By William Shakespeare Performed by Colm Feore, Martha Henry, Paul Soles, and company Directed by Antoni Cimolino Stratford Festival Theatre May 6 – September 23, 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Hubris brought to life, and death Shakespeare’s Coriolanus is a study in hubris, which causes both the title character’s great success and his ultimate failure. […]
By John Gray Performed by Michael Blake, Lisa Horner, J. D. Nicholsen, M.J.Ross, Sean Sullivan, Aaron Walpole Directed by Valerie Moore The Grand Theatre, London April 4-29. 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Walpole rocks! Ahh – the power of TV! Many great actors have crossed the stage at London’s Grand Theatre: the likes of Jessica
By Marie Jones Performed by Christopher Hunt and Shaun Smyth Directed by Maja Ardal The Grand Theatre, London March 7 – 25. 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson The Dream: Ireland vs. America It isn’t enough that every kid growing up in the United States wants the American Dream Hollywood-style. Here in Canada, we worry about
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Written by Vern Thiessen Directed by Susan Ferley Performed by Shane Carty, Jerry Etienne, Adrienne Gould, Claire Julien, Haysam Kadri, Darren Keay, William Vickers Grand Theatre, London February 7 to 25, 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Einstein’s Gift: Thought-provoking and entertaining theatre One might think that Einstein’s gift was his genius. But in the current
Written by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Gina Wilkinson Performed by Andrew Gillies, Brendan Murray, Barbara Worthy, Jenny Young Grand Theatre, London January 10 to 28, 2006 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Relatively Speaking is more than relatively good Take the farcical nonsense out of a British farce and you have Relatively Speaking, currently on stage at
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Directed by David Rogers Musical direction by Mark Camilleri Performed by Sandra, Barbara and Ann Mantini Victoria Playhouse Petrolia December 7 to 17, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson In the Spirit of Christmas Sandra, Barbara and Ann Mantini want to take their audiences down memory lane for the holiday season. The three sisters, originally from
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Written by Thomas Meehan Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin Directed by D. Michael Dobbin Choreographed by Kerry Gage Musical direction by Andres Petrasiunas Performed by Sarah Dedyna, Kaitlyn Parr-Cowan, Thom Allison, Sara Topham, Karen Skidmore, et al. Grand Theatre, London November 22 to December 24, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson You gotta
Written by Joanna McClelland Glass Directed by Susan Ferley Performed by Robert Benson, Anne Ross Grand Theatre, London October 18 to November 5, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Generations are “Trying” to get along The clash of generations is funny and touching in the Grand Theatre’s latest offering, Trying. It’s a bit of Anne of
Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Directed by Susan Ferley Choreographed by Amy Wright Musical direction by Andrew Petrasiunas Performed by Students of the High School Project Grand Theatre, London September 27 to October 9, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson (Disclaimer: The writer’s son
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Book & Lyrics by Paul Ledoux Music by David Smyth Directed by Robert More Choreographed by Nicola Pantin Musical direction by Danny Johnson Performed by Desrée Beausoleil, Naomi Emmerson , Danny Johnson, Erin McGrath, Ralph Small, Brendan Wall. Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia August 16 to September 3, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Cheatin’ Hearts makes great
