Watch Over Me
2024-10-10 - 2024-10-12 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
A story of resilience told with humour and song, and memories of growing up in North End Halifax
Award winning Jazz/Blues/Gospel singer Linda Carvery tells a story filled with humour, struggles and strength, and the experiences that made Linda who she is today.
After a successful run in Guysborough during the summer of 2023, audiences from the Halifax region now have the opportunity to experience Linda’s story.
Watch Over Me is written and performed by Linda Carvery, with musical accompaniment by Holly Arsenault and directed by Emmy Alcorn. The creative team includes Stephanie MacDonald (Stage Manager), Ryan Rafuse (Lighting Design), Janet MacLellan (Set and Costume Design), Mary-Colin Chisholm (Dramaturge).
General admission tickets are available for $25 plus taxes and fees. A number of discounted tickets are available, for those with limited disposable income. Use code SAVE10

Hello City Improv
2024-10-16 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax) | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada

Bad Artist Book Launch
2024-10-17 19:00 - 21:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Join us to celebrate the launch of Bad Artist, edited by Nellwyn Lampert, Pamela Oakley, Christian Smith, and Gillian Turnbull. In conversation with Stephanie Domet.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
In a world that worships productivity, creating for art’s sake is seen as romantic and nearly indefensible. For anyone who has ever struggled to honour their artistic impulses, Bad Artist offers an antidote to this toxic productivity narrative. This collection of essays features 21 Canadian and international writers from a breadth of backgrounds and experiences whose lives are not always proscribed by predictable work schedules or reliable support systems. They fit creating into the cracks of their lives, and through their stories show us all how to keep creating—not producing.
As artists, many of whom have faced systemic barriers, the collection’s contributors offer pragmatic reflections on resisting the culture of productivity, reminding us that creativity can take many forms. Taken together, the essays present a comprehensive rumination on creativity in late capitalism, providing warmth, support, comradery, and empathy.

Halifax Magic Club Showcase
2024-10-19 19:30 - 21:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Magic at the Bus Stop.
Come see Halifax’s finest professional and hobby magicians amaze, bewilder and surprise you. The magicians of the Halifax Magic Club will perform incredible magic, mentalism, and more.
Bring your friends and family and make sure to get here early to grab a seat. Children are allowed to attend although the magic is not targeted at the young ones. Suggested age range 10 and up.
There will be a fantastic bar available for refreshments.
This show will have an intermission.
Members of the Halifax Magic Club run the gamut from beginner to seasoned professional. Some members do TV shows and corporate events, some do birthday parties and family gatherings, and some do ticketed public shows and busking.

Greek International Film Festival
2024-10-20 19:00 - 22:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
AHEPA Halifax is proud to be the local host of the 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (GIFFT) of Canada. During the month of October, eleven cities across Canada will offer a diverse selection of Greek cinema including feature films, thought-provoking documentaries and heartwarming short films. All films will be in Greek with English subtitles or in English. Please visit gifft.ca to see movie selection, trailers, and to purchase tickets.

Open Mic Night hosted by Page 2.0
2024-10-24 19:00 - 22:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Singers, poets, and performers join us at The Bus Stop Theatre for Open Mic Night! Looking to meet local artists or for a chance to showcase your art/work? This might be the open mic for you! Hosted by Page.20, an indie punk band with local artists Kiana Josette and Brennen MacDonnell.

Open Mic Night starts at 7pm and the event goes until 10!
Pay what you can at the door, proceeds go towards next open mic!
Sign up available at doors or through link here:

https://forms.gle/3CJsiXSUKHgDPCTYA

All Honesty and The Pavilion Youth Association Present: An Honest Halloween
2024-10-26 19:00 - 23:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
All Honesty and The Pavilion Youth Association Present: An Honest Halloween. Featuring All Honesty, Kids Losing Sleep, and SkunkMotel.
Join some of Halifax’s favourites at The Bus Stop Theatre for an evening of costumes and frighteningly good music.
COSTUMES ENCOURAGED BUT NOT REQUIRED
ALL AGES
Oct.26th
Doors 7PM. Music 8PM.
Alcohol Available for 19+

AH! FRIGHTENING - A Halloween Extravaganza!
2024-10-30 18:00 - 2024-11-01 22:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Celebrate the quickening of the harvest and the coming of spectral fiends at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-operative this year. Spend October 30th-November 1st haunting days watching spooky movies, shaking that booooty to spectral jams, and reaping a final harvest of membership talent over an evening of performances that will turn your hair white with fright!
The Frightening is a three day fundraiser for the Bus Stop Theatre Co-Op!

