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Just The Two Of Us Reviewed by Debbie McClure Glen and Sandy Golden have been married for 50 years and celebrate their anniversary at a small cottage by the lake each year. Marriage is never easy, and as Glen and Sandy reveal, after fifty years, a lot has transpired. Glen is determined to entice Sandy […]

Supreme, Original, and Wonder(ful) When Berry Gordy put “Hitsville USA” on the front of his first recording studio I wonder if it was wishful thinking or if he knew that Motown Records would become the most influential record label to ever come out of Detroit. Just one hour North of West Grand Boulevard, the greatest

A Slice of Canadian History, Served with Onions and Peaches Reviewed by Mary Alderson The 4th Line Theatre has two good things going for it. First, it’s outdoor location – lots of free parking, albeit in a rather rough field, and tents with tables set up so you can bring your own picnic supper or

Keeping Secrets Never Works, Except… Reviewed by Mary Alderson Many problems in dysfunctional families are rooted in secrets. Or at least that is what some plays tell us. Sometimes it’s deep dark secrets that cause pain when they are uncovered. But sometimes it’s secrets that are better told and everyone feels a little better once

The Beautiful Version of Pygmalion Reviewed by Mary Alderson Eliza Doolittle has returned to the stage at the Shaw Festival, just where she belongs. Based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady is a glorious treatment of Shaw’s 1912 play. It will be running until the Christmas season at the Shaw

Whimsy and Delight Temper a Harsh Dose of Victorian Reality Reviewed by Mary Alderson The Secret Garden is set at the end of the Victorian era, as the Edwardian era was beginning. It was a time when the saying “Children should be seen and not heard” was widely used. Parents felt no responsibility in raising

Thank you. Thank You Very Much. Reviewed by Debbie McClure Playwright Gil Garratt brings a family and a serious subject to life through wit, quick one-liners, and deep reflection in Saving Graceland. Not only is it a tribute to the one and only great Elvis Presley, but the cast leads the audience through the story

 This Show is NOT For The Birds Reviewed by Sookie Mei It was a lively crowd at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre for opening night of They’re Found In Trees, written by “Canada’s most-produced playwright,” Norm Foster.  The audience was ready to be entertained, even cheering during the pre-show announcements by Artistic Director Liz Gilroy,

The Perfect Pride Play Reviewed by Mary Alderson NOTE:  This production of Bed and Breakfast moves to Winnipeg’s Prairie Theatre Exchange this fall, running September 24 to October 6.  Pride events took over Port Hope this weekend and the Capitol Theatre did its part with a production of Bed and Breakfast, a hilarious, yet touching

The First Farm Show (and Origins of the Blyth Festival) Reviewed by Lauren daSilva The Farm Show: Then & Now, is a love-letter to rural Ontario. This adaptation of one of the most influential plays in Canadian theatre, The Farm Show, is a beautiful reimagining that sheds light on the process of creating The Farm