Theme: Theatre
“Four actors on stage, a table, four chairs, and a bedsheet”: Robert Chafe’s Tempting Providence at Perchance Theatre
NQ spoke with Una Hill-McMullin, who plays nurse Myra Bennett, and Colin Furlong, who plays Angus Bennett. Una Hill-McMullin. Myra Bennett came from England in 1921, to Newfoundland, to Daniel’s…
“Jack shall have Jill, Nought shall go ill, The man shall have his mare again, and all shall be well”:
Perchance Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream opened July 6 (find their full schedule here), and it is chockablock with lovely foolishness. Considered one of William Shakespeare’s great ‘middle’ comedies and…
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…
This Might Be Satire – and this is a show
This Might Be Satire Productions is proud to announce the premiere production of Tamasha O’ Tamasha, featuring the first-ever English translations of Gursharan Singh ‘Bhaji’, one of Punjab’s greatest playwrights and…
Dan of the Galapagos (4 of 7)
BY Monica Walsh
Dan is always the nice guy. He is always the one who does the favours, the one who doesn’t’ get the girl, the one who is last to be chosen and first to be bossed around. But that night in Ropewalk Lane, he walked home a different man.
DAN OF THE GALAPAGOS, A SCRIPT IN SEVEN PARTS (3 OF 7)
BY Monica Walsh
For the first time in 3 months, Dan is thinking of leaving the Galapagos. But how? He has found tranquility and a peace here that Stamps Lane just can’t offer him. Dan is torn, and in one of the few times in his life, experiences emotional turmoil.
Dan of the Galapagos, a Script in Seven Parts (2 of 7)
BY Monica Walsh
Dan has a makeshift fire going, and is boiling some water in a makeshift pan. He has some leaves and twigs for tea. He sees two lizards, clinging their way to a rock very slowly and painfully.
Dan of the Galapagos, A Script in Seven Parts (1 of 7)
BY Monica Walsh
NQonline.ca is pleased to share new work by St. John’s playwright, Monica Walsh. We’ll be publishing Dan of the Galapagos in its entirety over the course of the next several…