Day one, October 30: A scary movie marathon, featuring 3 classic filmsTickets: $20 full marathon $8 per movie

Day two, Halloween Night: A costume contest and dance party with DJ TKTickets: $12/PWYC

Day three, November 1: An evening presentation of creepy performances created and performed by Co-op members (like you!).Tickets: PWYC

Get your tickets here: Buy Tickets
Each ticket gets you entered to win our fabulous door prizes from our friends and neighbours in the north end and around the city! busstoptheatre.coop for updates, special spooky discounts, and more!

Happy Halloween!

ECHO - documentary screening
2024-11-02 19:00 - 21:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Join us for an intimate evening celebrating the story of rising artist, Skaty. In Understanding Her Background, we take a glimpse into her musical journey, explore her Vietnamese heritage and her life in Halifax. This 25 mins opinion documentary unveils Skaty’s resilience, creativity, and the cultural influences that shape her sound.

All Out For Lebanon
2024-11-03 19:00 - 21:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Join us for an all out fundraiser in support of the attacks on Lebanon! Lebanon is home to so many people around the world and to our beloved at home, it is our job to stand up and support a battle for humanity so that all of us can live free and true. We may be far but our efforts do not go unrecognized and unappreciated. This fundraiser will include local talent from all around Nova Scotia in support of Lebanon and all proceeds will be donated to the Lebanese Red Cross.

Deep Cuts presents: The Last Dragon
2024-11-05 19:30 - 22:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Feel the rhythm of the night at The Bus Stop Theatre this November! Get ready to be transported into a world of martial arts, music, and magic as we screen the cult classic film, The Last Dragon, hosted by special guest host General Khan. Immerse yourself in the 80s bizarreness and witness the ultimate battle between good and evil.

Afterwords Literary Festival
2024-11-07 - 2024-11-10 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Live your best literary life at AfterWords, November 2-10. The sixth annual AfterWords
Literary Festival brings more than 50 writers together with audiences for conversations,
readings, workshops, and more. There are four nights of programming at The Bus Stop
Theatre, featuring Caroline Adderson, Elliott Gish, Fawn Parker, Deepa Rajagopalan, MG
Vassanji, Tanya Talaga, Charlene Carr, Elizabeth Renzetti, Joshua Whitehead, Heather
O’Neill, Catherine Leroux, Shashi Bhat, Sue Murtagh, and Lisa Moore.
Find tickets and more information here.

ZUPPA presents: Decompositions by Tannis Kowalchuk
2024-11-12 19:30 - 20:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
ZUPPA (in association with Farm Arts Collective & The River Clyde Pageant) presents:
Decompositions by Tannis Kowalchuk
~and~
How to Live with Dread by Jane Wells
60mins – no intermission
Theatre artist and organic farmer, Tannis Kowalchuk performs a series of fiercely personal stories, dances, and songs that explore decomposition as a metaphor for living a full life. Kowalchuk’s dynamic duet with a pile of compost is a brave new work of live intimate theatre.

“I want to confabulate all the sticky stuff of my time and my life, and in birth and death, sickness and health, I propose decomposition as explanation.”

Tannis Kowalchuk digs into her life as a farmer and artist, theatrically exploring personal stories of art, farming, illness, mortality—and the beautiful mess of loving it all.

Tannis is a farmer at Willow Wisp Organic Farm in Damascus, PA where she runs the cut flower production. She is also founding artistic director of Farm Arts Collective, an agri-cultural centre dedicated to farming, art, food, and ecology. With decades of devised theatre experience, Tannis explores art, farming, mortality— and the beautiful mess of it all.

