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Authors Articles by Sam Tweedle

Articles by Sam Tweedle

Sam Tweedle
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Sam Tweedle is a former regular contributor to kawarthaNOW.com. He specialized in reviews of local theatre, as well as other stories about the performing arts community.
Nathan Govier as Wayne, Lindsay Unterlander as Becky, and Kelsey Gordon Powell as Roger in Planet 12 Productions' "Incident On Gun Mountain", about a trio of deer hunters in the early 1970s who endure a descent into guilt, paranoia, terror, and the fantastic. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

A different cabin, a different woods, a different terror

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Planet 12 Productions premieres 'Incident On Gun Mountain' at The Theatre on King from October 19 to 21.
The cast and crew of "Evil Dead The Musical" ham it up on stage for a preview performance. Killer Tree Productions' version of the cult musical horror comedy runs for four performances from October 18 to 20 at the Market Hall in Peterborough. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Have a gory good time at ‘Evil Dead The Musical’

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Award-winning cult horror musical comedy runs at Peterborough's Market Hall from October 18 to 20.
Margo MacDonald, writer and performer of "The Elephant Girls", which tells the story of The Forty Elephants all-female gang of thieves that operated out of London UK from the late 19th century to the 1950s. MacDonald will be performing the play from October 18 to 21 in Millbrook, Cobourg, Warkworth, and Bloomfield. (Photo: Andrew Alexander)

Award-winning play about historic gang of female thieves tours the Kawarthas

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Ontario Street Theatre presents Margo MacDonald's one-woman show 'The Elephant Girls' from October 18 to 21,
Musician Justin Hiscox with Lucas DeLuca of Amber Coast Theatrical, which is presenting 'Justin's Jukebox' on October 14th at the Gordon Best Theatre. The tribute to and retrospective of Justin's 20-plus years in musical theatre will feature local musical theatre favourites performing highlights from many of the musicals that Justin has worked on over the years. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Justin’s Jukebox pays tribute to the busiest man in Peterborough musical theatre

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Amber Coast Theatrical production on October 14 honours Justin Hiscox with a retrospective of his 20+ years in theatre.
Along with Pat Hooper (not pictured), Danny Bronson, Beth McMaster, and Len Lifchus are reviving the popular "Spring Tonic" Showplace fundraisers in the form of "Tonic @ Twenty", which runs on October 28 and 29 at Showplace Performance Centre. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Delivering a ‘tonic’ of song, comedy, and dance for Showplace Performance Centre

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Featuring a large cast of local performers, 'Tonic @ Twenty' on October 28 and 29 is a fundraiser for the non-profit performing arts venue.
The cast of "Evil Dead The Musical" during a rehearsal: Addison Wylie as Ed, Carly Evans as Cheryl, Lance Issacs as Scotty, Caitlin O'Connor as Linda, Kat Shaw, Meisha Browne as Annie, and Lindsay Barr as Shelly. Not pictured: Andrew Little as Ash and Brandon Remmelgas as Jake. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Bloody hilarious: Evil Dead The Musical about to premiere in Peterborough

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Caitlin O'Connor brings hit cult musical to the Market Hall October 18 to 20.
Mike Crosmaz as Sam, Pam Brohm as Peggy, and Beth Harrington as Grace in Lindsay Little Theatre's production of "Peggy and Grace", running at the theatre in Lindsay on September 22, 23, 29, and 30. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)

Thelma & Louise meets The Golden Girls in ‘Peggy and Grace’

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Lindsay Little Theatre production of Bonnie Laing's play runs September 22, 23, 29 and 30 in Lindsay.
Samuelle Weatherdon as Charles, George Knechtel (obscured) as Peter, Angela Sorenson as Usla, and Simon Turner as Rodney Divine in "Mr. Icky", one of two short pieces written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and presented at The Theatre on King from September 21 to 23. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

No second acts in American lives: a review of Two Short One Acts by...

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The Theatre on King launches its fall season with production of 'Porcelain and Pink' and 'Mr. Icky' from September 21 to 23.
Canadian comedic actress, screenwriter, and playwright Diane Flacks will participate in a staged reading of her play "Unholy", the first presentation in the 2017-2018 season of New Stages Theatre Company's popular The Page on Stage reading series. The reading takes place on Sunday, September 24 at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough.

Playwright Diane Flacks asks whether women should abandon religion

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New Stages brings Flacks and her acclaimed play 'Unholy' to Peterborough's Market Hall for a staged reading on September 24.
Comic book artist and storyteller Kevin Briones, creator of the independent comic series "Neon Black", at the Toronto Fan Expo. Raised in Peterborough, Kevin will come back home to present his art at the Peterborough Comic Con at the Evinrude Centre on September 24, 2017. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough native Kevin Briones brings his comic art back home for the first time

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Toronto-based creator of independent series 'Neon Black' will be at the Peterborough Comic Con on September 24.
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