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 […]
Family turmoil at the heart of next Live Five play
“It’s poetry. The situations and the way the characters relate to each other are so essentially human,” director Clare Middleton said.
New theatre collective making debut with provocative French play
Whirligig Theatre Collective’s “The Maids” runs from Oct. 24 to Nov. 7 at the Avenue Room in downtown Saskatoon.
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.
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.
‘Take print off the page’: Saskatoon artists evolve printmaking with new exhibition
“Huoli” is a multidimensional art exhibition by Saskatoon printmaking artists Kelsey Ford and Zachary Knuttila, in The Eye Gallery on College Drive until August 15th.
What’s old is new again: Saskatoon Fringe Festival features theatre, art, and a Broadway return
The 2023 Saskatoon Fringe Festival runs from Aug. 3 to 12 in W.E. Graham Park and on 11th Street.
New SOTS season promises new experiences for performers and audience
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan is ready to put a new spin on well-known shows and their upgraded festival site.
Sask-written ‘The Herd’ graces Persephone Theatre after COVID-19 delay
Director Roxanne Dicke lauded Kenneth T. Walker’s script, from the incorporation of numerous culturally prescient themes to the myriad characters included in the story.
Review: Light-hearted and cute, ‘The Fiancée’ is a funny (but imperfect) holiday show
The Fiancee is a perfect popcorn show. It’s light, it’s fluffy, it’s most definitely enjoyable. But there’s not much to it — and by the time you’re done, you can’t help but wish there was a little more there.