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A First-Rate Panto Reviewed by Vicki Stokes Time is running out to see Snow White and the Seven Tenors, now on the South Huron Stage at Huron Country Playhouse. There is very limited availability to this fun, talent-filled Panto. In a delightful twist, Snow White encounters seven Tenors instead of dwarfs. You will hear beautiful […]

“I’m the Greatest Star, I am by Far”    Reviewed by Mary Alderson Funny Girl is a musical that’s not been performed on stage very often. In fact, this production at the Shaw Festival is only the 3rd time it’s been done in Canada. There’s a simple reason – the decision-makers are afraid that no

What do You do When Grandma’s Dead? Reviewed by Mary Alderson Liars at a Funeral is a popular new Canadian play making the rounds of summer theatres.  The story about a dysfunctional family seems to strike a chord with artistic directors when they are lining up their summer fare. The team at Entertain This Thought

A Fun Weekend Getaway Reviewed by Tori Laird & Sandi Laird If you arrive early for the show, there’s lots of time to enjoy the set design by Beckie Morris. We see a living room with a bar, a patterned chair and three doors for the actors to play with. It was amusing to guess

They Can Fix Anything!  Reviewed by Marilu Murphy Dan Needles, a well known and award-winning Canadian playwright and author of the Wingfield Farm series, brings Ed’s Garage to life. The play, Ed’s Garage is now on stage at the Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia. The set is successfully made to look like a backyard country garage. A

A Spectacular Backstage Musical Reviewed by Vicki Stokes Do you ever get annoyed when your purse or pocket gets weighed down with small change? Today, those nickels and dimes seem useless when a loaf of bread costs dollars, not coins. In 42nd Street, now on the Main stage at Huron Country Playhouse, the talented, glamorous

Will He Ever Show Up? Reviewed by Mary Alderson In the TV series Seinfeld, the character George Costanza famously pitches the idea of “a show about nothing” to NBC executives. Many people thought that the series itself was about nothing: just the day-to-day mundane activities of four quirky people. Well, Waiting for Godot is a

Baseball Season Opens with the Peanuts Team Reviewed by Mary Alderson Charles Schultz produced new Peanuts comic strips for newspapers each day from 1950 to 2000.  He also created longer cartoon stories for the “Funny Papers” that came out in colour on weekends. So you had a 50 year stretch to appreciate the delight that

Marriage is a Very Good Thing But it’s not Easy Reviewed by Marilu Murphy I was very much looking forward to seeing this theatre production knowing that the only two actors were Michael Vanhevel and Sarah Higgins. Both are brimming with talent and very captivating on stage.  Michael and Sarah are husband and wife in

Welcome to the Rock Reviewed by Sandi Laird Come From Away has been an international hit since its debut in 2015 and a source of pride for Canadians as a uniquely homegrown tale. In case you have been living under a rock, the small town of Gander, Newfoundland welcomed 38 planes and 7,000 passengers grounded