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Rapunzel Rocks at The Capitol Reviewed by Mary Alderson It’s not a hairy experience but a frightening witch makes it a hair-raising experience. This year’s panto at Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre is fun for adults at the naughty version and also fun for adults watching the children react to the nice version. Rapunzel – A […]

Something Good Reviewed by Kim Kaitell There aren’t many souls in our contemporary world who haven’t seen or at least heard of the film, The Sound of Music, but did you know that it was originally produced in 1959 on Broadway and has been performed around the globe and translated into many languages? It is

Life is so Difficult for Nobility Reviewed by Mary Alderson Someplace around Bobcaygeon, there’s a secret location where many members of the nobility like to hang out. In fact, they meet at a secluded luxury home, called Lakeview Manor, each year for the Snowball Ball, which kicks off the winter season in the village of

The Legend of Gordon Lightfoot Reviewed by Mary Alderson When Gordon Lightfoot was only four-year-old, he sang in front of an audience at his family’s church in Orillia. The song? “I’m a Little Teapot”. And from those humble beginnings, he went on to stardom. This is the kind of information you can learn about Canada’s

The Three Tonys Reviewed by Vicki Stokes War veteran, painter, and superstar crooner, Tony Bennett had incredible success and longevity, working until he died in 2023. Victoria Playhouse walks you through the life of this remarkable man in The Tony Bennett Songbook, now on stage in Petrolia. Bennett kept himself relevant until the end, working with

Comedy Created in Rural-Urban Mix Reviewed by Mary Alderson In Buying the Farm, a clever comedy now on stage at the Globus Theatre, an eager young real estate agent gets skunked at the end of act one. But no skunk appears on stage. Sadly, after the show on opening night, we learned why. The skunk

The High School Project Returns to the Grand with Roald Dahl’s Beloved Tale Reviewed by Eden Eidt Matilda tells the story of a gifted young girl who prefers to read instead of watching television with her aloof, and often cruel, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood (James Wright and Piper Jesney), and older brother, Michael (Shakotshanunyatha

The Finest Fiddling You’ll Find  Reviewed by Vicki Stokes The Ultimate Fiddler on the Loose is now on stage at Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia, the latest of a series of Fiddler shows. Reminiscent of Fiddler on the Loose 2022 with Drayton Entertainment, this show is billed as The Ultimate, meaning the best and most extreme, so

An 1840s Mockery of the Upper Crust Reviewed by Mary Alderson London Assurance, now on the Festival stage in Stratford, is a delightful romp, which has great fun pointing out the foibles of the upper class. Or maybe they are upper class only in their own minds. Written by Dion Boucicault, and Anglo-Irishman, in 1841,

Not Lost in Translation Reviewed by Mary Alderson It seemed like such an unlikely choice. A Chinese actor asked Arthur Miller to come to China to direct Death of a Salesman in Chinese in 1983. Now a new play about that project is on the Avon stage at the Stratford Festival: Salesman in China. Miller’s