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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 22, 2024 11:37 am Updated May 22, 2024 11:40 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The beleaguered Hot Docs Film Festival says it’s closing its flagship Toronto theatre for about three months and laying off staff amid financial difficulties. …
Read More »Police investigating overnight arson at movie theatre in Scarborough
Toronto police say a container of gasoline was located at the scene of the fire, which occurred at a retail complex early Sunday morning. News Source link
Read More »Fire at iconic theatre in The Pas considered arson, Manitoba RCMP say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP in The Pas, Man., are investigating a fire that destroyed a historic theatre early Monday morning. Police were called to the Lido Theatre on Edwards Avenue in the northern Manitoba community around 4:40 a.m., and say the Office of the Fire …
Read More »Black Montreal theatre performer files lawsuit after puppet called racist
A Black Montreal theatre performer has filed a lawsuit against an anti-racism activist who he says falsely associated him with racism against Black people. Franck Sylvestre agues in the suit filed at the Montreal courthouse on Wednesday that Alain Babineau made unreasonable claims about a puppet in a theatre piece …
Read More »Winnipeg gears up for a night of high-energy rock and roll at Park Theatre – Winnipeg
Winnipeg is gearing up for a night of high-energy rock and roll at the Park Theatre on Saturday night — the Manitoba Loud Music Awards. The show starts at 6 p.m. and awards will be handed out beginning at 7:45 p.m. “When you have high energy loud live music, then …
Read More »Celebrations Dinner Theatre staff out of jobs after abrupt closure – Winnipeg
Carson Mauthe couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief when he found out he was out of a job while picketing for higher wages. The 14-year employee of Celebrations Dinner Theatre and shop steward for United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 832, which represented over 30 striking Celebrations employees, heard the …
Read More »Great Big Sea founder to enter Toronto theatre scene with ‘Let’s Dance! The Musical’ – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2023 4:49 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Terra Bruce Productions, the musical theatre company led by a founding member of the folk-rock band Great Big Sea, is set enter the Toronto theatre scene this year with two original …
Read More »Mirvish’s 11-year-old CAA theatre could be torn down for condo buildings – Toronto
With a sloped view, where every seat in the house gives both good visual and audio, Mirvish’s CAA theatre holds a warm spot in theatre critic Steve Fisher’s heart, but it may cease to exist if redevelopment plans proceed. The 112-year-old property, which has operated as a cinema and theatre …
Read More »Grand Theatre artistic director to step down after 7 years – London
The Grand Theatre’s artistic director is stepping down after seven years of spearheading numerous productions, some even amidst a global pandemic, in London, Ont. Dennis Garnhum’s resignation was announced at the end of the theatre’s 2021/22 annual general meeting on Tuesday, saying that he will take his final bow at …
Read More »Stratford Festival’s ‘beautiful, intimate’ Tom Patterson Theatre reopens after $72M transformation
The Stratford Festival’s transformed Tom Patterson Theatre has officially reopened to public performances after being stalled by two long pandemic years. “[It’s] a historic day for the Stratford Festival, one that has been years in the making with a few interruptions along the way,” said artistic director Antoni Cimolino during a ribbon-cutting …
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