Books

The 27th edition of Blue Metropolis announces its stunning literary lineup

From April 24 to 27, Montreal’s own Blue Metropolis international literary festival will feature a comprehensive lineup of over 160 authors and artists from around the world, all taking place at downtown’s Hotel 10. Under the theme of Time, the Tree, the Page, this year’s lineup includes conversations with none other than Salman Rushdie, Peter […]

Theatre

Rock History at Place des Arts Tina- The Tina Turner Musical

Tina- The Tina Turner Musical is as high energy as a stadium concert, and as exciting as the legendary singer Tina Turner herself! With great performances, rousing music, beautiful sets and costumes, it chronicles Tina’s triumphant rise from hardship to a spectacular career as a solo artist. Tina’s story begins as a child singing boldly […]

Theatre

Rolling into Montreal: TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

A live band, a vibrant stage, and a set list that will have you tapping along and mouthing all the words—TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is at Place des Arts for 8 show-stopping performances as part of a sensational world tour. Catch American Idol finalist Jayna Elise in the role of Tina as we […]

Music Theatre

Deidre Lang in Tina Turner musical is simply the best

Veteran star of stage and screen Deidre Lang knows how to play the showbiz long game. Fresh from portraying the show-stopping Motormouth Maybelle on the Hairspray national tour, Lang is back on the road portraying Gran Georgeanna – Tina Turner’s beloved grandmother – in the smash hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical national tour which headlines Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier February 4 to 9. The cast also includes American Idol finalist Jayna Elise starring as Tina Turner. […]

Theatre

A Sweet Winter Treat at Centaur’s Strawberries in January- A Musical Fantasy

Strawberries in January- A Musical Fantasy is a delicious, funny, and bright antidote to the grey dour winter blues. It puts a smile on your face and lifts your mood, making you want to fall in love (again). This is about love in all of its vulnerabilities, honesty, missed opportunities, and joyful reconnections. And the lovely music will put […]

Theatre

Exploring what rises to the surface in Infinithéâtre’s Sinkhole

Six neighbours, a heatwave, a friend who’s disappeared, and a sudden sinkhole in the backyard—the latest production from Infinithéâtre takes a close look at what happens when what’s been buried suddenly bubbles to the surface.  Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear) is set in a working-class Montreal community, where a group of intergenerational Black neighbours go about their day-to-day lives against the […]

Theatre

The Anorak is Back—With a Powerful Twist

When playwright and actor Adam Kelly Morton first wrote and performed his one-man play, The Anorak, in 2004, it was a raw look at the Montreal Massacre at École Polytechnique through the eyes of mass killer, Marc Lépine. To mark the 35th anniversary of the event that forever changed our city, Morton is remounting his […]

Theatre

Mothers and Murder at Centaur’s Three Women of Swatow

Three Women of Swatow is a compelling, engaging, darkly entertaining story of family duty and murder. The show explores generational trauma and the will to do whatever is necessary to survive. It is also an emotional story of the love between three generations of Chinese-Canadian women as they confront the violence in their lives, past […]

Theatre

Jewish and Palestinian voices join forces in Two Birds One Stone

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 […]

Theatre

The Wolves: A coming-of-age story about an all-girls’ soccer team who define themselves

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 […]