“The novel is fiction, but my own experiences couldn’t help but colour the story”: Willow Kean debuts with Eyes in Front When Running
Why a novel? How was the writing process different than playwrighting? Even though it’s in the third person, so much of the story is internal; Cleo working through things in…
The Gull Workshop: At some point my son said, ‘That would be a cool title for a book’
These stories strike me as quite different tonally from your novel The Artificial Newfoundlander – they’re still (broadly) contemporary and full of wit, but the situations often hint at, or veer…
Small, modest markers of love and respect: field stones in Newfoundland’s cemeteries, by Robyn S Lacy
When you walk through a cemetery in Newfoundland, you reach out your hand to brush through the tall grass or pick a partridgeberry that has grown plump, snuggled between the…
Let’s Dance! The Musical
It’s 1963. Marco (Luciano Decicco) returns to his alma mater Northumberland School in Manhattan after failing in his dream of a show business career. Now he will teach drama. His…
Perchance to dream – and build on it: a conversation with artistic director, Danielle Irvine
What’s on the go with Perchance Theatre? Lots. In the big picture we’re moving our theatre, our whole company is moving from Cupids to Conception Harbour. And that is the…
Lights, camera, action! Chris Bonnell, Executive Director and Film Commissioner (Acting) NL Film Development Corporation updates us on the provincial film scene
“Typically, a lot of the productions in this province are co-productions. For many reasons. The obvious one is it’s very difficult to get your finances together. And a lot of…