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Tag: comedy

  • (Review) Rogers vs Rogers (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre)

    By Daniela Smith-Fernandez In this production, actor Tom Rooney switches between a staggering number of parts to tell a story of how Rogers communications is actually worse than you could have imagined. Yes, even after being switched between operators for forty five minutes because you want to make a miniscule change to your cell phone…

  • (Review) Big Stuff – Prairie Theatre Exchange

    Photo credit: Dahlia Katz By Daniela Smith-Fernandez The show opens with a couple surrounded by their stuff, a seemingly random assortment of boxes and objects of varying provenance. Comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus are visually and metaphorically overwhelmed by possessions. The storytelling is anchored in these physical objects, alternating between improvised intervals and…