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).”
Review: The Little Mermaid a splash hit for Persephone Theatre
This show does not disappoint. Persephone Theatre has taken on a huge Broadway musical — a Disney classic — and sprinkled in some of its own magic to make a big splash to close out their season.
“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.
Review: Newest Persephone production captures heartfelt loss, grief and hope
Keith Barker’s script contains moments of unparalleled beauty wrapped in a cloak of anguish.
New Persephone play explores family, grief and mental health
“I hope people think about opening up, and caring for one another, and making time to talk about heavy stuff with good friends and family.”
Review: Extravagant and adorable, Persephone Theatre’s Christmas play delights
Persephone could not have put together a better show to capture the spirit of Christmas. It is at once fun and heartwarming, and the audience danced out of the theatre.
Pride and Prejudice and Christmas: Persephone holiday show a Jane Austen sequel
Persephone Theatre is bringing the spirit Regency Era to the stage for the holiday season with a show inspired by a classic novel. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley serves as a sequel to the beloved Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice. Set two years after the events of the novel, the play by Lauren Gunderson […]
Review: Cultures, love and humour collide in ‘First Metis Man of Odesa’
A love story is always fascinating to watch, but a true love story that lands in the middle of a pandemic and a war seems wild to consider. Matthew MacKenzie and Mariya Khomutova capture the playfulness of new love and infuse humour into tragic events.
Real-life, world-spanning love story at heart of next Persephone show
The whirlwind life experiences of Khomutova and Mackenzie are the basis for ‘First Métis Man of Odesa,’ the new Canadian play gracing the Persephone Theatre until
Review: ‘Bright Half Life’ starts Persephone season on a tremendous high note
The opening show of Persephone Theatre’s 2023/2024 season is a perfect example of how live theatre can simultaneously be hilarious and heartbreaking.