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Out of Order

Hilarious British Farce Highlights Political Scandal Note:  This play was originally reviewed at Playhouse II, Grand Bend.  It is now on stage at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, August 15 to September 1. Remember the good, old days when the whiff of a sex scandal would force a philandering politician to resign immediately?  Nowadays, even a […]

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The Andrews Brothers

Talented Cast makes up for Thin Plot After various musical revues at Victoria Playhouse, I was looking forward to seeing an actual musical with a plot.  But The Andrews Brothers, currently on stage, is more of a revue than an actual musical.  There is a plot, but it is pretty thin. Peggy Jones is excited

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Cruisin’ Classics

Nostalgia Trip Back to the Diner    Note:  This show was originally reviewed at Huron Country Playhouse.  It is now playing at Drayton Festival Theatre August 22 to September 1, 2018. A row of shiny, colourful automobiles was parked in front of Huron Country Playhouse on opening night of Cruisin’ Classics:  a 1960 Pontiac, a

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Coriolanus ~ 2018

Amazing Modernization of Coriolanus Note:  Extended to November 3.  Stratford Festival is making Shakespeare “woke”.  If the goal of a Shakespearean festival is to get young people interested in the Bard, this production of Coriolanus should do it, if anything will.  (Just to get all my readers woke – it means to suddenly become understanding

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