Nunsense and Calgary's Stage West Dinner Theater
Cheryl and I received a gift certificate for Calgary's Stage West dinner theater for our 2nd anniversary from my parents a couple weeks ago. I had never been to a dinner theater before so I was quite looking forward to it.
There are a few different dinner theaters here in Calgary, but this one is the closest to our house (turned out to be a 5 minute drive). For those of you familiar with the area, it is right of Blackfoot Trail just down the street from the Silver Dollar Casino.
Parking
Awesome. It's free and there is a lot of it. You can park on the east and west side of Stage West. Just pull in and grab a spot.
Stage West's Facility
The outside looks pretty nice. New and modern. The inside was nice, but is a little bit old looking. Don't know why the discrepancy between the outside and the inside.
When we arrived at Stage West, we went to the front desk to pick up our tickets. Turned out that we had mixed up our days and were there on the wrong day. No big deal. They slotted us in on an extra table and we were set. We were a bit worried as we were put on one of the tables at the back. No worries though. There isn't a bad seat in the house, seriously.
Dinner
Awesome. They have two large buffets set up on either side. The dinner started at 6 and went until 7:45. You can show up whenever you feel like too. We arrived at 6:45 and had plenty of time to eat before the show.
There was a good selection of food as well. Your traditional western food (garlic mashed potatoes, roast beef, veggies), japanese (rolls, sushi), and some spicy dishes (curry chicken). There is a appetizer type food as well (shrimp).
Another buffet table is beside it with the desserts and a selection of cheeses. Cheryl and I were royally stuffed by the end.
You have waiters that serve your drinks for an extra cost. This was a nice surprise as well. Not your typical "bar star" young staff, but a lot of older servers. I would even describe ours as elderly.
Nunsense
The play right now is Nunsense. I was impressed. It was a musical featuring 5 nuns doing a fund raiser for their convent as a number of the nuns had passed away from food poisoning (you have to go for the full story). Each one of the nuns had a unique personality and incredible singing voice.
The entire play was a comedy from start to finish. They even had a little crowd involvement as they hauled an older fellow up on stage.
A little word of warning. There is more than a few "religious" jokes thrown in Nunsense. Whether you are catholic or not, you could get offended. It is very light hearted in my opinion though. Harmless fun.
There is an intermission around an hour in. They set up a buffet table at the back where you can grab more dessert or cheese and crackers. A nice snack to top up if you feel like it. They refresh your drinks and you settle in for the last half of the show.
Check It Out
Overall it was a good time. They change up their plays periodically and your can even get a year subscription to all their shows for less the $40/show. I would be tempted to try it.
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