Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
Montreal’s own Geordie Theatre is closing their 40th season with a special adaptation of Kyo Maclear’s award-winning children’s story, Virginia Wolf—based on the relationship between writer Virginia Woolf and her sister. This final production in a ground-breaking year for Geordie takes a closer look at what so many kids and teens have to deal with […]
Every year, Montreal’s own Geordie Theatre puts together a festival so people of all ages can discover great works in theatre for young audiences. And since current circumstances don’t allow for in-person productions, Geordie is bringing theatre… right to you! The Geordie Theatre Fest will take place February 3 to 6, with plays, workshops, a […]
A little pandemic isn’t going to put a hamper on the big celebrations Geordie Theatre has planned to celebrate 4 decades of young people and community involvement. Join the fun online on Saturday November 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the Geordie@40 Party Playlist—streamed live from the new Espace Geordie in historic Little […]
Innovation has taken centre stage on the Montréal theatre scene the last few months, and many local companies are going above and beyond to bring productions to the stage and offer safe new ways to share their love of the arts. That’s why Geordie Theatre is marking their upcoming 40th anniversary by unveiling Espace Geordie—a […]
As we come out of our COVID shutdown into a social-distancing reality, Montréal’s theatre scene is re-emerging with new ideas and innovative ways to bring audiences back to the stage. Like the bilingual series En pointe from Tableau D’Hôte Theatre. Since Thursday August 6th and running for 9 performances until Sunday September 27th, this episodic collection of […]
It’s no secret that the guidelines imposed by the COVID crisis have hit Montreal’s culture community particularly hard. But where there’s creativity, there’s always a way. With the 30th annual Fringe Fest put off until 2021, MainLine Theatre has worked hard to fill the gap with an innovative and socially distant online lineup of art, […]
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 […]
If we are in control of every aspect of our lives, are we truly protected? Do we have the right to feel secure? Do we have the right to privacy? MOB is a violent, disturbing, but thought-provoking story on the timely subject of identity and the false security of anonymity. It speaks to the idea […]
The Times They Are A Changin’ is a wonderful way to shake off the winter blahs and awake to the possibilities of a new world. The show is a stirring, reflective, and uplifting look-back at a time when humanity and the world were making big strides forward. Interestingly, it is not so removed from today. […]