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→
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→
With the east coast currently enduring the seventh year of Great Big Sea’s ongoing retirement, times are tough. There’s an increasing demand for someone to champion a way of life and to serenade us with the sounds of our homeland. But within the next few years, we can expect to see something that may bring us some comfort on that front. Alan Doyle is teaming up with Adam Brazier to create a new musical comedy: Tell Tale Harbour. Continue reading Tell Tale Harbour: Alan Doyle Recruited for New Theatre Production→
