I get a kick out of being a tourist – I grew up near Grand Bend, the tourist capital of the Lake Huron shoreline (I was going to say Southern Ontario, but it’s not quite as touristry as Niagara Falls.) I spent my summers at various jobs waiting on tourists, and let’s face it; some […]
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We saw both of Canada’s raspy voiced singers in the past four days, both a London’s John Labatt Centre. We enjoyed Brian Adams on Saturday night and Johnny Reid on Tuesday. Yes, they are raspy voiced when they’re singing rock but they can also both sing a beautiful ballad. Brian rocked the place with all
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The Age of Aquarius Suede vests with long fringe, head bands, psychedelic colours, bell-bottoms with bandanas tied at the knees, huge Afros, and long hair….Hair. The costumes and wigs at the Grand Theatre’s production of Hair will transport anyone old enough to recall right back to the sixties. I can remember when long hair was
Had great fun at the 4th Annual Big Comedy Go-To in London. Billed as a colossal collision of Sketch, Improv, Stand-Up, Monologue, Music and Comic Theatre in The Heart of Downtown London, it provides lots of laugh-out-loud good times. I had the pleasure of seeing the comedy duo Peter ‘n’ Chris perform at The
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We enjoyed seeing The Stampeders on tour when they made a stop at Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre recently. The years have been good to this trio’s vocal cords – those number one tunes from the early 70’s sound just as good as they did 40 years ago. All the original band members are still together –
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Musical Spoof is Over the Top If you love musical theatre, and you have a good sense of humour about being a musical theatre geek, you’ll enjoy The Drowsy Chaperone, now running at the Palace Theatre in London. An exceptionally good production for community theatre, this show spoofs the old genre of musicals. An all-Canadian
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Tempting Providence By Robert Chafe Directed by Jillian Keiley Performed by Deidre Gillard-Rowlings, Darryl Hopkins, Willow Kean, Robert Wyatt Thorne. Theatre Newfoundland Labrador Production The Grand Theatre, London March 13 to March 31, 2012 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Newfoundland’s Florence Nightingale A century of service along the coast of Newfoundland comes to life on the
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War Horse Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford In association with the Handspring Puppet Company Original direction by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris National Theatre of Great Britain Production with Mirvish Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto Opened February 28, with tickets on sale to September 30, 2012 Reviewed by Mary
Wanted: Munchkins! Drayton Entertainment is once again reaching out to the community to involve local youth in its season opening production of The Wizard of Oz, which runs from June 4th through June 23rd at the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. An Open Audition will be held on Sunday, March 25th at the Huron
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London’s Grand Theatre: 2012-2013 MainStage Season Looks like an exciting line up! High School Project 2012 September 18 – 29 My Fair Lady Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Music by Frederick Loewe Witness the transformation of young Cockney flower seller Eliza Doolittle after her encounter with Professor Henry Higgins. She leaves the streets
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