Mary’s Musings

Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia — 2024 Line Up

May 7 to 26: OIL RUSH — The Big Discovery Musical. Written by Robert More & Jacqueline Sadler. It’s a ‘Rush of Excitement’ as we present Oil Rush: The Big Discovery Musical, making its triumphant return after its sold-out run in 2008! Coinciding with the town’s 150th anniversary, this amazing story intertwines the past and present, paying tribute to

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Shaw Festival’s 2024 Season

FESTIVAL THEATRE Lerner and Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Music by Frederick Loewe Adapted from Bernard Shaw‘s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion Original production directed by Moss Hart Co-directed by Kimberley Rampersad and Tim Carroll Previews May 4 · Available for review beginning May 23 · Closes December 22 Based on Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, this timeless musical favourite returns

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Sad News

So sorry to hear of the death of Marti Maraden. She directed some of my favourite performances at Stratford: All’s Well That Ends Well and Much Ado About Nothing stand out in my mind. But it was her directing work for Drayton Entertainment that was so impressive. She brought a new dimension to Drayton Entertainment

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