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Haig Sutherland

George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan does justice to riveting historical heroine

George Bernard Shaw’s masterful words are well served by Kim Collier’s Saint Joan at the Arts Club running till November 23 at the Stanley Theatre. Joan of Arc, a teenaged, illiterate, peasant girl,...

Colleen Wheeler dives into Elizabeth Rex at Bard on the Beach

Timothy Findlay's award winning play tells the story of Elizabeth Rex on the eve of her lover's execution for treason.

Electric Company's Initiation Trilogy a moving feast of visual imagery, poetry and theatre

Part treasure hunt, part art installation, part poetry reading, part theatre experience, Electric Company’s Initiation Trilogy can leave audiences emotionally touched and inspired.