All in Grand Time By Sandi Laird This is a big year for the Grand Theatre, London, Ontario. The upcoming season, announced this week, will be the 125th year of live performance on the Spriet Stage. 2026/27 also marks Artistic Director Rachel Peake’s third season of programming at the historic theatre. For theatre lovers and our followers, Entertain This Thought presents a sneak peek for your reading pleasure. Our followers will be glad to hear three new Canadian productions will take the stage, as well as two shows will make their debut on an Ontario stage. Here is the high-level overview provided by The Grand Theatre and Artistic Director. For in depth details, check this link: https://www.grandtheatre.com/2627-season  Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors. Award-winning director, Krista Jackson (Imago Theatre, Stratford Festival) is known to Grand audiences for a fast-paced and deliciously dark laugh. With audience favourite Jesse Gervais (Clue, Grand Ghosts) set to star as Dracula himself, this London-made production of the world’s hottest take on its least honourable prince will leave you thirsty for more. Developed in Edmonton, this production is making its Ontario debut on the Spriet Stage. For the holidays, a new musical take on A Christmas Carol, written by Canadian David van Belle, re-set in a late-1940s department store and featuring everyone’s seasonal favourites, including “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, “Walking in a Winter Wonderland”, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”, and more. I must say I love a musical and the new setting with all those holiday classics sounds merry indeed! A change in tone comes in the New Year, as the Grand will welcome cicadas, an eerie eco-thriller by Siminovitch laureate and Governor General’s Award-winner David Yee. What if your house had a mind of its own? An eerie eco-thriller that hits close to home. It ...