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The First and Second World Wars had a profound effect on R.H. Thomson’s family, beginning with the deaths of five of his great-uncles. It's led to the Canadian actor thinking deeper about the way we talk about war, as conflict rages on in the world around us.

My father tried unsuccessfully to find the names of the aircrews who helped rescue the convoy his corvette was escorting across the Atlantic. A number of years ago I decided to take up his search

What insights emerge when we linger by the ghost light? Whose stories impress us with their significance, and whose spirits speak to us? These are questions that Canadian actor and playwright R.H. Thomson extends to the theatre of war in an ambitious new memoir reconstructing his family’s remarkable entanglement in the First World War –

By the Ghost Light does not celebrate war, but forces us to reconsider it, look at it from several points of view, and attempt to hear the echoes of those who fought.

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

Including a retrospective on pop art legend Keith Haring and Aaron Sorkin’s theatrical take on To Kill a Mockingbird

This week, Rocket from the Crypt, a "Faust" silent movie organ night, Write Out Loud's "Poe & Co.," Pageant of the Monsters and more

There is nothing like the magic of the Capitol Theatre to bring out the best in anything related to the Grateful Dead. This was certainly the case for drummer Bill Kreutzmann with Billy & the Kids on October 20, 2023, which was night one of his two-night “Daze of the Dead, Part 1: Trick" stand.

Justin-Siena presents Treasure Island, Youth Symphony returns to Jarvis, Saint Helena Community Band performs free concert, and more in this weeks Napa Valley Art Notes.