Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
There’s something deeply fitting about staging this play about women trying to break free of regressive gender roles in Montréal… right in the midst of the city’s COVID closure. Originally destined for the stage this spring, The Fairies are Thirsty (a translation of Denise Boucher’s Les fées ont soif) will instead be presented virtually thanks […]
The current health crisis around the world has changed our lives in so many ways, keeping us indoors and requiring families to find new ways to stay busy, active, and learning. One side effect of this new routine is the incredible innovation we are seeing across the board, where traditional companies are finding creative solutions […]
Olive is a 16-year-old working in her parents’ deli. She is smart, curious, and wise beyond her years. She is also grounded—a second-generation Canadian stuck in the world between her parents’ overprotection and her friend’s desire to get out and live the hashtag life. In Geordie Theatre’s production of Fear of Missing Out, we […]
It’s that time of year again, when Montreal’s own Geordie Theatre hosts a selection of original and unforgettable staged readings and plays for theatre-goers of all ages. From February 5 to 9, catch one of Geordie Theatre Fest’s special presentations—or go all out and attend them all! Staged Readings Discover the magic of a play […]
Riverdance has come a long, long way since it debuted as a 7-minute interval act at the 1994 Eurovision. Twenty-five years and hundreds and hundreds of cities and venues, in fact. The runaway hit is back on the road again, this time as the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, featuring a re-recorded soundtrack plus all new […]
Montreal’s own Geordie Theatre is a professional non-profit company that’s has been around since 1980, presenting English productions across the city and beyond while offering kids an opportunity to discover and take part in live theatre. They are truly a local treasure. Geordie’s annual Holiday fundraiser is coming up this week, and the production promises […]
I’m sure by now you’ve heard about this runaway Broadway hit. Come From Away is a play about what happened when planes were grounded on 9/11, and some 6,700 passengers and crew were diverted to the airport in Gander, Newfoundland—a town of about 11,000 on the northeast tip of the island. But how do you […]
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Montreal massacre–the femicide that killed 14 women at École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989. Montreal playwright Adam Kelly Morton first wrote and performed his acclaimed one-man monologue The Anorak in 2000, delivering an account of events from the point of view of killer Marc Lépine. This year, […]
This 40-minute, high-intensity, no-holds-barred play from Purple Divine is unlike anything you’ve seen before. The scene is a freight elevator—and so is the set. The audience entrance is though a loading dock door, setting the tone for the dark, emotional, and often harrowing conversation that takes place between Going Up’s two actors (Kelly Craig and […]
The modern Grimm-like fairy tale The Pillowman, written by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, is currently playing with a take of its own at Mainline Theatre’s Minimain stage. The Snowglobe Theatre has mounted a production that adds a layer of visual complexity to this modern classic. Storyteller and newly arrested police-state comrade Katurian (Matias Rittatore) finds himself […]