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Louis B Hobson
Louis B Hobson has been reviewing for The Calgary Sun, Calgary Herald, and radio and TV for over 50 years.


Botticelli in the Fire
Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Botticelli in the Fire Playwright – Jordan Tannahill Production Company/Theatre space – Downstage Theatre & Hit and Myth Productions / Big Secret Theatre, Werklund Centre. Length – 2 Acts (2 hours 15 minutes, one intermission) Genre/s – Fantasy Drama Premise – Consigned to the void after death, Botticelli creates a reimagined play in which he risks everything when he has sex with the wife of his rich patron and f
Caroline Russell-King
2 days ago2 min read


Les Miserables
Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Les Mis é rables Playwright/s/Composer/s – Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmar, music by Claude-Michel Sch ö nberg, original French text by Alain Boublil & Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fentoon, Adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Production Company/Theatre space – Carmen Mackintosh Inc, Executive Producers, Seth Sklar-Heyn, Trinty Wheeler, Broadway Across Canada, The J
Caroline Russell-King
Mar 52 min read


Anne of Green Gables
Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Anne of Green Gables Playwright/s/Composer/s – Book by Donald Harron, music by Norman Campbell lyrics by Donald Harron, Norman Campbell, Elaine Campbell and Mavor Moore (son of Dora Mavor Moore for whom the Toronto Theatre Awards is named for) adapted from the novel by Lucy Maude Montgomery. Production Company/Theatre space – StoryBook Theatre / The Beddington Arts Centre Length – 2 Acts, 2 hours, 20 minutes (one 1
Caroline Russell-King
Mar 42 min read
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