Saskatoon Summer Players take a heartfelt look at family and identity with modern musical
Director Liz Whitbread knew the Saskatoon Summer Players production of Fun Home was making theatre magic from the first read-through. As the cast sat together and parsed through the words and music, the very real emotions at the core of the 2015 musical came to the surface. By the end of it, everyone was weeping. […]
World War II spy stories centre of musical drama at Persephone Theatre
If you’re unfamiliar with the stories of female spies in the Second World War, you’re probably not alone — but Persephone Theatre has the perfect production to remedy that for you. The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a Catalyst Theatre production about fictionalized versions of the stories of real female spies for the Allied […]
“The Little Mermaid” promises to be Persephone Theatre’s “biggest show” ever
“I felt like, both those of us at Persephone and our patrons, our audiences, are really craving that theatre magic … this show really does utilize every possible trick we could pull out,” Persephone Theatre artistic director Heather Cant said.
Saskatoon Summer Players takes on adaptation of animated classic
The volunteer theatre company’s summer production is the musical Beauty and the Beast, a faithful adaptation of the movie of the same name released in 1991.
Review: Saskatoon Summer Players fall comedy spells success, even through hiccups
The Saskatoon Summer Players’ fall musical keeps the audience in stitches with hilarious songs and sharp-witted ad-libbing.
Review: Saskatoon Summer Players packs a ton of talent into ‘9 to 5’
Between the thirty onstage and dozen orchestral performers, local talent proves themselves to be spectacular at what they do.