ZUPPA presents: How to Live with Dread by Jane Wells
2024-11-13 19:30 - 20:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
ZUPPA (in association with Farm Arts Collective & The River Clyde Pageant) presents:
Decompositions by Tannis Kowalchuk
~and~
How to Live with Dread by Jane Wells

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13th – 7:30pm

How to Live with Dread : written and performed by Jane Wells
60mins – no intermission
Having recently lost her brother Ker (co-founder with Megan Stewart of the River Clyde Pageant) Jane Wells grapples in this new work with how to find the way forward in life and in her work without him — so close was their connection as siblings and collaborators. The piece shines a gentle light on grief and one’s identity within, and after, loss.
Jane describes How to Live with Dread as “a show about family, about death, and about the work of creation… But in a fun way!”
(With support from the Ontario Arts Council)
Jane Wells grew up in Cascumpeque, PEI but has spent the past 20 years in Toronto working as a writer, actor and director. In addition to her professional theatre experience, Jane has directed many community-based performances, working primarily with school-age children. Since 2017, she has been leading drama workshops for children with The River Clyde Pageant in New Glasgow, PEI, of which she is the Co-Director.

Nighthawk Screening
2024-11-14 18:00 - 21:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
NIGHTHAWK: A long time ago there was a team of scientists fronted by Doctor E.D. Gast (Mattias Dyson) who wanted to achieve power. Their experiments ended up getting their project shut down but not before a dangerous chemical had left the lab. Years later, Kyle Richmond (Cole Foran) learns of the Project C experiment and enlists the help of his friend James Sanders (Noah James) to help him track down the one responsible for this. Along the way, Mindy Williams (Lauren Galbraith) finds herself as part of Kyle’s journey which Kyle attempts to stop in fear of her getting hurt.
In the beginning, James and Kyle are a well-oiled machine until James wishes to have a life outside of their team. In response, Kyle throws himself deeper into his mission to find Doctor Gast and his associates, unaware of the Fallout he is causing with James and Mindy. However, a shocking revelation made in the aftermath of a mistake will force an unlikely partnership and lead to Kyle learning the true value of having help in Vanquishing his problems.
Join us on November 14 as we screen Nighthawk for the second time ever. What started as an idea for a small skit of someone being trapped in a basement back in 2016 has evolved into something bigger than anybody could have predicted. Not only does Nighthawk highlight the journey that Kyle and James take as friends as they grow, struggle and learn, but it also highlights the journey of two directors learning the ins and outs of how to make a film. This is as much of an adventure for us as it was for the characters and we hope you can enjoy celebrating the culmination of said adventure with us. This event is free of charge with a free-will offering being collected at the event.

Queer Magic
2024-11-17 18:00 - 20:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
QUEER MAGIC is en evening of connection, celebration, sharing, and most importantly, a magic show! This event will feature comedy openers from HMC’s ‘queer mental health and comedy program’ and a full length show from our featured performer, Magician Bill Wood.
This event aims to help build queer community and connection in Halifax among people who care about mental health, in a fun & low-pressure social setting.
Light refereshments will be provided and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Registration is appreciated, but not mandatory.
About Magician Bill Wood
Bill Wood is a magician, comedian, actor and a delight. He has been performing magic professionally for over 25 years. You might recognize him from his work with comedy troupe Picnicface or as Frank the guidance counselor on CBC’s Mr. D.
As a magician he has performed in Comedy Clubs, at Corporate events and in the finest living rooms filled with friends and family. He has toured around the maritimes as part of Atlantic Cirque and he has presented his current full evening show at the Chester PlayHouse, Neptune Theatre, and many other venues.
Event Details
When: Sunday, November 17, 6:00pm
Where: The Bus Stop Theater, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS B3K 3B5.
Cost: Free
Alcohol available: No
Accesibility info: The space is fully wheelchair accessible and has single-stall, all-gender washrooms. There will be no strobe or flash lighting during the show.
About the Circle of Support
HMC’s Circle of Support is a resrouce sharing and supportive network of 2SLGBTQIA+ folks and their educated allies who care about suicide prevention within queer, trans, and 2Spirit comminities. We aim to host at least one event per month (trianing, learning session, social event, etc). To learn more and to register for our mailing list, visit our website here: https://www.healthyminds.ca/2slgbtqia-suicide-prevention.
If you have any questions about the event or have additional accessibility requirements, please email elizabeth@healthyminds.ca.

