Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
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 […]
POTUS Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive is an uproariously funny, gloriously over-the-top, slapstick comedy about a group of women at the White House trying to save the nation, and not just the President’s butt. It is hysterical, racy, and vulgar (in the best way). The show soars […]
Take one haunted hotel, some questionable metaphysical boundaries, and a has-been celebrity who turns everything upside down, and you have all the makings of Hotel Archambeau—the latest production by Concordia University’s ACT (Autodidacts Concordia Theatre) Club. Playing this weekend at the Mainline Theatre, Hotel Archambeau uses a sparse stage, outlandish costumes, and some clever props […]
Step into scenes from the life, characters, and mysterious death of macabre American writer Edgar Allan Poe in this experimental production by Syracuse, New York’s own Shylock Project—part of the 2024 Fringe Fest lineup. In Edgar in the Red Room, audiences will be taken through the catacombs of Poe’s final nightmare through music, movement, projections, […]
Writer, producer, and former journalist Shelby Thevenot is a comedian on a mission: They want to show audiences what it’s like to come out of the closet late in life—and live their best gay life. Late-in-Life Lesbian is making its world premiere at the 2024 Fringe Fest with some important insights and hilarious reflections on […]
This year’s Blue Metropolis was a celebration of Dreams & Utopias, a theme that took centre stage at last Friday evening’s panel, Inner and Outer Landscapes in a Changing World, located in downtown’s Hotel 10. Hosted by former CBC journalist Paul Kennedy, the hour-long talk featured Italian particle physicist and novelist Paulo Giordano (Tasmania) and […]
Thy Woman’s Weeds is a captivating, funny, and very entertaining exploration of Shakespeare’s heroines and what they endured in service to a man’s story. There are lots of characters and references to the plays, but you don’t need an in-depth knowledge of The Bard to enjoy it. The outstanding cast of seven brilliant actresses bring […]
From April 25 to 28, the 26th edition of Blue Metropolis will bring some 150 literary giants to Hotel 10, with participants gathering from around the world to share their writing, reflections, big ideas, and hopes for a better world. Join writers as they explore this year’s theme of Dreams & Utopias through readings, conversations, […]