A Comedic Trip into History with a Sobering Conclusion Blyth Festival Artistic Director Gil Garratt brings the play 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt home to the theatre where it was born. Yet this is the first time it’s actually been performed on this stage for an audience. What a special homecoming. 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt was […]
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The Sounds of Canada on the Sandy Beach If you love Canadian music, then be in Grand Bend on Wednesday, August 15. That’s when Second Wind is bringing their show, Made in Canada, to the Rotary Stage on the beach at 7:00 p.m. Concert goers will remember Second Wind from the two previous summers. “Second
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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
Everyone loves The Beatles music, but how about Herman’s Hermits, Tom Jones, Petula Clark, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Procal Harum, The Who, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Lulu, Eric Clapton, Shirley Bassey, The Animals, Spencer Davis Group, Donovan, The Seekers, Cilla Black, Peter & Gordon, Mary Hopkin, Elton John, The Kinks,
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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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Let’s Celebrate Canada Every Year! What happens when Alex Mustakas and David Rogers work together? You get a hybrid: a superior product, by putting two shows together. Mustakas, artistic director at Drayton Entertainment, and Rogers, co-artistic director at Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia, have both created all-Canadian shows in the past. So now they’ve taken the
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Grandparents & Kiddies Alike will Love the Ugly Stepsisters Drayton Entertainment has hit the mark again with a panto that offers lots of fun for the wee ones and enough laughs to keep Mom & Dad or Grandma & Grandpa entertained. Caroline Smith, the same playwright who brought us the Aladdin and Snow White
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Grand Bend’s own crooner, Michael Vanhevel, is back on the beach this summer with his ever-popular big band sound. This year, he is joined by local vocalist, Theresa Wallis-Kneale, and they will be backed by the Jimmy Stahl Big Band, a 17-piece orchestra. Billed as The Smooth Crooner and The Sensational Vocalist, this is the
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Like Piglets, this Play Needs a Chance to Grow Here’s the best thing about Blyth Festival: It introduces brand new Canadian works. Then it helps those plays find their place on Canadian stages. As their audience, we get to see the birth of a play, and sometimes we are allowed to see it grow. With
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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
