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The Runner

Compelling Presentation of Gut-Wrenching Story NOTE:  I reviewed this show in 2019. But now this production is at the Thousand Island Playhouse in Gananoque November 2 to 19,  2023.  Very worthwhile seeing in light of the current situation in Israel/Palestine.            Set in Israel, The Runner is a fascinating story about […]

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This London Life

No, I was born in London, Ontario, Canada There’s a comedy on stage at the Grand Theatre in London (make that London, Ontario Canada) called This London Life.  And no, it’s not about the insurance company that makes its home in the palatial, stately building with the lush green lawn around it on Dufferin Street

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Art – 2019

Friendship and Opinion Art, currently on stage at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, could simply be a play about art appreciation.  But in fact, it’s a play about disagreements among friends.  Must a difference of opinion mean the end of a friendship?  In today’s Trump era, it seems as if friendships come to an end if

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The Band’s Visit

A Gentle, Touching Story of What Might Have Been Normally we go to theatre to see heartwarming, uplifting stories that unfold before our eyes.  The Band’s Visit is a poignant tale, but it’s more about what might have been, than what we see happening on stage.  On Broadway, this show was nominated for 11 Tony

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Bed and Breakfast

A Full Cast of Characters Delivered by Two There are many amazing things about Bed and Breakfast now on stage at Blyth Festival Theatre in Blyth.  First, it’s another hit by Mark Crawford.  Crawford is the playwright born and raised in the small town of Glencoe who has brought us the hilarious comedies Stag and Doe,

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