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"So far this summer season Festival Antigonish is batting a thousand in its productions of Educating Rita, the haunting mystery The Woman in Black, and now Good Things."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"The 228-seat theatre has a rare kind of warmth to counter-balance its pleasantly cool (air conditioned) interior. It's the warmth of intimacy...This performance space is as cozy as a ceilidh in the kitchen."
- Stephen Pederson, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"Call Festival Antigonish the little festival that could...Today some of the Maritime's best talent is attracted to their summer stage."
- Marilyn Smulders, The Daily News
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
The Woman in Black delivers a riveting story with scary surprises, an experience in the power of the imagination and the thrill of top notch acting."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"The Woman In Black rates a 9 out of 10...a ghostly thriller that reveals just how powerful the power of suggestion really can be...the play is an exceptionally memorable, minimalist theatre experience."
- Ron Foley Macdonald, www.infomonkey.net
"You don't need a frosty drink to chill down this summer. Festival Antigonish's production of The Woman in Black will do it for you."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"...has the atmosphere of a Sherlock Holmes mystery and the real horror of an Edgar Allan Poe story."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"...the magic starts working and a simple wooden structure does become a horse and trap. Marvellous descriptive writing also helps. I found myself looking around the theatre to see the land and objects described..."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"...directed sensitively by Ed Thomason for fluidity and maximum mystery with minimal technology..."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"Webb and Musselman were paired last year in the hit production of Stones in His
Pockets. Again they deliver strong, detailed, virtuoso performances with an eye to rhythm and balance."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
GOOD THINGS
"'Gordon never laughs,' I overheard a woman say about her husband at a performance this week at Festival Antigonish. Apparently, Gordon did laugh at Good Things."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"Good Things is warm, funny and direct, complete with a well-deserved, but surprisingly unsentimental, happy ending. Good Things rates a 9 out of 10."
- Ron Foley Macdonald, www.infomonkey.net
"...fine character work by Jeremy Webb, stellar as Frazer, the fussy, love-sick bachelor with a feminine side, and by Genevieve Steele in a variety of roles."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"Shelley Thompson’s sure and steady in her portrayal as the heroine, Susan."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"Jan Filips is the perfect romantic hero for the 40-something set with his kind, handsome face, salt and pepper hair and warm character portrayal."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
...directed by Ed Thomason with a love for the play and its people, with a thorough understanding of everyone’s
journeys and with a tight grip on pacing."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
EDUCATING RITA
"A big hit...high-wattage...delightful and thought-provoking."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"It’s a solid, assured production that firmly but affectionately looks at a young
woman’s emergence..."
- Ron Foley Macdonald, www.infomonkey.net
"Directed by Jean Morpurgo with genuine warmth and directness, Educating Rita sports a brassy, confident performance from Genevieve Steele."
- Ron Foley Macdonald, www.infomonkey.net
"Educating Rita benefits from superior professional staging that is part of Festival Antigonish’s well-established production style."
- Ron Foley Macdonald, www.infomonkey.net
"...follows in the Festival Antigonish tradition of kicking off their season with an easy crowd pleaser."
- Ron Foley Macdonald, www.infomonkey.net
"Rita’s enthusiasm is infectious and her joyful sense of discovery stays with a viewer long after the play is
over."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"Director Jean Morpurgo keeps this production light and breezy but not without registering its important emotional and thematic moments."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"Educating Rita in this fine production opens up avenues for thought and analysis, or one can just sit back and enjoy the story, the laughs and the vivid characters."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
STAGE2: WELCOME TO THE MOON
"Crisply directed by Lionel Doucette, the play feature sterling performances from a young cast who...milked each little playlet with a deadpan grace that made each one a dramatic delight. Welcome To the Moon rates a 10 out of 10."
- Ron Foley Macdonald, www.infomonkey.net
BLUENOSE BILLY
"Bluenose Billy has a playful premise and presentation by the irrepressibly charming Richie Wilcox and the warm and energetic Courtney Lancaster."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"The bickering between Billy and his sister (Lancaster) is really true to life and lots of fun for kids. This
story has a dramatic urgency that keeps young listeners hooked."
- Elissa Barnard, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
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