Kate Hennig, Stacey Kay, and More Join the Grand Theatre's 2024-25 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2024
With just over two months left until the opening production of the Grand Theatre’s 2024/25 Season: A Time for Play, the theatre has announced the names of the over one-hundred artists and creative team members who will make up the company of Rachel Peake’s first programmed season as Artistic Director.
Review: THE LONDON 50-HOUR IMPROVATHON, Wilton's Music Hall
by Kat Mokrynski - Mar 12, 2024
'Directed by Adam Meggido and Ali James, The London 50-hour Improvathon is exactly what it says on the tin - a show that takes place over fifty hours in London, bringing together improvisational actors to create an absolutely wild weekend.'
Teatro Live! Presents Brand New Play LISTEN, LISTEN
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2023
This has been a busy season of innovation and reinvention at Teatro Live!, but there's one tradition to which they are adhering, and this is that a brand new play in the spring can be a wonderful thing. To that end, the company has the world premiere of Listen, Listen, a bracing and vivacious comedy written by the noted Edmonton-born playwright and screenwriter Elyne Quan, playing at the Varscona Theatre from May 26 to June 11.
EVELYN STRANGE is Now Playing at Varscona Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2022
Spring has arrived with what now seems like genuine conviction and so Teatro La Quindicina’s 40th anniversary celebrations continue apace. With one production down and another on deck, it really does feel like we’re back in business, and what better way to make the most of that than by wholeheartedly plunging ourselves into a captivating and confounding world of perplexity and intrigue.
EVELYN STRANGE Comes to Varscona Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2022
Spring has arrived with what now seems like genuine conviction and so Teatro La Quindicina’s 40th anniversary celebrations continue apace. With one production down and another on deck, it really does feel like we’re back in business, and what better way to make the most of that than by wholeheartedly plunging ourselves into a captivating and confounding world of perplexity and intrigue.
CARIBBEAN MUSKRAT Comes to The Varscona Theatre in April
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2022
Originally commissioned by Calgary's High Performance Rodeo and the Edmonton Comedy Festival, Caribbean Muskrat was first performed in 2003, and over the next two years popped in to various near and far-flung locations: Winnipeg! Innisfail! and of course the old Varscona Theatre.
Citadel Theatre Presents the World Premiere of THE GARNEAU BLOCK
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2021
On March 13, 2020, days before The Garneau Block was set to open, we turned off the lights on our stages due to COVID-19. The Garneau Block set stood still on the Maclab stage for over 18 months waiting for its debut. With great joy and excitement, we welcome the World Premiere of The Garneau Block back to the Citadel, starting September 18, 2021 on the Maclab Theatre stage.
Teatro La Quindicina to Present LOST LEMOINE
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2021
Summer is officially upon us and traditionally that means Teatro La Quindicina is at the height of its season of four plays at the Varscona Theatre.
Meet THE GARNEAU BLOCK Online For One Night Only!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2020
On the evening of March 13th, 2020, artists from Mayfield Dinner Theatre's Noises Off, Edmonton Opera's Candide, and the Citadel's Peter Pan Goes Wrong came together in the Maclab Theatre a?" each a few seats apart a?" for The Garneau Block's dress rehearsal.
The Citadel Theatre Presents the World Premiere of THE GARNEAU BLOCK
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2020
An aspiring young journalist hides a big secret. Her parents look for a fresh start. Her best friend Jonas is stuck in the rut of late-night improv shows. Down the street, Shirley Wong grapples with allegations about her husband, the mysterious Rajinder remains an enigma to the neighbourhood, and the Perlitz house rests haunted by the events of its former inhabitants. When flyers appear around the Garneau Block inviting the community to come together and save the neighbourhood, out folds a satirical and moving story of everyday Edmontonians trying to do what Edmontonians do best: rebuild.
Citadel Announces Inaugural Collider Festival Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2020
This March, Edmonton's theatre community will get a first look at what's new in Canadian theatre with the 2020 Collider Festival. As part of Citadel's commitment to building, developing, and showcasing new work for large stages, the Collider Festival promises an exhilarating week of experimentation March 26-29, 2020.