Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
You know how this story goes—a little singing, a little dancing, a little spooky, a little sexy, and a whole lot of fun. And at the Mainline, they are breathing new life into this classic with one amazing performance of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show. It had been years and years since I saw […]
Shot in two single, real-time takes in different parts of Windsor, Ontario, Last Call is a 76-minute spit-screen phone conversation between Scott (an alcoholic trying to reach the suicide hotline on the anniversary of his son’s death) and Beth (a graveyard shift janitor who picks up the wrong number). This isn’t a heavily edited movie […]
Will you walk into my parlour, said a Spider to a Fly‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy Artist Amber Dawn Bellemare begins The Parlour Project: Spider, Fly and Web with a reading of Mary Howitt’s classic poem, setting the mood for an event that is part photo exposé, part performance, part ceremony, […]
History meets legend meets young love, scored to the boogie-woogie beats of the 1930s with a little Gospel thrown in for good measure in the second run of Contact Theatre’s popular musical Bonnie & Clyde. In this wild ride of a production, the spark that drew the outlaw duo together takes centre stage, and the […]
Since 1988, Repercussion Theatre’s annual Shakespeare-in-the-Park production has toured green spaces in and around Montreal every summer, bringing together the Bard’s best plays, local talent, outdoor theatre, and the curious masses for an event that takes age-old themes and makes them incredibly accessible for new audiences. This year’s production is Measure for Measure—one of Shakespeare’s […]
On July 13, Montrealers celebrated the second annual Spice Isle Cultural day in Little Burgundy’s Vinet Park. This gathering of music, dancing, culture, food, and fun is an upbeat tribute to the three Caribbean islands that make up the spice isles: Carriacou, Petite Martinique, and Grenada (pronounced GreNAYda, for any unseasoned ears). The festival isn’t […]
The family-run Auberge des Gallant, located about an hour outside Montreal in Sainte-Marthe, has been in business since Gaspé native Gerard Gallant first opened the small inn and restaurant in 1972. Today, the site has expanded and grown, and is now a popular destination for weekend getaways, summer weddings, and extravagant Sunday brunches surrounded by […]
On May 30th, nine of Montreal’s professional English-language theatre companies announced their artistic programming for the 2019-2020 season in the atrium of the stunning Conseil des arts de Montréal building. And what a line up The Launch MTL has in store for us! Under the umbrella of community, creativity, shared stories, and daring new approaches, […]