Pride vs. Prejudice Film Screening
2024-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Join us for the first ever Atlantic Canadian screening of Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story! Delwin Vriend, an Albertan teacher, was fired from his job specifically because he was gay. This spectacular documentary follows his fight against his own government for basic human rights and dignity, providing intriguing insight into the dramatic court decisions and judicial behaviour which caused widespread public furor during his legal battles. His eventual victory had widespread social impacts, not just in Alberta, or Canada, but around the globe. By deconstructing the experience of Delwin Vriend and other LGBTQ2S+ Canadians, this film explores not only an essential step forward for LGBT2QS+ rights in Canada, but reminds us why continued efforts for human rights are necessary – now more than ever.
Ticket details: Tickets are available by pay-what-you-can donation. Donation will be taken at the door. Although some seats may be available on the night of the screening, seats are limited and we ask that you confirm your attendance by email at vriendfilmmc@gmail.com.

Canadian Labour International Film Festival
2024-11-19 19:00 - 21:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Canadian Labour International Film Festival
Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax is proud to partner once again with the Canadian Labour International Film Festival for a satellite screening of films from their 16th annual festival.
The screening takes place November 19, 7:00 PM, at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen St, Halifax).
This year, we will be screening The Fighter (Canada: French); Bargaining Forward (Canada: English & French); Permit Garden (Canada); Humormàtic (Spain); Counting Days (Canada: Japanese); The Canadian Dream (Canada: Spanish); Adidas Owns the Reality (US: English).
All films are translated as needed through subtitles in English.
Total run time: 95 minutes. The screening will be followed by a moderated discussion for those interested.
Admission is PWYC

An Improv Double Feature
2024-11-23 19:30 - 21:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Leftovers Comedy is BACK with our favourite
November show: An Improv Double Feature
Enjoy two improv shows for the price of one (deal alert!) Saturday November 23rd at The Bus Stop Theatre.
Join us for a night of laughter and gags as we bring you two entirely different but equally hilarious improv shows back-to-back.
Kick off the night with 1-800-IMPROV as they play a mix of new a classic improv games with help from YOU the audience!
Then after a brief intermission we’ll let the credits roll with… “Roll Credits!”, a brand new improv format from Leftovers Improv performers Lou, Alex, Jonah, and Hannah. We’ll take your best, weirdest, and most tear-jerking “where are they now” epilogues and show you everything that led up to the point just before they- ROLL CREDITS!

Ticket info:
$10 Student/Senior/Underwaged
$15 General Admission

Lunenburg Theatre Collective presents "Stealing Sam"
2024-11-24 15:00 - 17:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
On November 24th, the Lunenburg Theatre Collective is bringing Stealing Sam, awarded best drama at the United Solo Theatre Festival (NYC 2014), to the Bus Stop Theatre for one show only.

Stealing Sam is a play about approaching “gay middle age” with as much dignity and humor as possible, in a culture of online dating and texting.
Sam and Jimmy have been friends for more than twenty-five years, and they were supposed to be facing “gay middle age” together. When Sam dies, it’s up to Jimmy to plan their final picnic. Jimmy steals Sam’s cremated remains from the funeral home and tries to give his friend the send-off he deserves.

ANSMA Town Hall
2024-11-30 18:30 - 21:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada

Q&A
2024-12-03 19:30 - 20:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Following the performance of a play there is often a Q&A, usually an awkward and revealing ritual.
This Q&A follows a play the audience HASN’T seen. The Q&A IS the play.
The real audience is invited to ask questions and play their part, while the answers from the cast and moderator reveal a dysfunctional backstage and a bankrupt theatre company slipping into obsolescence. It’s increasingly absurd and ridiculous, a selfie for theatre, a send up of the self-importance, the masks of listening, the out-of-control egos, and the desperate attempt to stay current (and funded).

