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Cheating Death For Norm Foster fans, there is an excellent production of The Melville Boys on stage at Playhouse II in Grand Bend. This is one of Foster’s earliest works, and it’s different than the Foster we see today. In the years since he wrote The Melville Boys in 1984, Foster, Canada’s most prolific playwright, […]

Scarface in Lambton County? Gangsters? Murderers? Rum Runners? Nighttime airplane flights with suspicious cargo? All this went on in Euphemia Township, in Lambton County? Well, we’re not sure that there was really a diner in Euphemia Township visited by Al ‘Scarface’ Capone himself – but we do know that during the U.S. prohibition, Canadian whiskey

Workplace High Jinks A hit movie that came out in 1980, Nine to Five showcased Dolly Parton as Doralee, Lily Tomlin as Violet and Jane Fonda as Judy. The three women are fed up with their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical boss and ultimately improve the workplace for women. Then 32 years later, it was re-written

Yeeeee Haaaaawwww! Country Sunshine A foot-stomping, knee-slapping good time can be had at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia this week, with plenty of Country Sunshine on stage. Country music purists will love this show as it brings them a wide selection of songs and singers. But those of us who don’t consider ourselves country music fans can

I Now Pronounce You … It’s a perfect wedding, with a lovely couple, and all those involved are staying in a beautiful English country inn. What could possibly go wrong? The groom wakes up on the morning of his wedding with quite a hangover and a strange woman in his bed. His bride is on

The Bard of the Yukon comes to Stratford I remember way back in elementary school, learning The Cremation of Sam McGee. I just found out that I can still recite the first few verses: “There are strange things in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold…” So it was great fun to

Memorable Music Makes this Show December 4, 1956, Sun Record Studios, Memphis: Studio owner Sam Phillips brings together four of his star recording artists: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. By this time, Elvis was famous, Johnny Cash had some hits on the radio, Carl Perkins was struggling to get a

The Making of a Playwright The Narrator begins the play by telling the audience that this show isn’t going to be special – he goes to great lengths to say that this isn’t Shakespeare, nor Moliere, nor Chekov. In fact, he insists that this play is just about an ordinary mother. But while it may

Oldies but Goodies Drayton Entertainment Artistic Director Alex Mustakas has created the next installment in his Legends franchise: starting with the British Invasion and rock ‘n’ roll Legends, he added Country Legends and Dance Legends. Now he brings us Big Band Legends. Like its predecessors, it is a real crowd pleaser, jam-packed with 77 songs

Everyone needs a good friend, even if it’s a Pooka Remember the Canadian Tire Guy? He was on your television for eight years giving you household repair tips, using Canadian Tire products. He laughed at all renovation problems and didn’t even get upset when his kids tramped through the kitchen in muddy boots. He was