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Parcel of Rogues Returning to Yellowknife with Fairytale Performance

Yellowknife’s Northern Arts and Cultural Centre will soon be hosting a special performance by the returning group known as Parcel of Rogues Yellowknife.

The group will be performing Kira Hall’s Hans Off My Fairytale. Parcel of Rogues is following up critically acclaimed performances of “Scrooge”, “Snow White” and “Cinderella”. This is their first time back on stage since 2019 and they are looking forward to wowing Yellowknife audiences once more.

The seven performances will be shown From Thursday, November 16th to Saturday, November 18th. Parcel of Rogues is working with Bella Dance Academy, Ptarmigan Ptheatrics, NACC, Iceblink, and many different volunteers to bring these performances together.

Tickets for the shows can be found on the NACC website.

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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