Cast includes: Joe Cobden, Mary Fay Coady, Ella MacDonald, Paul Rainville & Andrew Shaver
Date: December 3rd @7:30pm; December 4th @7:30pm
Running Time: 50 minutes
Tickets: Free

Unwrapped l A Queer Holdiay Concert
2024-12-06 19:00 - 21:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Join us for an evening of live music, and community celebration.
Featuring local Queer musicians, the concert will include mostly non-traditional music, while celebrating the diversity of our community. From solos, duets, and the entire cast, there will be a variety of performances throughout the evening. Last year we almost sold out so we encourage folks to grab their tickets in advance!
Performers include: Riley Reign, Jade Bennett, Kiana Josette, and Natasha Sophia. We’re also excited to announce that the Halifax Queer Ensemble will be providing LIVE music during the show.
We’re also hosting a FREE pot-luck-style lunch the day of, with a craft workshop. Craft ornaments will be added to our community tree which will be on display in the theatre during the show. If folks can’t attend, the event will be live-streamed so you can enjoy it from the comfort of home.
Both our concert and potluck are a great way to gather as a community, connect with new friends, and celebrate the upcoming holidays.

Kinky Krampus Mini-Market
2024-12-07 15:00 - 21:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre Community Room, 2203 Gottingen, Halifax
Get ready for an evening of festive fun at the Kinky Krampus Mini-Market! Join us for an eclectic mix of local vendors showcasing wicked gifts, playful accessories, and tantalizing toys—perfect for anyone on the naughty list!

Spontaneity December Showcase
2024-12-13 19:30 - 21:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
<HOLIDAY THEMED>
Improvised theatre. Laugh your socks off with our talented Performance Teams! (All Ages) Spontaneity Improv Company will be presenting their monthly showcase! Our group of talented improvisers will be taking the stage and improvising based on your suggestions. Get your tickets now and take part in the show by calling out suggestions and inspiration for our scenes.

Deep Cuts Presents: Night of the Comet 40th Anniversary Screening
2024-12-19 19:00 - 22:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Celebrate Christmas with Deep Cuts and our special guest host Drue Robyn with a screening of Night of the Comet (the first scene takes place in the Christmas season so it’s officially a Christmas movie). The action-horror-comedy described by Variety as a “successful pastiche of numerous science fiction films, executed with an entertaining, tongue-in-cheek flair” is screening for one night only at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-operative.
Sisters Reggie and Sam are seemingly the only survivors of a comet which, when it passed earth, all other humans either evaporated or turned into zombies. In this new world, can they find ever safety? Home? Perhaps even… love?
“one of the most amusing, witty, imaginative, and thought-provoking films I’ve seen that was made with no budget and is also cheap exploitation”
“a good-natured, end-of-the-world B-movie”
“creates a visually arresting B-picture in neon-primary colors””
“Valley Girl culture satire Night of the Comet gets lots of mileage out of its slapstick sci-fi zombie approach”

Leftovers Comedy presents: Jokes ‘n’ Jingles!
2024-12-20 19:30 - 21:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
🌟Join Leftovers Comedy this Holiday Season as we bring you our annual musical show: Jokes ‘n’ Jingles!🎄
Enjoy a holiday snack platter of musical improv games played by our very own Alex Naus and guest comedians Becca Lane, Jess Mac, and Cat McClusky! Be prepared to laugh, cry, and resist singing along as these performers take your audience suggestions and turn them into a real holiday hootenanny.
Then join Leftovers improvisers Jonah, Alex, and Lou as they improvise a brand new Holiday movie inspired by “where are they now” epilogues written by YOU the audience! Featuring the musical stylings of guest musician Adam Johnson of Halifax’s very own Dancing Queen.
The performance will last approximately 1h45m.

