The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow at the Grand Theatre The evening of October 23, 2020, would have been the grand opening of the 20-21 season, their fiftieth, at the Grand Theatre, London. Due to COVID-19, they’ve had to rebrand it as their intermission year. To celebrate this milestone, they’ve put their Grand Un-Opening Night online, […]
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A Strange Year Indeed… A virtual Tony awards ceremony is being planned for early December. The following nominees are in the running, despite 2020’s very short season. Sadly, Broadway will not reopen until at least June 2021. Best Play Grand Horizons by Bess WohlThe Inheritance by Matthew LopezSea Wall/A Life by Simon Stephens and Nick PayneSlave Play by Jeremy O.
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The last time I was in a theatre was March 9 for A Few Good Men at the Country Playhouse in St. Jacobs. Today is August 27. Last night was the first time I have entered a theatre since March 9 – that’s more than 5 months. It’s probably the longest stretch I’ve gone without
Getting to Know You The Orillia Opera House’s Professional Theatre company will go down in history as the first theatre to reopen in Ontario after closing for the pandemic. But lest you think the pandemic is over in Orillia and everything’s back to normal, you have another think coming. We followed all the face mask
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Even though the season was cut short by Covid-19, there is much to celebrate among the Dora Awards nominees. The awards ceremony will be presented via the Dora Awards YouTube Channel and TAPA social media accounts June 29 at 7:30 PM. Musical Theatre Division Outstanding Production Life in a BoxBad Hats Theatre Ghost QuartetCrow’s Theatre
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Masterful Handling of the Truth Last summer, Drayton Entertainment brought us 12 Angry Men, a 1957 drama where jury members are trying to determine the truth. This year, Drayton is presenting A Few Good Men, a 1986 courtroom drama, also seeking truth. With 12 Angry Men, I said that director Marti Maraden deserved credit
Note: This review was written in February 2020, before Hamilton was closed due to Covid. It is now back on stage at The Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto February 22 to August 20, 2023. History Made Modern, Warts and All The more things change, the more they stay the same. Politicians were ruthless, aggressively ambitious,
Indigenous Story of Life and Death Honour Beat, currently on the Spriet Stage at London’s Grand Theatre, shows some of the cultural differences between Indigenous people and settlers (and descendants) in Canada. But more importantly, it shows how similar families are. Those who have held a vigil at the bedside of a dying parent will
TOM PATTERSON THEATRE Richard III | By William ShakespeareDirected by Antoni CimolinoMay 6 to October 23 | Opens May 30 Colm Feore will return to the Festival for the first time in five years to play the psychopathic title role in Richard III, directed by Antoni Cimolino. This play holds great historical significance for the Festival as the first play ever performed under
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Rebecca Northan Shines with Audience Interaction Reviewed by Mary Alderson In a one-woman show, improv expert Rebecca Northan shares the stage with a dozen or so audience members she conscripts to complete the cast. Apparently, no one can say no to Northan as she gets full cooperation from the audience members, some with surprisingly good
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