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REVIEW: Living up to the challenge of Murder on the Nile

By Allison M. Jones
Binbrook Little Theatre presents a spirited and effective production of Agatha Christie’s ambitious whodunit. Binbrook Little Theatre has mobilized its considerable heart and dedicated community to stage a challenging whodunit by Agatha Christie. Murder on the Nile features a large cast of colourful characters in an attention-grabbing, two-act…
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REVIEW: Myth of the Ostrich offers high-energy and hijinks

By Allison M. Jones
West End Studio Theatre’s production of the Matt Murray play is anchored by strong, funny, riveting performances by its three female leads. A trio of talented local actors are currently reprising their roles in the Canadian-penned play, Myth of the Ostrich, now being staged at West Plains United…
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REVIEW: Mass Appeal tackles religious themes in palatable ways

By Allison M. Jones
The Players’ Guild production is gorgeously staged and well-acted, and raises some laughs while pondering some of the thorny complexities of human nature, power, popularity, and truth. The title of The Players’ Guild’s current production, Mass Appeal, is a play on words and a window into its plot.
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REVIEW: On Golden Pond is a quiet, understated slice-of-life tale

By Allison M. Jones
Theatre Ancaster delivers a family story of aging, memories and relationships as the source of both friction and solace. With three performances left in its run, On Golden Pond at Theatre Ancaster provides a gentle diversion with bittersweet moments, relatable humour, and a silver thread of optimism in…
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PREVIEW: Islandography is a ‘hilarious, homesick journey’

By Allison M. Jones
Hamilton-based comedian Justin Shaw has written a heartwarming love letter to his PEI home. Check it out at The Staircase this weekend. The list of shows Hamilton audiences have enjoyed from Justin Shaw grows ever longer with Islandography at The Staircase on Sept. 6. Others have included The…
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REVIEW: Theatre Ancaster’s A Chorus Line kicks up its heels

By Allison M. Jones
The entertaining and enduring Broadway classic is the first production on Theatre Ancaster’s 30th anniversary playbill for 2026-2027. Entering its final weekend of shows, Theatre Ancaster’s mainstage production of A Chorus Line provides a great opportunity to see a Broadway classic and be very well entertained by a…
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