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• May 2013
  • Wed., 22 – An award winning drama, MTYP fundraiser and high school playwrights light up Winnipeg stages
     
  • Fri., 17 – Harlequin Costume needs help dressing Buddy Holly
     
  • Fri., 17 – "Jail Baby" a harrowing look at the roots of the prison system
     
  • Mon., 13 – Winnipeg playwrights enjoying unprecedented success
     
  • Fri., 10 – New play based on real stories of incarcerated women
     
  • Fri., 3 – Rock musical "Rooms" pleasant but lacks a view
     
  • Thu., 2 – "Angels In America: Perestroika" soars at Winnipeg Jewish Theatre
     
  • Wed., 1 – MTYP announces scaled back season
     
  • Wed., 1 – Winnipeg Jewish Theatre's show goes on despite homophobic response
     
  • Wed., 1 – Winnipeg playwright takes top job at Manitoba Writers' Guild
     
• April 2013
  • Tue., 30 – Winnipeg actors take starring roles in Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals
     
  • Tue., 30 – RWB principal dancer hanging up her pointe shoes
     
  • Thu., 25 – "Bloodless" may need another transfusion
     
  • Wed., 24 – Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers bare all in final show of the season
     
  • Wed., 24 – "Bloodless" aims to draw new audience with a Winnipeg production
     
  • Wed., 24 – CBC's weatherman, local politicians and a well known athlete make Gilbert and Sullivan Society's naughty "List Song"
     
  • Tue., 23 – Royal Winnipeg Ballet to debut Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale" next season
     
  • Fri., 19 – "Other People's Money" is a sound investment
     
  • Thu., 18 – Winnipeg's Union Station transformed into dance venue for "arrivals & departures"
     
  • Mon., 15 – Comedian Tommy Tiernan's role model is Bugs Bunny
     
  • Thu., 11 – Dean Jenkinson finds the funny in parenting
     
  • Wed., 10 – Al Rae is coming out swinging
     
  • Fri., 5 – Film noir musical "Gunmetal Blues" misses the mark
     
  • Tue., 2 – Constantly changing show keeps actors on their toes
     
• March 2013
  • Fri., 29 – "The Walworth Farce" an appealing mix of humour and horror
     
  • Fri., 22 – Federal government gives funding boost to local arts groups
     
  • Fri., 22 – Buy the ticket, take the ride with MTC's "Ride the Cyclone"
     
  • Thu., 21 – MTYP's "ZooZoo" offers giggles, gasps, and stage magic
     
  • Thu., 21 – PTE's next season features a local playwright, Leonard Cohen and a grow op
     
  • Fri., 15 – "Bashir Lazhar" offers rewarding lessons in life, loss, and hope
     
  • Fri., 15 – RMTC's "Daddy Long Legs" too sweet a treat
     
  • Wed., 13 – Jeremy Hotz uses humour to date out of his league
     
  • Tue., 12 – Winnipeg director Krista Jackson wins Gina Wilkinson Prize
     
  • Fri., 8 – Top 5 weekend picks
     
  • Thu., 7 – RMTC's new season a mix of classic and contemporary
     
  • Wed., 6 – Leslee Silverman shocked at her dismissal from MTYP
     
  • Tue., 5 – Leslee Silverman let go from MTYP
     
  • Fri., 1 – Winnipeg arts groups mark successful season
     
  • Fri., 1 – Top 5 picks for the weekend
     
• February 2013
  • Fri., 22 – Top 5 ways to pass the time in Winnipeg this weekend
     
  • Fri., 22 – RMTC's "The Penelopiad" offers an intriguing new take on a familiar tale
     
  • Thu., 21 – PTE's "This is War" packs an explosive punch
     
  • Fri., 8 – "Ed's Garage" doesn't need a tune-up...it needs an overhaul
     
  • Wed., 6 – Winnipeg performers will showcase their talents and be judged
     
  • Fri., 1 – Top 5 things to do this weekend
     
  • Fri., 1 – MTYP's "Grug" is a little delight for little theatre-goers
     
• January 2013
  • Thu., 31 – SondheimFest: Take a trip "Into the Woods" "Follies" sells out and a not so "Excellent Adventure"
     
