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Pride and Prejudice

Bold, Brash, Over-the-Top Hilarity with Bouts of Lewdness Bordering on Parody Reviewed by Kim Kaitell If you are a fan of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice you are not going to know what hit you. If you’ve never read the book, seen a play or the series you may not even know what’s going on! […]

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Waitress

Order Yourself a Huge Piece of Perfection Pie Reviewed by Kim Kaitell Note: Now closed at the Grand, London.  Coming soon to Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton.  This might end up being a very short review as I’m afraid nothing I can say will do this fabulous musical justice. Waitress, now playing at the Grand Theatre in

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Heist

Is it a Movie? Is it a Play? Reviewed by Kim Kaitell Glitzy, glamorous, edgy, sexy. The only thing missing from Heist now playing at The Grand Theatre was a high speed car chase! The moment I entered the theatre I was gob-smacked by the edifice of movie screens towering to the rafters and surrounding

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Early Morning Rain

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

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The Tony Bennett Songbook

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

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Come From Away 2024

They’re Back and Better than Ever! Reviewed by Mary Alderson My eyes filled with tears the second the actors came on stage. It was like catching up with old friends. And it only gets better from that moment. If you haven’t seen Come From Away, you must! If you have seen it, I guarantee you will

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Buying the Farm

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

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