2025
Hugo Dann has been a professional theatre artist since 1978, when he joined Mermaid Theatre and made his Halifax debut in B-Theatrical Company’s production of TheNightTheyRaidedTruxx, staged on the top floor of TheTurret.
Halifax Actor & Activist “for Queer Liberation”
At this year’s Theatre Nova Scotia Merritt Awards I was honoured to present Hugo Dann with The Legacy Award. If you don’t know, Hugo has been living with a rare form of dementia for some time now. Hugo’s dementia is advanced. He’s lost many abilities, but he profoundly appreciates visits from friends, listening to music, eating chocolate, being spoken to, and singing along to music. Art still means a lot to him. Hearing laughter still means a lot to him (ever the performer!). Thank you to everyone in the room, that applause was meaningful and deeply felt. Thank you to Stewart Gregory Legere for helping Hugo accept this award by leading us in one of his favourite songs. And to all of Hugo friends who helped get him there (last night most specifically Kevin Kindred & Matthew Lumley).
