By William Shakespeare Directed by Stephen Ouimette and Marti Maraden Stratford Festival of Canada Production Festival Theatre May 13 – October 22, 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson A big to-do about Much Ado The battle of the sexes is a popular theme in many of Shakespeare’s comedies. In Much Ado About Nothing currently on stage […]
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By Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein II Performed by Cynthia Dale, Theodore Baerg & company Director & Choreographer Michael Lichtefeld Stratford Festival of Canada Avon Theatre May 1 – October 28, 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Musical highlights love, war & racism Some might try to dismiss South Pacific as another light Rogers & Hammerstien
Music, Lyrics & Book by Lionel Bart Performed by Tyler Pearse, Colm Feore, Blythe Wilson, Bruce Dow, Brian McKay, Scott Beaudin & Company Director & Choreographer: Donna Feore Musical director: Berthold Carrière Stratford Festival Production Festival Theatre April 24 to October 29, 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Please Sir, I want some more! Stratford Festival’s
By Tennessee Williams Performed by Seana McKenna, Sara Topham, Steven Sutcliffe, Matthew MacFadzean Directed by Miles Potter Stratford Festival Production Avon Theatre May 13 – October 22, 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Glass Menagerie an emotional, exhausting journey At the completion of the Stratford production of The Glass Menagerie, one feels as worn out as
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By William Shakespeare Performed by Colm Feore, Martha Henry, Paul Soles, and company Directed by Antoni Cimolino Stratford Festival Theatre May 6 – September 23, 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Hubris brought to life, and death Shakespeare’s Coriolanus is a study in hubris, which causes both the title character’s great success and his ultimate failure.
By John Gray Performed by Michael Blake, Lisa Horner, J. D. Nicholsen, M.J.Ross, Sean Sullivan, Aaron Walpole Directed by Valerie Moore The Grand Theatre, London April 4-29. 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Walpole rocks! Ahh – the power of TV! Many great actors have crossed the stage at London’s Grand Theatre: the likes of Jessica
By Marie Jones Performed by Christopher Hunt and Shaun Smyth Directed by Maja Ardal The Grand Theatre, London March 7 – 25. 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson The Dream: Ireland vs. America It isn’t enough that every kid growing up in the United States wants the American Dream Hollywood-style. Here in Canada, we worry about
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Written by Vern Thiessen Directed by Susan Ferley Performed by Shane Carty, Jerry Etienne, Adrienne Gould, Claire Julien, Haysam Kadri, Darren Keay, William Vickers Grand Theatre, London February 7 to 25, 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Einstein’s Gift: Thought-provoking and entertaining theatre One might think that Einstein’s gift was his genius. But in the current
Written by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Gina Wilkinson Performed by Andrew Gillies, Brendan Murray, Barbara Worthy, Jenny Young Grand Theatre, London January 10 to 28, 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Relatively Speaking is more than relatively good Take the farcical nonsense out of a British farce and you have Relatively Speaking, currently on stage at
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Directed by David Rogers Musical direction by Mark Camilleri Performed by Sandra, Barbara and Ann Mantini Victoria Playhouse Petrolia December 7 to 17, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson In the Spirit of Christmas Sandra, Barbara and Ann Mantini want to take their audiences down memory lane for the holiday season. The three sisters, originally from
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