Review: THE NOON WITCH Returns to Edmonton’s Varscona TheatreFebruary 26, 2025Budapest, 1926. Postal worker Sandor is enjoying his lunch break when he is approached by a crying woman. Instantly smitten, he casts aside his newspaper and comforts her. Grateful, the woman gifts him the sausage link she is carrying in her purse and abruptly takes off. The next day, much to Sandor’s delight, the woman- Tinka- joins him at the same park bench, giving him a freshly baked cheese pastry.
Review: Edmonton Opera Presents An Adaptation of BLUEBEARD'S CASTLEFebruary 3, 2025Over 300 years after its publication, Charles Perrault’s Bluebeard remains a staple in gothic literature. The story follows a nobleman who brings home his much-younger bride, Judith, for the first time. He forbids her from entering seven different locked rooms only to give in to her curiosity, handing her the keys. To Judith’s horror, she discovers the bodies of her new husband’s three past wives. The chilling tale has been adapted time and again, inspiring books, movies, paintings, and stagings including the 1918 Hungarian opera, Bluebeard’s Castle.
Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Thrills EdmontonOctober 31, 2024After their car breaks down in a rainstorm, sweethearts Brad and Janet knock on the door of a nearby castle, asking to use the phone. They are whisked inside by a candelabra-toting butler and into the streamer-filled lair of a scantily clad mad scientist, Dr. Frank ‘n Furter.
Review: BEAR GREASE Electrifies EdmontonOctober 21, 2024When Bear Grease premiered at the 2021 Edmonton International Fringe Festival, its tickets sold out in just 15 minutes. This staggering success paved the way not only for future runs in Edmonton but tours through Canada and the United States. Now, in 2024, Bear Grease returns home, this time playing at The Citadel’s Shoctor Theatre. Read the review.