For centuries, audiences have loved the tragic romance of Romeo and Juliet, but this week Mysterious Entity brings the world’s most famous love story to the Peterborough stage in a new and exciting way with Romeo and Juliet: Superstar Ice Miners of Europa.
Review – Romeo and Juliet: Superstar Ice Miners of Europa
Small-town radio is comedy gold
Three local radio personalities have made it to the third round of CBC ComedyCoup, a national online comedy competition, with their comedy show concept they describe as “WKRP in Cincinnati meets The Office”.
No consensus – A review of Twelve Angry Jurors
Twelve Angry Jurors — an adaptation of Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men that features a mixed cast of men and women — is a risky production.
Get on the bus – A review of Sunshine Express
One thing I’ve learned this year is that taking the 40-minute drive from Peterborough to Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon means I’m going to see some of the best theatrical productions that the Kawarthas has to offer. James Barrett and Sarah Quick, the artistic directors of Globus Theatre, consistently bring together the finest talent to a beautiful and unique theatre space.
Make your backyard bee friendly
By now, we’re all aware that bees and other pollinators are disappearing at an alarming rate. Staying abreast of this situation is crucial because bees provide important pollination services that ensure we have food on the table. If it weren’t for pollinators, our world would be a very different place.
musicNOW – November 2014
The weather is getting cooler, but there’s lots of excellent music heating up the venues of Peterborough and area. Here are some shows I highly recommend you check out throughout November (and a couple of end-of-October shows that I didn’t include in last month’s column).
Strangers on a Highway – A review of Fishing Buddies
The screeching sound of tires, the crashing of metal, and painful cries in the dark set the tone in the dramatic opening moments of Fishing Buddies, the Peterborough Theatre Guild’s submission for the Eastern Ontario Drama League (EODL) One Act Festival.
With the audience crowded into the Gwen Brown Studio like sardines, there’s a claustrophobic closeness as the lights go up to reveal broken car parts — and two battered and bleeding men on the stage.
Not quite the serene scene of afternoon fishing that I had imagined when I heard the title. This is just the first of a number of twists that the audience will experience in this well-crafted one-act play.
And So It Goes …
It’s now less than five days out, yet it feels as if the Worst. Election. Ever. is months away.
Some would conclude that’s because we want it to be over so badly that scant minutes seem like interminable hours. I thought it was due to a proliferation of regurgitated piffle — tweeted, re-tweeted, hash-tagged and Facebooked — which left voters feeling they’ve been forced to perform as unacknowledged and unappreciated extras in a remake of Groundhog Day.
Make the most of fallen leaves
For those of us who have large numbers of trees on our property, the raking is in full swing. Paper leaf bags have been a hot commodity in most stores as the colourful leaves are quickly coming off the trees in great numbers. While raking isn’t much fun, there are many benefits to be had from leaves, especially for gardeners.
When we remove the leaves from our yards, we’re actually interrupting the natural process that allows the return of beneficial nutrients to the soil.
Experience life in the past at Lang Pioneer Village this fall
This autumn, Lang Pioneer Village in Keene is giving visitors a completely new way to see the village — at night. The series of lantern-led tours through the village are the first of their kind in Lang’s 47 years of operation.
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