proven talent of the cast involved (you're… Read More

If you're looking for a taste of lighter, comedy fare, Shakespeare by the Sea's offering up a dose of Twelfth Night — a theatrical outing packed with schemes, and love triangles, and humorous figures (oh my!). Performed by the company twenty-five years ago, the revived comedy comes in, guns ablaze, with director Jesse MacLean pulling… Read More

Thorgy came to slay Halifax— and slay it she did. Having just recently crushed the only two seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race on Netflix, former two-time contestant Thorgy Thor quickly became a favourite of mine. Funny, empowered, and creative, she exemplified a lot of the greatest elements drag has to offer. (I haven't seen All… Read More

It was minutes into Argyle Street Kitchen Party when singer/songwriter Ian Sherwood invited audience members to come sit onstage during the performance. Imagine my surprise when, while laughing cordially at the offer, I was whisked to the seats in a random spur-of-the-moment decision by my girlfriend. Perched on a stool behind a counter in a… Read More

Shakespeare by the Sea returns for its 25th anniversary with a trip down the rabbit hole. The result is a fun, energized caper that does justice to Lewis Carroll's tale of nonsensical madness. At the heart of this adaptation, Melissa MacGougan steps into the beloved role of Alice. Precocious, yet impulsive, MacGougan serves her role… Read More

The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo is back in Halifax and celebrating its 40th anniversary. Branded as the Heroes & Legends edition, this new spectacle goes all out, boasting a lengthy two and a half hours worth of acts from every continent in the world — including Antarctica (kinda). Anything but minimalist, the Tattoo event… Read More