  • Thu., 31 – Winnipegger set for starring role on Broadway
     
  • Tue., 29 – Manitoba museums will be watching budget vote closely
     
  • Mon., 28 – Round dance: Why it's the symbol of Idle No More
     
  • Fri., 25 – PTE's "The Dishwashers" a not-quite-spotless comedy
     
  • Thu., 24 – Sondheimfest offers an improvised musical, a scripted murder mystery, and "comedy tonight"
     
  • Wed., 23 – Christine Fellows inspired by choreographers, TV themes and giant, wearable sculptures
     
  • Tue., 22 – Funding granted to five Winnipeg arts groups
     
  • Mon., 21 – "Sunday in the Park with George" an enjoyable outing
     
  • Sat., 19 – SondheimFest: Beauty is ugly in "Dear Mama"
     
  • Fri., 18 – MTYP hockey drama "The Big League" makes a timely return
     
  • Fri., 18 – "Assassins" hits the bulls-eye
     
  • Thu., 17 – Thom Allison recalls singing Sondheim for the composer himself
     
  • Tue., 15 – SondheimFest brings a little music to Winnipeg in January
     
  • Mon., 14 – Winnipeg budget takes aim at museums and children's theatre
     
  • Fri., 11 – "Gone With the Wind" is frankly worth giving a damn about
     
  • Tue., 8 – Time lapse video of the "Gone With the Wind" set
     
  • Sun., 6 – Rachel Browne honoured by Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers
     
  • Wed., 2 – Tom McCamus tackles role of Rhett Butler in "Gone With the Wind"
     
  • Tue., 1 – New Year's resolutions courtesy of Winnipeg culture makers
     
• December 2012
  • Fri., 21 – Winnipeg's top holiday activities for the family
     
  • Fri., 21 – Magic of Munsch comes to life at Praire Theatre Exchange
     
  • Fri., 21 – Royal Winnipeg Ballet's "Nutcracker" by the numbers
     
  • Mon., 10 – Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat offers plenty of fun that is funny
     
  • Fri., 7 – Ron James answers five fast questions
     
  • Thu., 6 – Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers cover the prairie dance circuit
     
  • Mon., 3 – RMTC co-founder Tom Hendry dies at the age of 83
     
  • Mon., 3 – Debbie Maslowsky tackles lead role at MTC
     
• November 2012
  • Fri., 30 – Metropolitan Theatre gets new lease on life
     
  • Wed., 28 – Gone With the Wind costumes help tell the story
     
  • Fri., 23 – "Miracle on South Division Street" is pleasant but not miraculous
     
  • Thu., 22 – "Ordinary Days" superbly performed, but a too-ordinary musical
     
  • Fri., 16 – "The Swearing Jar" bittersweet, but a bit %&**$%! short of perfect
     
  • Fri., 16 – Comic Rachel Feinstein draws on her Jewish roots
     
  • Thu., 15 – Gearshifting Dance Works draws inspiration from John Cage
     
  • Sat., 10 – Winnipeg playwright compelled to bring war story to the stage
     
  • Fri., 9 – Harry Potter fans spellbound by Potted Potter
     
  • Thu., 8 – Playing Rothko's assistant taught actor tricks of a different trade
     
  • Tue., 6 – Roll a giant 12-sided die and check out Dungeons & Dragons Improv
     
  • Mon., 5 – Heiress looking for a man to seduce her...and you can watch
     
  • Fri., 2 – Play about artist Mark Rothko reveals struggle between creativity and commerce
     
• October 2012
  • Wed., 31 – Winnipeg's NAfro Dance throws 10th anniversary bash
     
  • Tue., 30 – Getting intimate with the latest from Theatre Projects Manitoba
     
  • Thu., 25 – "Dai (Enough)" challenges, but offers more than enough to like
     
  • Tue., 23 – Playwright tackles iconic source material for "Gone With the Wind"
     
  • Mon., 22 – "Good People Bad Things" provokes big questions
     
  • Fri., 19 – RMTC's "A Few Good Men" is damn good theatre
     
  • Thu., 18 – Twyla Tharp's "The Princess & The Goblin" brings romance back to the stage
     
  • Fri., 12 – Winnipeg playwright lights up Toronto stage with a dark musical
     
  • Fri., 12 – PTE's "The Brink" shoots for the moon and hits - sometimes
     
  • Fri., 12 – MTYP's "Where the Wild Things Are" not too wild, but fun
     
  • Thu., 11 – The Brink opens Prairie Theatre Exchange's 40th anniversary season
     
  • Wed., 3 – Twyla Tharp raises the bar at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
     
  • Tue., 2 – Designing Gone With the Wind for the Winnipeg stage
     
• September 2012
  • Thu., 27 – Nuit Blanche tips for the Winnipeg Art Gallery and beyond
     
  • Mon., 17 – Culture Days will make you fall in love with the arts in Manitoba
     
  • Fri., 14 – Theatre preview: September slump? Not this year...
     
