Reviews
Petula Clark Vue d’ici
By Daydree Vendette Petula Clark’s concert at the Salle Albert Rousseau on May 13th was the perfect occasion for the artist to promote her new French-language album Vue d’ici. The
Review: Amadeus at the Grand Théâtre, Quebec City
By Aileen Ruane, Are we able to recognize genius in our midst? If so, how do we react to it, especially when it has the ability to completely change our
Jesus Christ Superstar in Quebec City
By Carrianne Bell Recently, in the beautiful setting of Chalmer’s Wesley Church in Old Quebec, I was lucky enough to catch a presentation of the Quebec Art Compamy’s rendition of
Nos Incontournables at the Salle Albert-Rousseau, Quebec City
By Daydree Vendette Nos Incontournables is a feel-good show that is meant to cash-in on nostalgia. The show is based on the record of the same name and both the
Jean Gaudreau Exhibition at the Ophélia Restaurant
By Daydree Vendette The Ophélia restaurant on Grande-Allée is architecturally stunning. It’s charm goes beyond gimmicky decoration and grounds itself in a thoughtful symbiosis of the historical and the modern.
Review: David Mamet’s Race
By Aileen Ruane “On a tous nos préjugés” says Susan to Jack Lawson during the climax of David Mamet’s Race, staged by Martine Beaulne, cynically stating one of the play’s
Review: Les Fourberies de Scapin in Quebec City
Review by Aileen Ruane, Les Fourberies de Scapin at Salle Albert-Rousseau is a real treat for lovers of classical French theatre. It’s full of fast-paced, pithy dialogue, accompanied by even
Book Review: Is This Who We Are? Fourteen Questions about Québec – ISBN 9781553804673
Is This Who We Are? Fourteen Questions about Québec By Alain Dubuc Translated by Nigel Spencer ISBN: 9781553804673 Price: $21.95 Publisher: Ronsdale Press Review by Job Patstone This book was
Review: Incendies at Le Trident Theatre, Quebec City
Review by Aileen Ruane “Rien n’est plus beau que d’être ensemble” are the words spoken by Nawal Marwan, played by Nathalie Séguin, Véronika Makdissi-Warren and Lise Castonguay, via a letter
Review: François Bellefeuille Le plus fort au monde
By Daydree Vendette, François Bellefeuille burst onto the scene with his brand of angry-guy comedy, looking like a cross between someone going to the grocery store in their pajamas and
Review: Katherine Levac’s Velours and the Moose That Almost Drowned but Didn’t
By Aurélie Roy, Salle Albert-Rousseau, Quebec City In her first one-woman show, Katherine Levac secures her place amongst the group of young humourists who are taking the Quebec comedy scene
Book Review: Road Through Time – 9780889774773
Road Through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move By Mary Soderstrom ISBN: 9780889774773 Price: $22.95 Publisher: University of Toronto Press Review by Job Patstone Many of us drive
Book Review: Hope Has Two Daughters – ISBN 9781487001803
Hope Has Two Daughters By Monia Mazigh Translated by Fred A. Reed ISBN: 9781487001803 Price: $22.95 Publisher: Arachnide Editions Review by Lorie Pierce Based on real events during the Tunisian
Constantinople and Shashank Subramanyam at the Grand Théâtre
By Daydree Vendette The description of the show on the Grand Théâtre website gives a lot of space to the flutist Shashank Subramanyam, and paints the participation of the 4
