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From Cruella De Vil to Miss Hannigan Reviewed by Mary Alderson Tahirih Vejdani has come to the Sculthorpe stage by way of the Capitol’s main stage. Having appeared in a selection of interesting musicals on the main stage, she created her own show which opened on the Sculthorpe Stage June 30. Calling her work Born […]

A First-Rate Panto Reviewed by Vicki Stokes Time is running out to see Snow White and the Seven Tenors, now on the South Huron Stage at Huron Country Playhouse. There is very limited availability to this fun, talent-filled Panto. In a delightful twist, Snow White encounters seven Tenors instead of dwarfs. You will hear beautiful

What do You do When Grandma’s Dead? Reviewed by Mary Alderson Liars at a Funeral is a popular new Canadian play making the rounds of summer theatres.  The story about a dysfunctional family seems to strike a chord with artistic directors when they are lining up their summer fare. The team at Entertain This Thought

A Fun Weekend Getaway Reviewed by Tori Laird & Sandi Laird If you arrive early for the show, there’s lots of time to enjoy the set design by Beckie Morris. We see a living room with a bar, a patterned chair and three doors for the actors to play with. It was amusing to guess

They Can Fix Anything!  Reviewed by Marilu Murphy Dan Needles, a well known and award-winning Canadian playwright and author of the Wingfield Farm series, brings Ed’s Garage to life. The play, Ed’s Garage is now on stage at the Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia. The set is successfully made to look like a backyard country garage. A

Baseball Season Opens with the Peanuts Team Reviewed by Mary Alderson Charles Schultz produced new Peanuts comic strips for newspapers each day from 1950 to 2000.  He also created longer cartoon stories for the “Funny Papers” that came out in colour on weekends. So you had a 50 year stretch to appreciate the delight that

Marriage is a Very Good Thing But it’s not Easy Reviewed by Marilu Murphy I was very much looking forward to seeing this theatre production knowing that the only two actors were Michael Vanhevel and Sarah Higgins. Both are brimming with talent and very captivating on stage.  Michael and Sarah are husband and wife in

Welcome to the Rock Reviewed by Sandi Laird Come From Away has been an international hit since its debut in 2015 and a source of pride for Canadians as a uniquely homegrown tale. In case you have been living under a rock, the small town of Gander, Newfoundland welcomed 38 planes and 7,000 passengers grounded

A Lifetime of Song Reviewed by Mary Alderson When you picture Neil Diamond singing lively songs like “Sweet Caroline” or “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show”, he’s smiling, enjoying himself on stage. Yet, from this new musical about his life, we learn that he had long battles with depression. In fact, the show opens with his

Women To Look Up To! Reviewed by Marilu Murphy I didn’t know what to expect when I walked into the theatre for the opening performance of Divine Women 2. The back drop of the stage was simply set with three panels of draped white sheer chiffon flowing to the floor with a look of pure