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Authors Articles by Sam Tweedle

Articles by Sam Tweedle

Sam Tweedle
358 Articles
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.
Sam Tweedle reviewed 44 plays and musicals in 2016 for kawarthaNOW. Here he is in a preview for The Pitman Painters, featuring Mark Wallace, Brad Brackenridge, Edward Charette, Robert Ainsworth and Robert Winslow (photo: Pat Maitland)

The best theatre in Peterborough and The Kawarthas in 2016

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kawarthaNOW's theatre reviewer Sam Tweedle's top show picks and shout-outs to the theatre community.
After many years of performing in Peterborough, actress and musician Kate Suhr relocated to Toronto where her career is thriving with several big roles. But it wasn't an easy road to success, as she tells kawarthaNOW's Sam Tweedle. (Photo courtesy of Kate Suhr)

Kate Suhr’s career continues to shine in Toronto

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After starring in Mary Poppins and The Little Mermaid, Peterborough actress lands role in Toronto production of The Secret Garden.
Samantha Maxfield as boxer Joe and Lindsay Unterlander as Nora in director Eryn Lidster's production of the 1919 play Cocaine at The Theatre on King (photo: Andy Carroll)

Withdrawal – a review of Cocaine

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New interpretation of play originally written in 1916 runs until December 10 at The Theatre on King.
Katherine Mason as Widget, Samuelle Weatherdon as Mortimer the Dragon, and Emily Keller as Hairytoes at a dress rehearsal for "The Reluctant Dragon", the Peterborough Theatre Guild's annual holiday family play which opens on December 6 (photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)

Level up with The Reluctant Dragon at the Peterborough Theatre Guild

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Family-friendly production reimagined as 8-bit video game runs December 6 to 11.
Keely Wilson and Erik Feldcamp are wonderful as Casey and Aaron in Amber Coast Theatrical's production of "First Date - The Musical" (photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)

Fall in love with “First Date: A Musical Comedy”

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Premiere production from Amber Coast Theatrical runs until December 11 at the Gordon Best in Peterborough.
The cast of The Drowsy Chaperone, which runs from November 22 to 25 at Lakefield College School (photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)

Hilarious musical parody at Lakefield College School hits all the right notes

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Production of The Drowsy Chaperone runs November 22 to 25 at Bryan Jones Theatre with free admission.
In its magical production of The Wizard of Oz, St. James Players brings the beloved characters to life with Robert Hedge as the Tin Man, Keevin Carter as the Cowardly Lion, Hope Clarkin as Dorothy, and Drew Mills as the Scarecrow (photo: St. James Players)

The Wizard of Oz from St. James Players a welcome return to family theatre

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Wonderful production of classic musical runs until November 20 at Showplace in Peterborough.
Marianne Vandelinde of RE/MAX Eastern Realty is your host (and sleuth) for a lunch-time murder mystery, featuring a star-studded cast of Peterborough favourites, that's a fundraiser for The Theatre on King (photo: Andy Carroll)

Solve a murder mystery over lunch and support theatre in Peterborough

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Murder On McDonnel! on November 18 at McDonnel Street Activity Centre is a fundraiser for The Theatre on King.
"Eclipsed" tells the story of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries, institutions run by Catholic nuns where 30,000 "fallen" women were enslaved between 1765 and 1996 (photo: Kayleigh Hindman, Peterborough Theatre Guild)

The enslaved women of Ireland – a review of Eclipsed

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Peterborough Theatre Guild production of Patricia Burke Brogan's play runs from November 4 to 19.
Michael Moring, Meg O'Sullivan, Robyn Smith, and Naomi Duvall in "Do It Yourself" which, along with "The Disgusting Old Man From Kartoon", are the first two theatrical performances of "A Certain Place: The Bernie Martin Festival". The plays run from November 3 to 5 at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Two one-act plays launch the Bernie Martin festival in downtown Peterborough

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The Disgusting Old Man From Kartoon and Do It Yourself run November 3 to 5 at The Theatre on King.
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