Review: Fun and enjoyable season-opening comedy delights Persephone audience
Whitbread crackles as Rita, playing her character with gusto, and deliver witty comebacks that land every time. Although Rita’s metamorphosis is evident in her toning down of her accent, her bold clothing choices and changing her hairstyle — a nod the attention to detail — Whitbread conveys that slow transformation across the short scenes.
Persephone Theatre launches season with quick-witted British comedy
Persephone Theatre’s new season kicks off with a British comedy most audience members will recognize from a fun 1980s movie.
Review: Fun and fast-paced, “Made in Italy” finds its home on the stage
Farren Timoteo is a riveting storyteller, and his combination of comedic timing and physical ability makes Made in Italy a laugh-out-loud night at the theatre. Capisce?
One-man comedy “Made in Italy” comes to Saskatoon
The show follows an Italian teen growing up in Jasper in the 1970s, doing his best to navigate the line between his Italian heritage and the Canadian town he’s living in — and the influence of his various (and somewhat quirky) family.
Love, life and imaginary friends at the heart of 25th Street Theatre play
What happens when your childhood imaginary friend hangs around a little too long … and suddenly other people can see them too? That’s the core of Mustard, the play written by Kat Sandler and the upcoming show produced by 25th Street Theatre. When Thai’s imaginary friend — the titular Mustard — appears and is seemingly […]
Review: ‘Native Gardens’ brings the fun of a classic sitcom to the stage
‘Native Gardens’ is a delightfully entertaining romp with clever comedy for both young and old audiences alike.
Persephone Theatre season-opening comedy tests the old saying “love thy neighbour”
Persephone Theatre’s 50th season starts with a quirky comedy about new neighbours and an argument over a fence line that spirals out of control.
2024 Saskatoon Fringe Reviews Part 3: Music, magic, stand-up and rats
Three Fringe review posts, and still more to come – there’s so much theatre to enjoy at the 2024 Saskatoon Fringe Festival.
New theatre company takes on taboo with exciting comedy-drama
Lolabrickida Theatre is set to make its debut on June 12 at the Remai Arts Centre BackStage Stage with the Tony Award-nominated comedy-drama “In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play).”
25th Street Theatre’s new play bares all in a celebration of self-worth
“Society has an opinion on you which they don’t have a right to have, they have an opinion on your value as a person based on your appearance,” said playwright Madeline Blais-Dahlen.