* Betty Rage Productions and Scottish Rite Cathedral have teamed up to stage the world’s longest-running play – Agatha Christie’s iconic murder-mystery, The Mousetrap. Five performances are planned: 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 6-8; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8; and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 9.
The play revolves around a group of strangers who find themselves snowed in at a remote, country guesthouse, they’re shocked to discover a killer is among them. The guests must unravel a web of secrets, sordid pasts, and red herrings to uncover the truth, before it’s too late. This classic whodunit will captivate audiences with its suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists that will keep them guessing until the end.
Tickets are $20, available at themousetrap.eventbrite.com or BettyRageProductions.com, and at the door.
* Flore Laurentienne – Mathieu David Gagnon’s electronic classical (with a touch of prog rock) project – will debut the U.S. leg of its tour on Wednesday, March 26, at the Tube Factory artspace.
With Gagnon on synthesizers accompanied by four string players, the quintet specializes in musical “freezeframes,” ambient moments of overlayed melodies and sounds that feel “frozen” in time. Sweeping and meditative, Flore Laurentienne recalls Jean-Michel Jarre and Harold Budd while pulling from visual artists such as Jean-Paul Riopelle, who inspired the band’s latest album 8 tableaux (2024). In 2024, Flore became the inaugural musician-in-residence at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; later that year, they toured with William Basinski and Colin Stetson in the States, leading to another acclaimed live session for KEXP. Le Monde, La Presse and Billboard Canada all speak highly of Flore, and the group has garnered recognition at the Juno (2021 Instrumental Album of the Year) and Polaris Awards (longlist). A man of taste, Gagnon has also hosted on NTS and The Lot Radio as well as contributed music for Chanel’s 2022 Fashion Week show.
