The PEI Symphony and Barachois

Review by Treva McNally

There was hardly an empty seat in the Confederation Center when the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra presented its Pops Superspecial! in February with special guests, Barachois. Following a decision to present the pops concert in the winter instead of the fall, the Symphony enjoyed a sold out show during what is traditionally the lowest
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John Smith reading

Review by Michael Oliver

Island Poet Laureate John Smith presented the second segment of his celebration of the canon of great English poems with a reading at Confederation Centre Public Library on Sunday, February 16th, of selections ranging from the seventh to the sixteenth century. The opening presentation was at the Arts Guild.

This series runs till early April. "Sunday
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If You're Stronghearted & Zoe Vs. The Devil

Review by Michael Oliver

In January, two one-act plays written and directed by Charlottetown Rural High School student Alix MacLean delighted audiences at Beaconsfield Carriage House.

If You're Stronghearted and Zoe Vs. The Devil both depict the world of adolescence with a sympathetic vision of its problems and a vivid understanding of its
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Review by Erin Fagan

On November 14 through 16, UPEI's Duffy Amphitheatre was transformed from a standard lecture hall into a stage for experimental student drama. The annual UPEI Theatre Society Evening of One-Acts has traditionally been an excellent opportunity for students to produce, direct, and perform their own short pieces on a public stage. This year, three eclectic comedies were produced
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The Happy Prince

Review by Erin Fagan

The seven members of the 2002 Charlottetown Festival Young Company (Craig Fair, Sean Hauk, Leah Johnston, Lisa Lennox, Cliff Sardinha, Shawna Van Omme, and Dina Young), have acquired a devoted following this past summer. Case in point: just before my interview, a small legion of giggling kids tracked down their idols into the green room of the Confederation
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Kitchen Cabaret

Review by Hilary Prince

For a fun-filled, family evening of music, story, and song, Margie Carmichael and Mark Haines entertain at the Kings Playhouse, Georgetown from July to September.

These two well-known singer-songwriter-musicians offer a fresh, humourous, and exciting evening that appeals to all ages right down to tiny tots who can dance in the aisles and challenge the
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The Rat Pack Crooners

Review by Gena Fisher

Straight from the bar upstairs, ladies and gentleman, may I introduce the Rat Pack: Fred Santora, Dan Larkin and Sunny Mavis are the cool trio of crooners performing live at Vegas by night, and filming their movie Atlantic 11 by day, if they show up.

This summer Eddie May Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre presents, The Rat Pack Crooners at Piazza Joe's in
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Songs of the Island

Review by Erin Fagan

In the thick of another PEI summer season, it is deeply refreshing to get a little more acquainted with the woman behind the celebrity of Anne of Green Gables. New insight into the singular imagination of L.M. Montgomery can be found on a summer Sunday evening at the Confederation Centre's Studio Theatre, enabled by the talents of Marlane O'Brien, Hank
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