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The Peterborough Puppet Man: A Visit with Brad Brackenridge

January 7, 2022

Brad Brackenridge picks up the limp figure draped over a chair in the corner and fiddles  around with it for a moment. The figure…

The Woman Who Loved Pantos: Continuing a Holiday Theatrical Tradition with Sarah Quick

December 14, 2021

Christmas season is my absolute favorite time of the year. It doesn’t matter how old I get, or how cynical the world might be…

Songs of the Sabbath: Exploring Faith and Toronto with Frank Flynn

December 8, 2021

Since discovering his work, I always know to expect nothing less than the most potent emotional experience from Frank Flynn.  Extremely intelligent and deeply…

“Some Are Born Great, Others Achieve Greatness”: After 20 Months in Production, Reuben Stewart and Jack Burrill bring Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to the Stage

July 19, 2021

After over a year of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many theatres across Ontario are finally beginning to come out of the darkness…

Travelling with Glenn: A Journey with Glenn Scarpelli

May 31, 2021

Glenn Scarpelli is one of those rare individuals who has done it all.  Best remembered for playing Alex Handris in the classic television sit-com…

Four Time Emmy Winner Michael Learned Set To Star in New Ryan Murphy Production

March 31, 2021

When actress Michael Learned took the role of family matriarch Olivia Walton for the depression-era family drama The Waltons in 1972, the 33-year-old actress…

Is Caitlin Currie Happy?: Peterborough based singer/songwriter creates new emotionally devastating music through the pandemic

January 12, 2021

Years ago Peterborough based singer/songwriter Caitlin Currie told me that she only writes songs during times of unhappiness.  This sentiment would be repeated in…

Christmas with Leisa Way: Prolific theatrical favorite creates Holiday cheer with two brand new Christmas shows.

December 7, 2020

At the Orangevill, Ontario home of Leisa Way and David Nairn, for the first time in years their home is fully decorated for the…

Riding the Second Wave with the St. James Choir – St. James Unveils New Performance Space During Virtual Benefit Concert on Saturday October 17

October 14, 2020

On a wet and dark Thursday night I find myself in the warmth of the St. James Church sanctuary surrounded by familiar voices and…

Daughter – 4th Line Theatre presents new show about family estrangement at the Open Spaces Theatre Festival

September 20, 2020

On a cold night I sit down for a reread of an early draft I received of Kim Blackwell’s new play Daughter.  Making its…

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