An Autobiographical Fiction Christmas Special - presented by the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company
2024-12-21 19:30 - 21:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
While the night may be dark, the The Bus Stop Theatre will be aglow with laughs, libations, and good cheer during this very special Autobiographical Christmas Special featuring Logan Robins & Olivier Blais!
WHEN?
The doors to the lobby and bar will open half an hour before the show at 7pm, with the show starting at 7:30pm! The first act will run approximately 45 minutes, followed by a 15 minute intermission (to reset the stage and refill your drinks), and a second act of approximately 45 minutes.
WHERE?
At The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Autobiographical Fiction is an entirely improvised solo show created by the audience (including you)! Before each of the two acts begin the audience will have a chance to fill the stage with a wide array of costumes and props while also filling out sticky notes with festive-themed prompts, lines, song recommendations, and more! This is a chance to be creative, collaborative, and a little silly as you unleash your inner playwright/director/set designer/sound designer/costume designer!
*Audience participation is never mandatory. Your’e safe. We promise…
SHOULD I BRING ANYTHING?
As a matter of fact… Yes (if you’d like to)!!
While we will provide sticky notes and writing utensils (and some festive props/set) we would love you to bring something from home that you would like to donate this holiday season! Wether it be a winter-coat you’ve outgrown or a coffee table that has never quite worked in your living room, we are accepting donations of any non-perishable item which will be used in the show and then cleaned, delivered, and donated by UDTCo. to Out of the Cold Community Association (and other charitable orginizations).
That’s right! You can clear some much needed space in the house right before the holidays while contributing to Autobiographical Fiction and a great cause (talk about a win/win/win, huh?)!
Our primary goal is to gather items to donate to Out of the Cold (you can see a list of what they are looking for below).
If we collect items that they are not in need of we will donate to either:
Habitat for Humanity https://www.habitat.org/restores/donate-goods
Byrony House https://bryonyhouse.ca/ways-to-support-us/
Shelter Nova Scotia https://www.shelternovascotia.com/
*If none of the above organizations will take a certain item we will still clean it and bring it to Value Village
**These are all incredible resources in our city you should look into supporting regardless!!
IMPROV WORKSHOP
If you want a behind the scenes look at how Autobiographical Fiction works and to sharpen up your storytelling skills before Christmas Dinner- make sure to check out UDTCo’s Improv for Storytellers workshop! This workshop will be run by Logan Robins & Olivier Blais at The Bus Stop Theatre from 12pm-4pm on December 21st. The workshop is only $30 and includes admission to the show (which means if you decide to join you can use your ticket price towards it)! It is the perfect gift for the theatre-lover in your life! All skill-levels welcome!
You’ve seen Autobiographical Fiction at the Fringe Festival and you want to try your hand at this wacky format? You’re an improviser looking to add a couple of things to your yes-and toolbelt? You’re an international spy with sensitive military secrets on the run from the government and you need to lay low for a few hours? We got just the thing!
Logan Robins and Olivier Blais are hosting a special, one time only workshop at the Bus Stop Theatre dissecting the format for their show. In this workshop, they will lead you through helpful creative exercises, discuss the strategies and difficulties of doing a solo improvised show and guide you through performing a small, shortened version of the show. By the end of this workshop, you’ll know how our brains work when we sweat on stage: which is great because a workshop ticket also gets you a ticket to the show! What a steal!
Through different creative exercises we will explore focus, connectivity, world building, storytelling and more. Because of the limited class size we look forward to meeting each participant where they are at to help them build skills, confidence, and to have FUN!
If you have any questions or ways in which we can make this experience more accessible to you please send us an email at: unnaturaldisastertheatre@gmail.com !
We can’t wait to see you soon to spread some holiday cheer.
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OUT OF THE COLD DONATION REQUESTS
Non food items:
Bus Tickets
New Underwear & Socks
Radios/Clock Radios
Earphones
Working Cell Phones
Charging Cords
Single Bed Size Sheet Sets
Pillowcases
Medium Weight Blankets
Bath Towels
Puzzles
Books
Working Mini-Fridges
Winter Coats
Boots and Shoes
Food items:
Snacks
Canned Goods
Baking Ingredients
Juice Boxes
Baked Goods
Frozen Casseroles
New Personal Care Items:
TweezersRazors
Hair Elastics
Hairbrushes
Shampoo/Conditioner/Body Wash
Deodorant
Toothbrushes

Monthly Improv Jams
2025-01-12 12:00 - 15:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Leftovers Comedy and The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op have partnered to bring free improv jams back to Halifax! This event is a fun, social, and welcoming place where improvisers all over the HRM (and beyond!) can get together for some casual low-stakes improv. Come on out to meet other improvisers in the city, play some scenes with new friends, and support this growing community! This event is open to all improv skill levels and is the perfect place to work your improv muscles in a low pressure, high support environment.

Black Peppa
2025-01-16 18:30 - 20:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
Black Peppa is the spicy you have been waiting for! Brought to you by Beef Pattie and Mike Hunt, on February 16 at 6:30pm they will be hosting an ALL BLACK Drag and Burlesque. With performances by Elle Noir, Vanessa Buttercup, Richard Rockhard and much more. Tickets are on sale now with both in-person and virtual viewing options
