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Looking back and looking ahead: Persephone Theatre celebrates 50th season

For any company, 50 years of operation is a monumental feat. For a theatre company, it’s even more so. But Persephone Theatre has reached that milestone, and the 50th season is in full swing. Persephone Theatre’s current artistic director Heather Cant spoke with PodSask about putting together a big anniversary season, and the future of […]

Live Five Facts: Prepare for combat in upcoming fight-filled escapade

‘Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline’ runs at The Refinery this November, and brings a mix of drama and steel to the Live Five season.

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. […]

Review: Intensely entertaining, ‘The Invisible’ uses sound and fury to make a good show great

Catalyst Theatre’s ‘The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ is a modern musical theatre endeavour that shows why it’s found the success it has.

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 […]