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Shrek The Musical 2025

Please note: Vicki Stokes reviewed Shrek The Musical in August 2025.  Now that same production is on stage at the Hamilton Family Theatre in Cambridge, December 3 to December 28, 2025. Embrace your Inner Ogre Reviewed by Vicki Stokes Headbands featuring green ogre ears and sparkly tiaras are dotted throughout the audience while excited children […]

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The Comeback

And Now, For Some British Humour Reviewed by Mary Alderson The Globus Theatre south of Bobcaygeon is staging the Canadian premiere of a new British play The Comeback. It’s the story of a pair of young comedians who are a warm-up act for two old comedians, and how they try to take over the old

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Steel Magnolias

Excellent Production of a Touching Story Reviewed by Mary Alderson There is nothing better than a good hairdresser. I know, I married mine 46 years ago, and have had my own exclusive hair care at home. But on the other hand, that means I’ve missed out on all the camaraderie at the beauty salon. Steel

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Tons of Money

Farce, Slapstick, Corny Jokes, Imposters and Dead People Reviewed by Mary Alderson If you want to laugh, or at least giggle at the silliness, take in Tons of Money at the Royal George Theatre at the Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake. First presented in 1922, this farce includes secrets and lies, imposters, and reversals of what is

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Anything Goes – 2025

Amazing Tap Dance in a Lively Musical Reviewed by Mary Alderson If you’re a fan of old-fashioned musicals with lots of soaring songs and fast tap dancing, then you will love Shaw Festival’s Anything Goes. It debuted on Broadway in 1934 with the great Ethel Merman in the lead role. Since then, the script has

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Quiet in the Land

When War Comes Calling Reviewed by Debbie McClure In 1917, war was difficult for any community and country, but for the Old Order Amish community living a peaceful life near Kitchener, Ontario, it split families apart. The elders of the community are content to continue living their quiet lives on farms, allowing the rest of

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Evita 2025

You Must Love Me Reviewed by Vicki Stokes Another hit musical is currently being staged at Huron Country Playhouse. On the heels of Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita is a whirlwind, chock-full of talent and memorable music. First staged at Hamilton Family Theatre in Cambridge in 2023, here’s another opportunity to see this Drayton production. I have a

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