HEIST

06/11/2026

Ten years ago, in 2016, The Princess Show (created by Aaron Collier, Richie Wilcox and Deonie Hudson) took the Halifax Fringe by storm becoming a Fringe Hit as Princess graced the cover of The Coast and the production was awarded the Best of the Fest prize. Since then The Princess Show has been seen coast to coast, from Victoria to Vancouver to Lethbridge to Toronto to Fredericton! The award-winning show was a finalist for the Nova Scotia Masterworks Award, has been presented by the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and the playscript was published by Canadian Theatre Review. And now it comes to Sydney for one night only!

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05/07/2026

The Princess Show is the first show of a trilogy. It has spawned two other theatre shows - Princess Rules and Princess’ Pride ‘n’ Joy. The lore of Princess Edward and Abel T. Suckizone is endless. Here’s a look back at the other two shows. Where will she go next?

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HEIST | Theatre Nova Scotia | 2037 Gottingen | Halifaxnoise

05/06/2026

The Princess Show has garnered much attention over the years! The Princess Show won Best of Fest at the Halifax Fringe in 2016, Outstanding Sound Design at the Robert Merritt Awards and was one of three finalists for the prestigious Nova Scotia Masterworks Award. The show was presented digitally by the National Arts Centre during the pandemic. And the script of The Princess Show has been published in Canadian Theatre Review.
Now is your chance to see where it all began.

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05/05/2026

Deonie Hudson, co-creator of the Princess Show, has been working theatre for more than 20 years, filling a variety of roles. She attended the University of Lethbridge where she took a BFA in Dramatic Arts focusing primarily on the technical side of theatre, making her well versed in every aspect of bringing a show to life. Deonie also worked for a number of years on the technical end of numerous touring shows such as Cats, Riverdance, Alice Cooper, Nickleback, Elton John, Motley Crue and many more. She has directed several stage shows including Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Blood Relations, Hairspray and Peter Pan. She also worked as a designer for New West Theatre, Raymond Playhouse Theatre, Carriage House Theatre, Lethbridge Musical Theatre and the Center for Indigenous Theatre on shows such as The Wizard of Oz, Big River and Apaanii. She also has an extensive background in costume design and construction which can regularly be seen at various Comic Conventions in addition to on stage. Deonie is currently the Resident designer for Theatre Outré where she has expanded her design credits to include set, costumes, props, makeup and more. She won the award for " Best Technical Aspect" at the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival for her work on Like Orpheus.

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HEIST | Theatre Nova Scotia | 2037 Gottingen | Halifaxnoise

05/04/2026

Our Saturday night performance features a special guest performance by a member of our HEIST family: the one and only Elle Noir. The night also features a post-show dance party with two of our favorite Halifax dj’s: Douvet and Hotmail Summer! Come watch the show and then boogie with us!

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HEIST | Theatre Nova Scotia | 2037 Gottingen | Halifaxnoise

05/04/2026

This upcoming Saturday, May 9th at the Marquee.
Join us for an all ages matinee at 4pm
OR join us for a 19+ showing at 9pm.
It's the 10th Anniversary of The Princess Show!
Pay-what-you-choose tickets.
https://liveheist.tickit.ca/

04/29/2026

Thank you so much to show sponsor Rosie Porter. A long standing fan and supporter of live theatre, we are so grateful to Rosie for their championing of the local arts community.

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Rosie Porter | HEIST | Theatre Nova Scotia | 2037 Gottingen | Halifaxnoise

04/27/2026

The Princess Show features an award winning original electronic score by Aaron Collier along with a full seventy-minute projection designed show. At the time of creation, Collier and his cohorts were obsessed with anime. They wanted to try to put anime elements into live performance. The result was driving beats and fantastical landscapes.

Don’t miss your chance to see this mesmerizing performance onstage!

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HEIST | Theatre Nova Scotia | 2037 Gottingen | Halifaxnoise

04/24/2026

Sylvia Bell, the production stage manager for this tour, is the Managing Director for HEIST and a freelance Stage, Production and Event Manager with more than twenty years of professional experience. Throughout her career, Sylvia has participated in the growth of some of Atlantic Canada’s most dynamic theatre companies, has toured internationally and has assisted in the development of more than 20 world premieres. She has proudly dedicated her career to the promotion of and the act of using and supporting those around her to use their voice believing strongly in making space for the dreaming, the hard conversations and the ever changing schedules and budgets; it is all important. And it is important that it be done with kindness and truth leading the way.

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04/23/2026

Tim Houston strikes again. "The budget allocated for the prizes and celebration will be moved to our grant programs for 2026-27 to help offset budget reductions in those areas."
As the producer and curator of the past five awards shows, HEIST has had an amazing time helping to uplift the community with this event, showcase (and contract) many Nova Scotian artists and work with people across the province in multiple disciplines.
We will certainly miss this event and the people we meet and collaborate with because of it.

The Arts Nova Scotia Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to pause the Creative Nova Scotia Awards program in 2026. Nominations for the awards will not be accepted in this year; however, it is our intention to resume intake for a re-tooled awards program in 2027.

Full update at https://artsns.ca/news/update-creative-nova-scotia-awards