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Little Shop of Horrors: fun to visit, stay away from the plant!

I’ve always loved Little Shop of Horrors and Neptune Theatre’s high-energy, sumptuously-lit, sci-fi extravaganza is a great opportunity to see it again and get a pure entertainment timeout from the news. The plant is amazing, the cast excellent and artistic director Jeremy Webb’s direction suitably playful for this campy, horror-comedy musical with its wonderful 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and Motown music. Fans of the songs “Skid Row (Downtown), “Somewhere […]

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Chased by the Bear: Here’s hoping for a remount! (Plus: KOQM opens fireside Aug. 13)

Two Planks and a Passion Theatre creates a magical, unforgettable experience with its fireside shows as people sit encircling actors who themselves encircle a roaring fire. The flames are the only source of light and as you look into the orange flickering shadows your imagination is lit by a timeless story. The occasional flitting bat adds to the magic. Chased by The Bear, a spellbinding musical re-telling of Shakespeare’s The […]

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N.S. 2024 Merritt Award Nominees hail from Parrsboro to Sydney

Fall on Your Knees, the epic six-hour co-production by Neptune Theatre and the National Arts Centre, among others, of Ann-Marie MacDonald’s novel by Hannah Moscovitch, and Downed Hearts, a new play staged at Ship’s Company Theatre, Parrsboro, by N.S. Governor General’s award-winner Catherine Banks, dominate this year’s list of Merritt theatre award nominees. However, most of the province’s major players including Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre, The Villains Theatre, Shakespeare by […]

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Elsa is coming to Neptune for Christmas!

Disney’s Frozen will be Neptune Theatre’s holiday musical from Nov. 7 to Jan. 5, 2025, while the season-closing musical is the sci-fi, musical hit Little Shop of Horrors. Neptune’s artistic director Jeremy Webb announced the theatre’s 62nd season today. Its 330 performances include 11 productions, four musicals/musical events, four comedies, four dramas, six Canadian plays and one world premiere. “The season delivers everything that we seek from live theatre – […]

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