In the line-up for Sandra Oh's Celebrity Speakers appearance at Magnetic North the other week, I bumped into Emma Lancaster, the Festival's wonderful and hardworking publicist. "Hey Simon", she says to me while indicating the young lady she was talking to, "you should meet Jessica, you're both theatre bloggers." As if on cue, we both… Continue reading My First Impressions of Vancouver – by Guest Blogger Jessica Ruano
Category: magnetic north
Well, that was fun. What’s next?
And so the (finally) sunny West Coast bids a fond adieu to Mag North (or 'Canada's National Festival of Contemporary Canadian Theatre in English' for long. Canafestconcanatheng? Seriously guys, nothing snappier jumps to mind?). Traditionally with me the close of a run portends a short bout of postpartum, so I suppose I'll be dealing with… Continue reading Well, that was fun. What’s next?
The Punks of the Industry
Resolved: In the interest of its proliferation and popularization, Canadian theatre needs more creative marketing solutions. Magnetic North kicks off its Industry Series tomorrow at 1 pm with a keynote address delivered by - wait for it - a real, live marketer! Richard Laermer is CEO of the New York marketing firm RLM PR and… Continue reading The Punks of the Industry
d’bi.young on Theatre and Service
As of today there are three more chances to catch d'bi.young.anitafrika's 'one-womban' play blood.claat at Mag North. Here's what's so great about d'bi: she works the way an artist should work (a lot), and she talks the way an artist should talk... I am becoming less pre-occupied with being served by the former definition of… Continue reading d’bi.young on Theatre and Service
The Buzz is Back: HIVE 2 Sweetens Mag North
In November of 2006, 11 of our most progressive indie theatre companies joined forces to present Vancouver with the maiden version of HIVE in a retrofitted chapel in the downtown Eastside. And something in our theatre world shifted. Hailed by Colin Thomas as "the stuff of legend", and by me as the very future of… Continue reading The Buzz is Back: HIVE 2 Sweetens Mag North
On a Budget? Magnetic North Offers Pay-What-You-Can Shows!
Two more sleeps until (*deep breath*) "Canada's National Festival of Contemporary Canadian Theatre in English" opens, Vancouver! Can I get a woo-hoo! And the timing couldn't be better, you've all seen Iron Man by now, Indiana Jones is an embarrassment to its once-proud heritage and the only other thing in the multiplex you're considering is… Continue reading On a Budget? Magnetic North Offers Pay-What-You-Can Shows!
Mag North – More Than Just a Bunch of Plays
22 days and counting until the opening of Magnetic North...stoked yet? I is, and not just on the work. There's a whack of peripheral events that come bundled with the Festival, have a browse to see if anything tickles your fancy... Magnetic Encounters...these are essentially opportunities for audience members to meet with the artists outside… Continue reading Mag North – More Than Just a Bunch of Plays
Vancouver Prepares to Host Magnetic North
There is now but one short month between us and the resonating thud of the 2008 Magnetic North Theatre Festival landing in our backyard. It's time to clear the decks and start preparing, so we're going to be making a lot of fuss about it here at The Next Stage. This is such a cool… Continue reading Vancouver Prepares to Host Magnetic North
Simon Ogden 