  • Tue., 4 – Winnipeg's ManyFest lights up Broadway Avenue
     
  • Sat., 1 – Acrobatic troupe takes over Assiniboine Park
     
• August 2012
  • Fri., 31 – Asham Stomperfest: Top five ways to kick up your heels
     
  • Thu., 30 – Trinbago celebrates 50th anniversary of independence with a street party
     
  • Tue., 28 – Theatre Projects brings vision of Quebec to Manitoba
     
  • Mon., 27 – Winnipeg's Barge Festival honours Selkirk Settlers anniversary
     
  • Fri., 24 – Winnipeg's first Manitoba Filipino Street Festival fires up Garden City
     
  • Fri., 24 – Winnipeg's Carnaval on Bannatyne heats up the east side of the Exchange
     
  • Wed., 22 – Winnipeg Street Festival animates the downtown
     
  • Tue., 21 – Winnipeg's FemFest celebrates 10 years of women playwrights
     
  • Fri., 17 – Canada's best break dancing crews will battle this weekend at Graffiti Gallery
     
  • Tue., 7 – The West End Cultural Centre welcomes the devil tonight
     
  • Sat., 4 – Folklorama: a feast of global culture on the streets of Winnipeg
     
  • Thu., 2 – "Alternative Folk Festival" marks 40 years at Gimli's Icelandic Festival
     
• July 2012
  • Mon., 30 – Winnipeg Fringe Festival sees record numbers, survives storm
     
  • Thu., 26 – FRINGE: The CBC Review Crew's favourite shows of Fringe '12
     
  • Thu., 26 – Winnipeg Trolley Company transports you with Sam's Spiel
     
  • Wed., 25 – FRINGE: "Best of Fest" list announced
     
  • Tue., 24 – Winnipeg Fringe's "In Adagio" pits opera against Portuguese fado
     
  • Sun., 22 – One star Fringe: Celebrating the stinkers
     
  • Fri., 20 – FRINGE: Rintoul family connection leads to an unusual collaboration
     
  • Thu., 19 – FRINGE: Award winning playwright Vern Thiessen returns with something old... and something new
     
  • Wed., 18 – FRINGE: Meet the CBC review crew
     
  • Mon., 16 – Winnipeg Fringe Festival: ten shows to watch for
     
  • Fri., 13 – Ryan McMahon's Powwow Shades Of Grey twitter novel is taking off
     
  • Thu., 12 – Order of Manitoba honours three cultural leaders
     
  • Thu., 12 – Aboriginal Arts Program at Manitoba Theatre for Young People threatened
     
  • Wed., 11 – Winnipeg Fringe Festival hits 25 years with biggest lineup ever
     
  • Tue., 10 – "Sam's Spiel" new take on Winnipeg General Strike
     
  • Mon., 9 – Bookmarked: Winnipeg Fringe Festival's Rob Ring recommends "The Craftsman"
     
  • Fri., 6 – Winnipeg comics raise funds for Mike MacDonald in "Just for Mike"
     
• June 2012
  • Fri., 29 – Three Manitobans get Canada's highest honour
     
  • Thu., 28 – Arts groups survive The Winnipeg Jets...for now
     
  • Tue., 26 – Top 20 Dorothys for CBC TV's Over the Rainbow includes one Winnipegger
     
  • Tue., 19 – Winnipeg's Rainbow Stage: No foot-tapping at "Footloose"
     
  • Fri., 15 – Winnipeg artists recognized at Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts
     
  • Mon., 11 – Remembering Rachel Browne, founder of Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers
     
  • Fri., 8 – Winnipeg's Q Ballet unveils three new choreographic works
     
  • Thu., 7 – Winnipeg's Kidsfest serves up funny waiters, trapeze artists & dinosaurs
     
  • Tue., 5 – Aspiring Dorothys audition for CBC's "Over the Rainbow" in Winnipeg
     
  • Mon., 4 – Manitoba Theatre for Young People faces financial crisis
     
  • Sat., 2 – Gay Pride - It's not just for Gays anymore!
     
