Darkest Twilight

As Halloween creeps ever closer, October is the perfect time to sample some dark TV… especially sci-fi/horror/fantasy anthologies like The Outer Limits, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Night Gallery…

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All the right moves

Island Fringe Festival 2023 Havenwood, Charlottetown August 5, 2023 One of the finer additions to Island Fringe Festival (IFF) venues in recent years is the Havenwood Dance Studio: downtown location,…

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Ladies’ night

Island Fringe Festival 2023 Beaconsfield, Charlottetown August 4, 2023 The Beaconsfield Carriage House (BCH) has been an Island Fringe Festival (IFF) venue for ages. It has occasional acoustics issues, but…

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Potent radio activity

The Good Time Radio Variety Show Review | by Sean McQuaid Victoria Playhouse, August 11, 2023 Victoria Playhouse had great success in 2021 with The Good Time Radio Variety Show…

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Wheel of misfortune

MAGGIECharlottetown Festival, Sobey Family TheatreJune 23, 2023 Long on heart, short on story. That’s my six-word impression of MAGGIE, the new musical playing at the Charlottetown Festival this summer after…

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Tricks of the light

GaslightWatermark Theatre, North RusticoJuly 15, 2023 In recent years, the Watermark Theatre has aimed for a mix of classics and newer works with more diverse and inclusive perspectives. This often…

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Reign of Error

The Play That Goes WrongReview | by Sean McQuaidCharlottetown Festival, Sobey Family Theatre, June 24, 2023 As Krusty the Clown once said, “I’m a lazy, lazy man.” So, assigned multiple…

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Lightning legacy

Downtown Charlottetown is a little darker this summer. Beloved local hobby shop Lightning Bolt Comics is closing after nearly 25 years of selling collectibles, supporting the arts, and helping folks…

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List rites

Every Brilliant ThingBeaconsfield Carriage House, CharlottetownJanuary 19, 2023 PEI theatre often hibernates in January, even a January as unnaturally warm as this one; so it’s a welcome off-seasonal treat when…

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