Catherine Banks' Bitter Rose is a work of many layers. The newest performance mounted by Matchstick Theatre and directed by Jake Planinc is a one-woman show built on the superb talent of Kim Parkhill. Clad in a wedding dress blotched by three mysterious red spots, Rose has a story to tell; it's in her eyes, her… Read More

Zuppa Theatre deserves a lot of praise for creating an immensely layered and immersive labyrinth. The Archive of Missing Things is a fantastical and factual collaboration written by Zuppa members and award-winning writer Kate Cayley, with musical compositions by Brian Riley and Stewart Legere, and web design by Ned Zimmerman. Dalhousie's Killam Library is the… Read More

For as long as there's been art, there's been the long-lasting debate— what constitutes art? Does art refer solely to the finished product, or is it the process, regardless of the outcome, that we deem artistic?  Written for the French stage by Yasmina Reza in 1994, ART centres on the plight of three friends, Serge,… Read More

Upon getting the chance to see John Mulaney perform live at the Rebecca Cohn for his new tour, modestly entitled Kid Gorgeous, it's fair to say my expectations were high. After discovering his hilarious standup special, the 2012 Netflix special New In Town, and being blown away by his equally entertaining sophomore endeavour The Comeback… Read More

Immense credit needs be given to playwright/actor Jacob Sampson for his riveting, tour de force passion project, Chasing Champions: The Sam Langford Story. Produced by Eastern Front Theatre, Chasing Champions recently swept through Halifax's Merritt Award Ceremony, nabbing an impressive six out of nine awards in its nominated categories. Sampson, who personally received Merritts for… Read More

There's a beautiful simplicity to Once that's allowed it to garner various awards and accolades since its 2007 film debut. Written by John Carney and originally starring singer frontman of the Irish band The Frames, Glen Hansard, and his Czech collaborator/musician Markéta Irglová, Once provides proof to the assertion that simple done well can be… Read More

The moment Chris Hadfield took to the stage of the Rebecca Cohn Theatre, the room filled with applause. After reading up on the decorated Colonel's past achievements, it is not hard to see why the man is held in such high esteem. One of the first Canadian space shuttle crew members for NASA, Hadfield has… Read More