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Christmas display a rewarding experience

By Adam Sawatsky We notice Santa’s derriere up there first. Our random…

The music brings us together or pulls us apart

By Monique Salez My dad/Pops just returned from his yearly pilgrimage to…

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COLUMN: Is celebrity gossip your ‘local news’? Ottawa seems to think so

News Media Canada board chair reflects on heritage minister’s response to newspaper closures

  • Nov 29, 2017
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Dance Victoria’s season opener with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s triple bill shines with ‘tender soundscape, and simple yet potent choreography’

by Monique Salez Last night Dance Victoria opened up their season with…

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The Mad Woman of Chaillot runs at the Phoenix until November 25. Photo submitted

Meta-theatrical approach eschews realism in The Madwoman of Chaillot at the Phoenix

Sheila Martindale The scenery is gorgeous and evocative – take a bow…

The Mad Woman of Chaillot runs at the Phoenix until November 25. Photo submitted

Perfectly Potable: Wine Notes with Robert Moyes

By Robert Moyes There are lots of “cheap and cheerful” wines out…

Go behind the scenes with the theatre technicians

By Janis la Couvee They’re the people behind the people on-stage; tasked…

Monday Magazine’s Theatre Critic reviews Belfry’s Onegin

Monday Magazine’s Theatre Critic reviews Belfry’s Onegin

By Sheila Martindale Based on the poem by Pushkin and the opera…

Monday Magazine’s Theatre Critic reviews Belfry’s Onegin
Pacific Opera’s Jenufa opens to rave reviews on opening weekend

Pacific Opera’s Jenufa opens to rave reviews on opening weekend

Pacific Opera’s Jenufa opens to rave reviews on opening weekend

Pacific Opera’s Jenufa opens to rave reviews on opening weekend
St. Luke’s Players launch the season with two great short plays

St. Luke’s Players launch the season with two great short plays

Monday Magazine’s theatre critic Sheila Martindale reveiws St. Luke’s Players new plays

  • Oct 13, 2017
St. Luke’s Players launch the season with two great short plays
The Children's Republic runs until October 8th at the Belfry Theatre

The Strength of the Human Spirit in The Children’s Republic

Monday Magazine's Theatre Critic Sheila Martindale reviews The Belfry's The Children's Republic

  • Sep 15, 2017
The Children's Republic runs until October 8th at the Belfry Theatre

FRINGE REVIEW: You can always prove me wrong about In Waking Life

Monday Magazine theatre critic Sheila Martindale reviews Walking Life

  • Aug 31, 2017

FRINGE REVIEW: Interstellar Elder will appeal to all lovers of Science-Fiction

Monday Magazine's theatre critic Sheila Martindale reviews Interstellar

  • Aug 31, 2017

FRINGE REVIEW: Help! I’m American – a laugh-a-minute

Monday Magazine's theatre critic Sheila Martindale reviews Help! I'm American

  • Aug 30, 2017

FRINGE REVIEW: Beaver Dams is educational and fun!

Monday Magazine theatre critic Sheila Martindale reviews Beaver Dams

  • Aug 30, 2017

FRINGE REVIEW: Olive Copperbottom – Dickens Rewritten.

Monday Magazine's theatre critic Sheila Martindale reviews Olive Copperbottom

  • Aug 29, 2017

FRINGE REVIEW: Laughter and Pathos in Stories About Love, Death and a Rabbit

Monday Magazine's theatre critic Sheila Martindale reviews

  • Aug 29, 2017

FRINGE REVIEW: A Little Bit of Old Ireland in ’Tween Earth and Sky

Monday Magazine's theatre critic Sheila Martindale reviews ’Tween Earth and Sky

  • Aug 28, 2017

FRINGE REVIEW: Inauguration Vacation challenges Trump

Monday Magazine's theatre critic Sheila Martindale reviews Inauguration Vacation

  • Aug 28, 2017

FRINGE REVIEW: The Great Pretender – wonderful and heartwarming

Monday Magazine's theatre critic Sheila Martindale reviews The Great Pretender

  • Aug 28, 2017