Whodunnit? You Decide Shear Madness is sheer silliness. It also tests each actor’s aptitude for improv. Fortunately this cast, now on stage at St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre, is up to the task. They must be ready for any scenario and any audience interruption. They also have to handle any of their fellow cast-mates who may “corpse”. […]
Get Screeched in With Aunt Minnie and the Gang Never has an audience been more enthusiastic than they were on the opening night of East Coast Kitchen Party, now playing at Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia. Resounding cheers are heard at the end of each song, and loud laughter rings out for each corny joke. Resident Music
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A Strong Cast of True Triple Threats Note: At Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend ~ Sept. 13 to Sept. 30, 2018. Hamilton Family Theatre, Cambridge ~ Nov. 22 to Dec. 30, 2018. Imagine a musical with the warmth of Christmas, the spring colours of Easter, and the fun of dancing turkeys at Thanksgiving! Drayton’s Holiday Inn
When Feeling Sad Feels Good There’s an unusual little show playing at the Phillips Studio in Blyth, right across the intersection from the Festival theatre. Singer Jane Miller wants you to come and actually enjoy an evening of sad songs. Entitled These are the Songs that I Sing When I’m Sad, the hour-long show
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Beware the Ides of March, or Julie, Don’t Go! Director Scott Wentworth has given us a new Julius Caesar for our consideration. Stratford favourite Seana McKenna is taking on the male role, and certainly doing it justice. Other women are also in the lead roles, playing the parts of men. After the first few minutes,
Italy, World War II and the Black Market Stratford Festival has billed Napoli Milionaria! as “a sparkling and warm-hearted comedy”, but the description needs to be more specific. Perhaps Act I is a comedy, but I still wouldn’t describe it as “sparkling”. And Act II and Act III are not comedies. The story turns
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Powerful Voices and Powerful Music Billed as The Power of Song, but subtitled “Broadway * Pop * Classical”, the musical revue now on stage at Petrolia’s Victoria Playhouse quickly revealed the reason for the subtitle. The three stars each fall into one of those categories – David Rogers, as all loyal Victoria Playhouse fans
Sexy After Sixty? Want a fun night out for you and your 60-plus friends? Go to Playhouse II in Grand Bend where The Birds and The Bees is now on stage. The laughs come one right after another in this comedy that explains sex for the somewhat older crowd. I can’t reveal too much of
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Under the Sea, Darling it’s Better, Down where it’s Wetter… Huron Country Playhouse was packed with little girls wearing fish tails and glitter, and little boys all dressed up for the opening of The Little Mermaid. This favourite Disney classic will sell out, and I predict Grandmas and Moms will be scrambling for tickets.
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When Local Lore Meets Local History Gil Garratt tells us that interviews were conducted to collect the local legends about Blyth’s favourite watering hole, The Boot. He claims the names were changed to protect the innocent and the guilty. But throughout the audience on opening night, there was laughter of recognition, and the type
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