Vertigo Theatre's 'The Verdict' was a fascinating look at one lawyer's quest to uphold the law and confront the powerful institutions that run Boston's churches, schools, and hospitals. For fans of John Grisham novels, you will find the story familiar yet captivating. For those audience members less inclined to opt for courtroom dramas, you'll find yourself glued to the edge of your seat.
THE VERDICT, adapted by Margaret May Hobbs from Barry Reed’s novel, will be presented at Vertigo Theatre. The production follows a lawyer taking on a high-stakes malpractice case.
An exhibition marking 50 years of Fiddler's Ferry and its importance to the area's industrial heritage will be opening at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery in July.
Centaur Theatre opens its 49th season with Playing With Fire: The Theo Fleury Story, an epic, reckless, and inspirational tale based on the life of one of Canada's most outstanding hockey players, running October 3 to 29, 2017. Directed by Ron Jenkins and starring Shaun Smyth in the one-man virtuous performance of a lifetime, the multi-award-winning Playing With Fire premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects in 2012 and has subsequently earned rave reviews and held both theatre goers and hockey fans spellbound in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Hamilton, Regina, and now Montreal.
Simon Callow is the latest international star to be added to the Stratford Festival's ranks. Mr. Callow will be presenting a new work of his own composition, based on Shakespeare's sonnets.
CanStage presents two exciting new initiatives
for the 2006.2007 season --
The RAW! RAW! RAW! Play Reading Series and
BASH! CanStage's Artist Development Program