http://meaganhancockphoto.webnode.com/

Meagan Hancock, King's Theatre, 209 St. George St., Annapolis Royal, NS (2026)

08/06/2025

Words can’t describe this place, but we did our best. Words by and me.

It’s showtime at King’s Theatre in Annapolis Royal, a town of about 500 in western Nova Scotia. In the green room, two young sisters take turns brushing each other’s hair while mothers, who will also perform, fix their bright belly-dance dresses.
Tonight, members of the non-competitive Sparkle Dance Academy, whose mandate is to “foster friendships, teamwork, and confidence,” will take to the stage in a production called The Power of Love.
The mandate could just as easily apply to the theatre itself. A mainstay of the Annapolis Valley since 1921, many consider King’s a cultural hub that fosters amateur talent as well as hosts performers from around the world.

Director, producer and choreographer Wendy Goudie cherishes the welcoming nature of the space. “As soon as you walk up those stairs,” through the main doors of the building, she says, “it’s like a bubble of safety.”

For more, check out my link in bio.
Big thanks to for bringing me into this story, for turning our drafts into magic, and for making us look good, digital presentation by and more. Props also go to for mentoring me even after my apprenticeship.
Thank you to .theatre crew, (Janet Larkman, Devin Fraser, Jamie Alcorn, Gregory Muszkie) for showing me the ropes, allowing me to tell a story, and for hosting performances that moved me to tears.
Thanks to Wendy Goudie, , Heather Hiscock and many others who allowed me access into their worlds, trusting me with their narratives. If you’re ever in the , don’t miss out on catching a show at the theatre!

Produced over 6 months as part of Underexposed series.

08/23/2024

It’s a hot, sunny August day in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley and I’m crouched in a field, surrounded by mature flax plants. Farm work isn’t typically my forte, but I am a lover of linen. So when I saw the invitation from TapRoot Farms for volunteers to help bring in the flax harvest, I couldn’t resist. The long, thin stalks pull out easily by the handful, and we lay them in neat rows to await processing. Step by step, these plants will be transformed into golden tufts of flax fibre, ready to be spun into linen thread or yarn.
TapRoot is an anomaly. While Canadian farmers plant hundreds of thousands of hectares of flax every year, that’s to produce seed destined for your muffins, smoothies and linoleum flooring, not fibre for your linen closet. There is a history of growing flax for fibre in Canada. Many settlers from Europe did so to make their own textiles, and industrial production ramped up during the First and Second World Wars to supply the U.K.’s needs. But demand and production withered in the late 1940s in the face of the rise of synthetics such as polyester. Words by for . Read more on their website.

07/16/2022

Portrait of Lea-Ann Poehl for The Globe and Mail.

Hospital emergency departments in Canada have long struggled to provide expeditious care. But now, more than two years into the pandemic, many are showing signs of buckling, with lengthy wait times, and in some cases, closings.

In Nova Scotia:
Health care workers were stumped about what was wrong with Lea-Ann Poehl. For two years, she’d been plagued with recurring abdominal issues and had lost about one-third of her body weight. Read more at link in my story or :

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-emergency-rooms-wait-times-staffing-shortage/

04/07/2021

Thank you CBDC Hants-Kings for sharing these photos!

I am looking forward to another Nova Scotia summer just around the corner. The top boat photo is my parent's neighbours boat, when we were finally able to socialize in small groups he took us out to see seals last summer.

The bottom photo is of my mother's hands, during blueberry picking season. We went at the very end and hardly got enough to fill a basket. But at the end of the day, most of them ended up in our mouth anyway!

03/31/2021

Taking out the R.R. Rum Runner on her maiden launch in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. The small communities around the touristic town of Lunenburg boast a life close to the sea, never far from good neighbours and a good bottle of rum.
⠀
With almost 2,500 miles of shoreline, Nova Scotia is home to ocean alcoves and hidden ports. These secluded spots are thought to have given way to the province’s favorite drink: rum.
⠀
Since the 1700s, Nova Scotia became known for rum running during prohibition. Distilleries were the first major industry in Halifax and there was demand off the coast in Rum Row (USA), where hundreds of thousands of cases of alcohol were delivered illegally, meaning there was demand for transport of this sweet, amber liquid.
⠀

03/31/2021

A visit to Addie Peill's farm, in Canning Nova Scotia. Addie lives on the farm that she grew up on, where she runs a doggie daycare (), while also looking after her very sweet animals.

03/31/2021

Julia Quispe, Cholitas Mountain Guide, walks at the base of the Huyana Potosí Mountain, in La Paz, Bolivia.

The Cholitas Escaladoras are a group of Aymara women who are climbing new heights in Bolivia, in an environment traditionally dominated by men. Mountain tourism represents an important development potential in Bolivia, but women working in this sector benefit very little, they are limited to low positions such as cooking or carrying equipment.

03/31/2021

The Cholitas Escaladoras are a group of Aymara women who are climbing new heights in Bolivia, in an environment traditionally dominated by men. Mountain tourism represents an important development potential in Bolivia, but women working in this sector benefit very little, they are limited to low positions such as cooking or carrying equipment.

03/31/2021

The Cholitas Escaladoras are a group of Aymara women who are climbing new heights in Bolivia, in an environment traditionally dominated by men. Mountain tourism represents an important development potential in Bolivia, but women working in this sector benefit very little, they are limited to low positions such as cooking or carrying equipment.

In recent years, the “Cholitas Escaladoras” question traditional gender roles in this sector. These women, between 15 and 45 years old, are from the Chucura community, in the rural region of La Paz, they take advantage of their field knowledge to offer their services as mountain guides.

03/31/2021

Portrait of Julia Quispe Tincuta, 27 years old, Cholitas Mountain Guide

The Cholitas Escaladoras are a group of Aymara women who are climbing new heights in Bolivia, in an environment traditionally dominated by men. Mountain tourism represents an important development potential in Bolivia, but women working in this sector benefit very little, they are limited to low positions such as cooking or carrying equipment.

In recent years, the “Cholitas Escaladoras” question traditional gender roles in this sector. These women, between 15 and 45 years old, are from the Chucura community, in the rural region of La Paz, they take advantage of their field knowledge to offer their services as mountain guides.

Meagan Hancock

08/06/2025

08/23/2024

07/16/2022

04/07/2021

03/31/2021

03/31/2021

03/31/2021

03/31/2021

03/31/2021

03/31/2021

Address

Website

Alerts

Shortcuts

Share