The COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of a worldwide disaster. From pole to pole, we’ve seen several businesses come to a close, countless lives lost, and our very way of life altered for what’s sure to be the long run. The losses we’ve experienced from the pandemic will never outweigh the things we’ve gained.
Despite this, there’s something to be said about the introspection opportunities that we’ve been afforded. With that in mind, if any art project is up for the job of addressing these introspections, it has to be The Fifth Wall, the multi-artist project headed by Fredericton theatre artists Corenski Nowlan and Scott Shannon, of Herbert The Cow Productions and Nasty Shadows Theatre Co., respectively. Continue reading In Review: ‘The Fifth Wall’ Brings Important Lessons to an Uncertain World→
Much like everyone the Neptune Theatre had their planned 2020-2021 season pulled out from under them for reasons too obvious to mention. Just prior to the March 13th call to shutter businesses nationwide, the production team had started rehearsals for their season-closing musical, Tony Award-winning musical, Billy Elliot. Today, Neptune Theatre announced that the production will be re-opening in the Summer of 2021. Continue reading Halifax’s Neptune Theatre Announce Return for 2021 Season→
Less than a week since Saint John’s Imperial Theatre first announced that, in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, they will be postponing or cancelling performances throughout the month of March, comes a second announcement: that the Imperial Theatre will be extending their closure until April 30, 2020. Continue reading Imperial Theatre Extends Closure in Response to COVID-19→
Neptune Theatre has released its lineup for their 2020/2021 season, boasting an impressively diverse series of shows, with works from Atlantic Canadian women and Indigenous playwrights. It’s bound to be a year to remember for the Halifax theatre company. Continue reading Neptune Theatre Announce Their 2020/2021 Season→
