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
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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
He’s Having an Affair Reviewed by Mary Alderson Edward Albee is known for his strange yet often humorous plays. Devoted Albee fans love his bizarre story lines. But who would want to see a play about an otherwise sane and successful man, happily married with a son, who suddenly falls in love with a goat?
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Successful Novel-to-Play Endeavour Reviewed by Mary Alderson When I heard that Margaret Laurence’s novel, “The Diviners”, was adapted for stage and going to be presented at the Stratford Festival this season, I was excited. I have been a big fan of the late writer’s works since I first read “A Bird in the House” in
An Enjoyable Season Finale Reviewed by Sookie Mei The final show of the 2024 season at Port Stanley Festival Theatre (PSFT) is Dan Needles’ The Perils of Persephone, which was originally programmed by the late Simon Joynes in 2020, and then postponed due to Covid. The play, a comedy from the Canadian playwright who brought
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Santa in a Heat Wave? Reviewed by Mary Alderson It’s Christmas in August at Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre. Actually, the stage has been transported to the local variety store/restaurant/dry cleaning depot in the village of Kringle, Ontario, Canada. This tiny town along the highway to cottage country is desperate to attract visitors who will spend
Not Your Conventional Bus Ride Reviewed by Vicki Stokes Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a sumptuous and enlivening feast for the senses, like a live popular music concert combined with a fireworks show. The colours, the movement, a gigantic bus that spins around on stage: it’s one big beautiful glitter bomb! You can imagine
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These Women have Balls (Golf balls, that is) Reviewed by Mary Alderson Feel like spending some time on the golf course before summer’s over? Just go the Globus Theatre at the Lakeview Arts Barn at Bobcaygeon and enjoy a round. The Ladies Foursome is on stage there until August 24th, and before the play, you
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