Behind The Curtain

Consider this project undergoing metamorphosis

Behind the Curtain got started as a side project on 660 Newsradio and the Calgary Citynews website. What started as a few radio stories turned into web articles, an Instagram, video clips, a half hour pre-canned radio show... and an insatiable addiction for watching and writing about local theatre.

If you also love performing arts you should check out (and like!) the Behind the Curtain Instagram

If you are interested in what Behind the Curtain looked like before here are the links:
Behind the Curtain articles on the Calgary Citynews website
Behind the Curtain radio show archive from 660 Newsradio

Lunchbox Theatre announces new venue for new season

Originally published May 29 2026 at the Citynews Calgary website Lunchbox Theatre (Hugh Short) unchbox Theatre is packing up and leaving the downtown core for cSPACE Marda Loop – a major shift for a company built in the heyday of Calgary’s office culture in the 1970s. Now heading into its 52nd season, Artistic Director Bronwyn Steinberg says the move reflects how Calgary has changed. “Downtown office work culture is not what it was in the 70s, which led to the creation of Lun

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Who and what critics are applauding as 2025-26 Calgary theatre season wraps

Originally published June 26 at the City News Calgary website President and CEO of Arts Commons Alex Sarian, left, Verb Theatre's Camille Pavlenko, centre, and Handsome Alice's Meg Farhall, centre-right, and KP Smith--also with Verb Theatre, receive awards at the Betty Mitchell Awards in Calgary on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Andrea Montgomery) It’s awards season for the performing arts community ahead of the summer break for professional theatre. The Betty Mitchell Awards are

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