Romeo and Juliet I can’t wait for opening night at the Stratford Festival: I love the pomp of the red carpet and this year it will be especially good with Romeo and Juliet as the opening play. This will mark the fourth time I’ve seen Shakespeare’s great romantic tragedy on the Festival stage. Romeo and [...]

Come to the Grand Bend Artists’ Studio Tour this weekend Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 “Arts, Eats & Beats”  My husband, Victor, is recovering from his April 10th heart-attack and taking part in the studio tour as planned.  He’ll have about 60 paintings and photographs for sale, displayed in our condo-cottage at #12, [...]

Come to Cambridge! It’s not ostentatious, there’s nothing flowery or especially fancy about it. There’s no plush carpet, no crystal chandeliers dangling from the ceilings. It’s almost austere. But to a fan of live theatre, the new Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge is beautiful. With walls of glass, the building is attractive enough from the outside. [...]

Broadway Bound A concert featuring Thomas Alderson and Friends Friday, March 8, 2013, Imperial Theatre Sarnia – 8:00 p.m. Tickets: Adults $24, Seniors $20, Students $15  Call the box office:  519-344-7469 or toll free 1-877-344-7469 Round trip bus from London & Strathroy to Sarnia, $22, Contact Mary: 519-933-0142 Out of town guests:  Sarnia Holiday Inn [...]

Sarnia’s beautiful art-deco Imperial Theatre continues to be busy with a full calendar of events. At present, the comedy “Calendar Girls”, a community production by Theatre Sarnia is on stage. “Broadway Bound” – Thomas & Friends On March 8, there is a very special concert at The Imperial that I hope you’ll mark on your [...]

The McMichael After enjoying the hospitality at Stage West/Ramada in Mississauga and seeing the excellent production, Love Train, we travelled to Vaughn/Kleinburg to The McMichael the following day. The McMichael calls itself a Canadian Art Collection, an agency of the Government of Ontario.  It’s set back in a pine forest where the McMichaels, a couple [...]

The Grand Theatre is offering a ticket discount for children and their families in light of school field trips that have been cancelled. Almost 500 students will not attend Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical as some school field trips to attend the show have been cancelled. The Grand wants to ensure students and their [...]

We recently spent two days as tourists in the village of St. Jacobs, just north of Waterloo. It is a pretty little town and the Mennonite influence is evident, making it very quaint and welcoming. At the north end of King Street, you can go into the old feedmill, where there are actually boutiques located [...]

Canadian Musical Theatre In 2009, Stratford produced “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and then a year later, it was moved to Toronto to appear on a Mirvish stage. Calendar Girls moved to Toronto after it was a hit at Winnipeg’s Manitoba Theatre Centre. Dancap presented Anne of Green Gables before [...]

Two shows that I have enjoyed in the past are coming back:  Hank Williams Live – 1952 starring Joe Matheson and Rhinestone Cowgirl: Tribute to Dolly Parton starring Leisa Way Click these links to read my reviews of these shows: Hank Williams: http://www.entertainthisthought.com/2009/09/01/hank-williams-live-1952 Dolly Parton: http://www.entertainthisthought.com/2011/09/08/rhinestone-cowgirl-a-tribute-to-dolly-parton Both these shows are special fundraisers, so be sure [...]