  • Fri., 1 – Shakespeare in the Ruins comes home with a fast and fun take on Henry V
     
• May 2012
  • Thu., 31 – "Romeo and Juliet" Aboriginal style at Manitoba Theatre for Young People
     
  • Thu., 31 – Winnipeg's Columpa Bobb on building bridges through the arts
     
  • Mon., 28 – Winnipeg playwright Debbie Patterson brings Sargent & Victor to life
     
  • Fri., 25 – Crystal Kolt: Flin Flon's artistic force
     
  • Wed., 23 – Aboriginal Day Live announces 2012 lineup featuring Kashtin
     
  • Fri., 18 – Winnipeg theatre couple raises funds for Performing Arts Lodge
     
  • Wed., 16 – WATCH: Royal Winnipeg Ballet's young dancers strut their stuff
     
  • Wed., 16 – WATCH: Sagkeeng's Finest captures first place on Canada's Got Talent
     
  • Fri., 11 – REVIEW: My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding
     
  • Wed., 9 – Winnipeg Kidsfest line-up has something for everyone
     
  • Wed., 9 – Review: Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers triumph with salute to Elizabeth Smart
     
  • Wed., 9 – Leonard Cohen's music comes to life at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
     
  • Sat., 5 – Tara Players actress excited about taking theatre piece to Ireland
     
  • Thu., 3 – Winnipeg's Carol Shields Festival promises "dangerous" theatre
     
  • Wed., 2 – Sagkeeng's Finest take their jigging to finals of Canada's Got Talent
     
• April 2012
  • Mon., 30 – Theatre Review: "Eden" takes on big questions of truth and justice
     
  • Fri., 27 – WATCH: "Eden" theatre production offers new twist on creation story
     
  • Thu., 26 – REVIEW: Talented young performers make MTYP's "Buru" work
     
  • Thu., 26 – Shakespeare In The Ruins returns home
     
  • Thu., 26 – MTYP's new season offers dinosaurs, hockey, and some Potter kid named Harry...
     
  • Wed., 25 – MTYP connects with indigenous youth from Australia
     
  • Fri., 20 – REVIEW: MTC delivers extraordinarily powerful musical with "Next to Normal"
     
  • Thu., 19 – Behind the Scenes of "Blind Date" with sound improviser Sean Bowie
     
  • Thu., 19 – Federal Government offers financial boost to Winnipeg arts organizations
     
  • Thu., 19 – WATCH: Winnipeg choreographer Jolene Bailie flies with "Inspiro"
     
  • Wed., 18 – Rock musical "Next to Normal" tackles serious issue of mental illness
     
  • Fri., 13 – WATCH: MTYP's "Star Keeper" captures the imagination of youngsters
     
  • Tue., 10 – WATCH: Royal Winnipeg Ballet unveils 2012-13 season
     
  • Fri., 6 – Review: Manitoba Theatre Centre's "Blind Date" frothy, fun and crowd-pleasing
     
  • Thu., 5 – Watch: "Blind Date" offers one-of-a kind thrill for audience
     
  • Mon., 2 – Five Reasons I like doing stand-up at Winnipeg Comedy Festival
     
  • Mon., 2 – WATCH: Winnipeg's Kidsfest turns 30 and asks parents for money
     
• March 2012
  • Fri., 30 – Review: Theatre Projects' "Dionysus In Stony Mountain" a thoughtful meditation on justice
     
  • Thu., 29 – What the budget means for Manitoba arts and culture
     
  • Thu., 29 – WATCH: "Circus and Magic" offers youth at risk a chance to succeed
     
  • Thu., 29 – WATCH: "Till it Hurts" fitfully funny farce at Prairie Theatre Exchange
     
  • Tue., 27 – WATCH: "Dionysus in Stony Mountain" sheds light on both sides of prison bars
     
  • Sun., 25 – Riding "The Number 14" at Manitoba Theatre for Young People
     
  • Sat., 24 – Plenty of activities to keep the family smiling during spring break
     
  • Thu., 22 – Winnipeg Jewish Theatre's "Angels In America" will make you see the light
     
