Category: Reviews
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A whirlwind of wit and whodunnit
Peril in the Alps at Vertigo Theatre There’s a particular pleasure in watching a mystery that understands exactly what it wants to be: clever, theatrical, fleet-footed, and unabashedly in love with its own devices. Vertigo Theatre’s Peril in the Alps offers precisely that—a brisk, good-natured romp through kidnappings, disappearances, and blackmail, delivered with enough good…
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Haunting beyond the curtain: seeing ourselves in The Brothers Paranormal
The first thing I noticed wasn’t the ghost. It was the faces on stage—Black and Asian—telling a story about haunting, grief, and belonging. Sitting in the dark at Vertigo Theatre, watching The Brothers Paranormal, I realized how rare it still is to see a story like this told by an entire BIPOC cast in Calgary.…
Renato Gandia 