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The Rocky Horror Show

Fun with Interactive Theatre     Note:  Extended to Dec. 2. If you like taking the kiddies to a panto where they yell out advice for the hero and boo the villain, then you’d better rush to see Rocky Horror Show at Stratford’s Avon Theatre.  But leave the kids at home.  This is an interactive adult-only

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An Ideal Husband

Searching for an Honest Politician    In the midst of strange political times, we are reminded by Oscar Wilde that there is no such thing as an honest politician.  Even those who we believe to be above reproach have skeletons in their closets, just waiting to jump out.  Does the politician shove the skeleton back

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The Music Man ~ 2018

But They Do Know the Territory   It’s 1912 in small town USA.  Salesmen are the lifeblood of the little communities:  They come in on trains, sell their wares, and move on to the next town.  As the train pulls into River City, the salesmen are talking about a shyster who is giving their profession

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Grand Hotel

Dark and Depressing Musical  Grand Hotel, now on stage at the Shaw Festival, tells the foreboding stories of various guests staying at Berlin’s most luxurious hotel.  But the luxury is dimmed by their dark lives.  Set between the two world wars, Grand Hotel is based on the 1932 movie. You know it’s going to a

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Shirley Valentine ~ 2018

Amazing One-Woman Show has Lots of Laughs    Shirley is trapped in a midlife crisis.  Her husband Joe is predictable and stubborn.  “Marriage is like the Middle East,” she says, “There’s no solution.  You keep your head down and hope the cease-fire holds.”  The Liverpool housewife is so lonely she talks to the wall, and

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