  • Mon., 19 – Bookmarked: Actress Sharon Bajer recommends Carson McCullers
     
  • Sun., 18 – Young actor is in awe of fellow performers in "August: Osage County"
     
  • Fri., 16 – MTC's "God of Carnage" doesn't quite kill it
     
  • Thu., 15 – Prairie Theatre Exchange offers two world premieres in 2012-2013 season
     
  • Wed., 14 – "God of Carnage" exposes nasty side of human nature
     
  • Mon., 12 – Prepare to be inspired by bridge building movers and shakers at inaugural SCENE & HEARD event
     
  • Mon., 12 – MTC's production of "God of Carnage" to proceed despite co-producer closing its doors
     
  • Fri., 9 – Big names dominate Manitoba Theatre Centre's 2012-2013 season
     
  • Fri., 9 – Review: MTC's "August: Osage County" delivers on epic family dysfunction
     
  • Thu., 8 – WATCH: Winnipeg women are front and centre in Cabaret of Monologues
     
  • Wed., 7 – WATCH: Royal Winnipeg Ballet's production of "Giselle" is sure to give you the Wilis
     
  • Fri., 2 – Winnipeg's Nafro Dance celebrates 10 years with "Mapiko"
     
• February 2012
  • Wed., 29 – David Steinberg added to the Winnipeg Comedy Festival lineup
     
  • Fri., 24 – Review: "MacHomer" offers up Shakespeare by The Simpsons
     
  • Fri., 24 – Review: Fringe hit "Altar Boyz" makes a joyful noise at Prairie Theatre Exchange
     
  • Wed., 22 – WATCH: 2012 Winnipeg Comedy Festival brings on the laughs
     
  • Thu., 16 – Five reasons to see local celebrities take up the acting challenge
     
  • Wed., 15 – Watch: Royal Winnipeg Ballet students stretch in "First Steps" Choreographic Competition has students show their stuff
     
  • Fri., 10 – Review: "The Fighting Days" makes a welcome homecoming at MTC
     
  • Wed., 8 – Watch:"Fighting Days" chronicles important events in Winnipeg's past
     
  • Tue., 7 – Contest: Tell us how you beat the February blues for chance to win Manitoba Theatre Centre prize pack
     
  • Mon., 6 – Young ballet hopefuls leap at the chance to join the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School's Professional Division
     
  • Fri., 3 – Watch: Fred Penner brings his cat back to Manitoba Theatre for Young People
     
  • Fri., 3 – Review: "Q" is for "quite naughty" and "quite hilarious" in "Avenue Q"
     
  • Thu., 2 – Review: ShawFest doesn't save the best for last, alas
     
• January 2012
  • Thu., 26 – Theatre Preview: Winnipeg Jewish Theatre kicks off something funny with "Tribefest"
     
  • Wed., 25 – "Les Disparus" or "The Disappeared" finds francophone and anglophone audience
     
  • Wed., 25 – SHAW in the RAW: "Village Wooing" Re-Defined
     
  • Tue., 24 – More Reviews: Winnipeg's ShawFest continues
     
  • Mon., 23 – Review: Winnipeg's ShawFest living up to master billing
     
  • Fri., 20 – Review: Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession" still provocative after all these years
     
  • Fri., 20 – Review: PTE's "Lost: A Memoir" is a compelling but wandering tale
     
  • Wed., 18 – Watch: Winnipeg is about to get Shavian with ShawFest
     
  • Fri., 13 – Watch: MTYP's musical "The Last Tree of Rapa Nui" tackles important environmental theme
     
  • Thu., 12 – Watch: Comedian Don Kelly riffs on hosting CBC's "Trailbreakers"
     
  • Fri., 6 – Review: MTC's "Shirley Valentine" is easy to love
     
  • Fri., 6 – Watch: "Shirley Valentine" returns to the Winnipeg stage
     
  • Sun., 1 – Manitoba's arts and culture storymakers offer New Year's resolutions
     
• December 2011
  • Sat., 31 – Top Ten 2011 Manitoba stories on SCENE
     
  • Thu., 29 – Kelly Hughes gets all misty-eyed about MTYP
     
  • Tue., 27 – Five family-friendly festivities in Winnipeg over the holidays
     
  • Fri., 23 – All for one and one for the holidays: Three Munschketeers at Prairie Theatre Exchange
     
