Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
Teersi Duniya Theatre has never shied away from showcasing politically relevant plays—or fostering cross-cultural and sometimes difficult dialogue. So it’s no surprise that they postponed their scheduled season to present the semi-autobiographical Two Birds One Stone: a thought-provoking, often charged conversation created by Muslim Palestinian Rimah Jabr and Jewish Canadian Natasha Greenblatt. Originally written and […]
Take nine powerful young women, one high school soccer team, and a practice field where everything is possible, and you have all the makings of The Wolves, a co-production from Geordie Theatre and Imago Theatre. First presented Off-Broadway to critical acclaim and now hitting the stage at the Segal Centre in November, The Wolves is […]
The Centaur Theatre’s 56th season kicks off with the world premiere of Sakura – After Chekov. Written by Montreal playwright Harry Standjofski, it’s the story of an upper-class family in Quebec forced to sell their estate to pay off debts incurred by years of mismanagement and decadence. Fashioned after Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, this witty […]
One of the Broadway’s biggest hits is hitting the stage at Place des Arts until August 4th, and it is nothing short of spectacular. The production by Cameron Mackintosh and presented by evenko has pulled out all the stops to deliver a musical masterpiece that will leave audiences enthralled long after the final note fades […]
There’s still time to catch the final shows of this year’s production of Shakespeare in the Park—a unique collection of Bard-inspired poetry, playfulness, and more called Infinite Variety… coming to a park near you! Repercussion Theatre has gathered 6 incredible performers, used an eco-conscious design, and set the bar even higher with a twist on […]
It’s the 1930s in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, and a bank is about to be simultaneously robbed by four unlikely would-be thieves: a soccer-fan eating werewolf, a bandit who wants his reputation back, a nun in search of an occult text, and Jesus Christ himself. Brazilian artist and playwright Fred Azeredo debuts MBC Productions Pindorama—an […]
White plastic lawn chairs, shimmering scarves dangling from the ceiling, colourful ropes pulling props down to the stage, a feather dress worthy of Cannes, and a chorus of trans hairdressers set the scene in Nadia Beugré’s highly energetic and provocatively compelling Prophétique (on est déjà né.es (we are already born). Native of Abidjan in Côte […]
Montreal’s own Tableau d’Hôte Theatre is closing their successful 19th season with the world premiere of Caravan, set against the backdrop of the 1970 movement for reproductive justice in Canada. Seeking to shed light on Canadian stories that get lost in the footnotes, Tableau d’Hôte brings this important part of hidden history to the stage […]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Mother Tongue Productions is bringing the award-winning musical to the Montreal stage. Company founder Keith Trevor Hernandez has put together an epic portrayal of East German rock goddess Hedwig Schmidt and her backup band The Angry Inch—named after the remains of Hedwig’s botched sex-change operation. Discover an outrageous and often […]
Actor and performer Caroline Gauthier is bringing her first-ever solo show to Fringe with an up-close, in-depth, and ultimately transcendent look at grief—and what happens when you choose to leave home to search for yourself and emerge from the ashes. In Me and Her, Caroline recounts how caring for her dying mother, and heading on […]