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By Kevin de Vlaming

The Pillowman is not a fairy tale. Children should not attend this play, nor should adults in search of fluffy, light-hearted entertainment. Written by Irish playwright Martin MacDonagh, The Pillowman garnered extensive critical praise during its recent run on Broadway. Heralded as a potent psychological thriller, MacDonagh’s contemporary statement on civil rights and the darker… Continue reading A Broadway dystopia

By Kevin de Vlaming

Who’d have thought eighteen years ago, when Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky first decided to inject a little critical consciousness into a then-politically-stagnant Winnipeg music scene, that they’d still be striving to bring responsible politics to the masses nearly two decades later? Of course, Propagandhi has seen its share of change along the way. For… Continue reading Gandhi wasn’t really into propaganda

By Kevin de Vlaming

Jesus Hopped the A Train occurred as the result of an unlikely mix of elements. The recipe: take one part former CFL player turned thespian, one part local television personality dabbling in theatrics and a couple of producers borrowed from Ground Zero Theatre and Hit & Myth productions, then mix liberally into a base of… Continue reading A train worth hopping on, kind of

By Kevin de Vlaming

Desperate circumstances have a way of giving rise to unique solutions. Calgary’s struggling fringe theatre scene is stepping up to the challenge of keeping a community of emerging performance artists alive in the face of impending extinction. As melodramatic as that might sound, Rick Hilton, artistic director for the Curiously Canadian Improv Guild, would argue… Continue reading “Dying art?” more like “Dying industry.”