  • Thu., 22 – It's not the Sugar Plum fairy but "Nutcracker" walk-on extra gets a taste for the stage
     
  • Wed., 21 – Dear Royal Winnipeg Ballet, no tights please, I'm Muslim
     
  • Wed., 21 – Winnipeg loses a dance and musical theatre icon
     
  • Tue., 20 – 'Tis the season for Royal Winnipeg Ballet's "Nutcracker"
     
  • Sat., 17 – Ismaila Alfa now directs the traffic on SCENE
     
  • Fri., 16 – Buy local and win: Top ten made-in-Manitoba gift suggestions
     
  • Wed., 14 – The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival announces indoor performers for 2012
     
  • Tue., 13 – Winnipeg Fringe goes back to the future with "Retro Readings"
     
  • Fri., 9 – Review: "Pooh Corner" a hot ticket at Manitoba Theatre for Young People
     
  • Thu., 8 – Things will be great when you're downtown
     
  • Wed., 7 – "Eight Tiny Reindeer of the Apocalypse" offers bracing tonic to the madness of the holiday season
     
• November 2011
  • Tue., 29 – The truth about Christmas -- at last
     
  • Mon., 28 – "Spring Awakening" exposes teen angst on Winnipeg stage
     
  • Fri., 25 – A Jew and a Muslim walk into a theatre...for a new take on "Romeo and Juliet"
     
  • Fri., 25 – Review: Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's "Romeo and Juliet" teases... but disappoints
     
  • Thu., 24 – Playwright Rick Chafe reveals his inspiration behind "The Secret Mask"
     
  • Tue., 22 – Royal Winnipeg Ballet cancels three performances of "Svengali"
     
  • Fri., 18 – Confounding wordplay makes for great theatre in PTE's "The Secret Mask"
     
  • Fri., 18 – Improvised Shakespeare Company shakes, stirs audiences with laughter at MTYP
     
  • Thu., 17 – This weekend's forecast: A flurry of independent Winnipeg theatre
     
  • Thu., 10 – "To be or not to be": Shakespeare in the Ruins performing for its future
     
  • Tue., 8 – Award-winning comic Steve Patterson cracks up Winnipeggers with "Just for Laughs"
     
  • Fri., 4 – THEATRE REVIEW: "The Vibrator Play" delivers satisfaction
     
  • Thu., 3 – NAfro brings dynamic contemporary African dance to Winnipeg stage
     
• October 2011
  • Sun., 30 – Actor/director of "The Hobbit" reflects on dual roles: More like Gollum than Bilbo Baggins
     
  • Fri., 28 – Theatre Review: MTYP's "The Hobbit" delivers big visual bang
     
  • Thu., 27 – Theatre Review: Powerful drama paves "Way to Heaven"
     
  • Tue., 25 – Winnipeg Jewish Theatre opens season with "Way to Heaven"
     
  • Mon., 24 – "Bun me up, Scottie!" Winnipeg bakers welcome William Shatner
     
  • Sun., 23 – "Operation Las Vegas comedy adventure" with Winnipeg's Aisha Alfa
     
  • Thu., 20 – Dance Review: "Svengali" casts a deep spell
     
  • Tue., 18 – Falling under the spell of "Svengali" with Royal Winnipeg Ballet
     
  • Tue., 18 – Under the B for "Bingo!": Behind-the-scenes with Ted Atherton
     
  • Fri., 14 – Theatre Review: Fun watching adults regress to awkward boys and girls in "Bingo!"
     
  • Thu., 13 – Theatre Review: If you're feeling cranky "Grumpy Old Men" probably won't help
     
  • Fri., 7 – Theatre Review: From Russia (via Moose Jaw) with love (and melancholy)
     
  • Wed., 5 – Chekhov's "Three Sisters" gets makeover on Winnipeg stage
     
  • Mon., 3 – Win season tickets to Prairie Theatre Exchange with your favorite high school song
     
• September 2011
  • Thu., 29 – New Winnipeg theatre season kicks off with independent play on politics
     
  • Thu., 29 – Fringe alert: Veterans, rogue cops, and Hot Thespians return to Winnipeg stages
     
  • Wed., 21 – Watch Winnipeg's CRUMBS give SCENE some toasty improv
     
  • Fri., 16 – Why Winnipeg needs FemFest
     
  • Thu., 1 – Tazzy's Angels bring saucy stand-up to Winnipeg's Aqua Books
     
• August 2011
  • Tue., 30 – Winnipeg comedian Ryan McMahon travels beyond the boundaries of Indian Country
     
