Mary’s Musings

By Mary Alderson If you know any little ones who want to be on stage some day, here’s the perfect gift for them – Victoria’s Playhouse! It’s an excellent children’s book for those who want to work in theatre some day, whether on stage or at one of the many fascinating behind-the-scenes professions. Victoria’s Playhouse […]

By Mary Alderson Congratulations to Artistic Director Tim Porter and the whole team at Tweed & Co on their stellar season at their theatres: The Marble Arts Centre in Actinolite north of Tweed, The Outdoor Stage in Tweed, and the Village Playhouse in Bancroft.  In promoting the three venues, Tweed & Co has published a

What? Audience Participation is Welcome? by Mary Alderson When I go to the theatre, I want the audience to be quiet. No talking, no loud whispering, no phones buzzing. The great musical theatre star Patti LuPone has actually halted Broadway shows when audience members were making noise, calling them out for their lack of theatre

At Three Venues: the Bancroft Village Playhouse, the Marble Arts Centre, and the Tweed Outdoor Stage. The main stage season’s theatrical performances will kick off in June, starting with the Ontario premier of DEAR RITA. A musical celebration of Cape Breton’s iconic songstress and storyteller Rita MacNeil, audiences will be transported through her music and

An Evening with Mark Whelan: Raised on Songs & Stories A Boy’s Dublin in the Rare Old Times May 10, 11 & 12 Join us for an intimate performance by superb singer and storyteller Mark Whelan The Dating Game by Peter Quilter May 29 to June 8 World Premiere romantic comedy full of dating disasters

2024 will be a busy as Blyth Festival celebrates 50 Seasons!  The Farm Show: Then & Now – Harvest Stage by Theatre Passe Muraille with additions by the 2024 Company Runs from Wednesday, June 12 to Sunday, August 4, 2024 Arguably the most influential play in Canadian theatre, The Farm Show was originally produced in

So, 20 years ago (February 2004) Thomas Alderson and I went to New York City for the first time – we saw Gypsy with Bernadette Peters, Wicked with Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, and Thoroughly Modern Millie, which was supposed to be starring Sutton Foster (the main purpose of the trip!) but as luck would

By Mary Alderson As 2023 fades behind us, Entertain This Thought has a round-up of favourite shows we saw. With nominations from our team, Vicki Stokes, Sookie Mei, Deb Lord, Holly Wenning, and Eden Eidt, I have collected a list of those we felt were among the best. To read our reviews, just click the

May 7 to 26: OIL RUSH — The Big Discovery Musical. Written by Robert More & Jacqueline Sadler. It’s a ‘Rush of Excitement’ as we present Oil Rush: The Big Discovery Musical, making its triumphant return after its sold-out run in 2008! Coinciding with the town’s 150th anniversary, this amazing story intertwines the past and present, paying tribute to

Port Stanley Festival Theatre has launched its 2024 summer season line up and it is going to be a season you don’t want to miss! There is something for everyone… music, laughs, mystery,  romance and adventure! May 21 to June 3 –  the 2023 smash hit The Beaver Club by Barb Scheffler. If you didn’t