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Finding Gabi Reviewed by Mary Alderson The Queen of Cabaret has returned to Port Hope, and this time she is actually performing in her own autobiographical cabaret. Gabi Epstein is on stage at the Sculthorpe Theatre, upstairs at Port Hope’s Capitol. Gabi is no stranger to Port Hope: Last year she had a one-day cabaret […]

Hurry to Port Stanley to see this Charmer Reviewed by Sookie Mei The novel idea of staging a play about curling in the middle of the summer turns out to be a good one, in the case of Port Stanley Festival Theatre’s latest production.  Hurry Hard, by Canadian playwright Kristen Da Silva, is hilarious, touching,

Taking It All Off Reviewed by Mary Alderson What does a guy do when he’s unemployed, has no money, and his ex-wife threatens to cut him off from his son because he’s behind in support payments? Well, in this case, he gets together with his unemployed friends, and puts together a group of male dancers

A Crowd Pleaser Reviewed by Vicki Stokes Drayton Entertainment has been giving Ontario audiences plenty of opportunity to see Jersey Boys, beginning with the Hamilton Family Theatre from March 27th to April 21st, and now at Huron Country Playhouse. Then it moves on to Kings Wharf Theatre from August 8th to September 1st. This is

Live, Love, Laugh in the Home Reviewed by Vicki Stokes Aging alone isn’t easy. It’s much more fun with friends and lovers. Doris and Ivy in the Home explores aging, friendship and love with a copious amount of humour. Having completed a run at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, this Norm Foster play has now opened

Just The Two Of Us Reviewed by Debbie McClure Glen and Sandy Golden have been married for 50 years and celebrate their anniversary at a small cottage by the lake each year. Marriage is never easy, and as Glen and Sandy reveal, after fifty years, a lot has transpired. Glen is determined to entice Sandy

Supreme, Original, and Wonder(ful) When Berry Gordy put “Hitsville USA” on the front of his first recording studio I wonder if it was wishful thinking or if he knew that Motown Records would become the most influential record label to ever come out of Detroit. Just one hour North of West Grand Boulevard, the greatest

A Slice of Canadian History, Served with Onions and Peaches Reviewed by Mary Alderson The 4th Line Theatre has two good things going for it. First, it’s outdoor location – lots of free parking, albeit in a rather rough field, and tents with tables set up so you can bring your own picnic supper or

Keeping Secrets Never Works, Except… Reviewed by Mary Alderson Many problems in dysfunctional families are rooted in secrets. Or at least that is what some plays tell us. Sometimes it’s deep dark secrets that cause pain when they are uncovered. But sometimes it’s secrets that are better told and everyone feels a little better once

The Beautiful Version of Pygmalion Reviewed by Mary Alderson Eliza Doolittle has returned to the stage at the Shaw Festival, just where she belongs. Based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady is a glorious treatment of Shaw’s 1912 play. It will be running until the Christmas season at the Shaw