  • Thu., 25 – THEATRE REVIEW: "Wicked" ain't bad at all
     
  • Fri., 5 – Production of "Hairspray" allows Rainbow Stage to play again
     
• July 2011
  • Fri., 29 – Manitoba's second Fringe festival hits the shores of Clear Lake on the long weekend
     
  • Thu., 28 – RWB's Ballet in the Park fuels passion for dance
     
  • Wed., 27 – Dance Preview: Another Winnipeg tradition - Ballet in the Park
     
  • Thu., 21 – "Little Red Riding Hood" at the Fringe named one of the best of the fest
     
  • Thu., 21 – CBC Review Crew picks their favourite Winnipeg Fringe plays
     
  • Wed., 20 – Fringe Festival announces "Best of Fest"
     
  • Tue., 19 – Winnipeg Fringe Festival's "Monopoly Man Pit" fuels hot debate
     
  • Thu., 14 – Winnipeg Fringe Festival: (Giving) stars and (taking) stripes redux
     
  • Wed., 13 – 10 reviewers plus 150 Winnipeg Fringe shows equals every show reviewed by Sunday
     
  • Wed., 13 – 10 things to watch for at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival
     
  • Mon., 11 – Fringe festival 101 primer, just in case you've never been
     
  • Fri., 8 – Art and music in Winnipeg's Exchange this Friday
     
  • Tue., 5 – Former restaurant worker remembers her ghostly experiences at Winnipeg's old Masonic Temple
     
• June 2011
  • Wed., 22 – Performance Psychology with Winnipeg's Drek Daa
     
  • Wed., 22 – Five Reasons why Winnipeg Fringe Fest is one of the best
     
  • Wed., 15 – The greatest (Fringe) show on earth (or at least in Winnipeg) is about to begin!
     
  • Tue., 7 – Award-winning doc "TutuMuch" goes behind the scenes at RWB school of dance‏
     
  • Fri., 3 – REVIEW: SIR's "Henry IV" tastes pretty good, but definitely less filling
     
• May 2011
  • Wed., 25 – Winnipeg Harvest helps feed an inner hunger for those craving to do Shakespeare
     
  • Wed., 25 – What Winnipeg theatre season is right for you?
     
  • Tue., 17 – Theatre Projects Manitoba announces all-new, all-Manitoba season
     
  • Mon., 16 – NFB film celebrates the artistic achievements of MTYP founder Leslee Silverman
     
  • Fri., 13 – Sweeney Todd at the CanWest Performing Arts Centre
     
  • Fri., 13 – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is back in Winnipeg: Preview of "Sweeney Todd"
     
  • Mon., 9 – Six tips for the Manitoba theatre-goer on a budget
     
  • Mon., 2 – Shakespeare and the Simpsons: Manitoba Theatre for Young People's 2011-2012 season
     
• April 2011
  • Fri., 29 – Arts students create project on homelessness in Winnipeg
     
  • Wed., 27 – Prairie Scene: Five fast questions with playwright Michael Nathanson
     
  • Mon., 25 – Theatre Review: "Wingfield Lost and Found" finds gentle, predictable laughs
     
  • Thu., 21 – The 39 Steps on stage at MTC
     
  • Thu., 21 – Theatre Review: Mel Brooks meets Hitchcock in "The 39 Steps"
     
  • Wed., 20 – Wingfield Lost and Found at PTE
     
  • Mon., 11 – Theatre: 'Tis the season of the fundraiser
     
  • Thu., 7 – Moonlight Sonata playwright delves into the art of the edit
     
  • Wed., 6 – Lorne Cardinal's early beginnings with Thunderstick playwright
     
  • Fri., 1 – Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz: Brummtopp explained
     
  • Fri., 1 – Theatre review: "One of Ours" is smart, funny... and sexy?!?
     
• March 2011
  • Thu., 31 – Theatre review: Lorne Cardinal and Craig Lauzon in PTE's "Thunderstick"
     
  • Wed., 30 – Thunderstick: PTE play stars Lorne Cardinal and Craig Lauzon
     
  • Mon., 28 – Circus INcognitus: It ain't easy being a clown