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.
Myles Chisholm as Ben Mercer, Linda Driscoll as Mary Mercer, Rob Steinman as Jacob Mercer, and Steve Foote as Wiff Roach in the Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of David French's "Of the Fields, Lately" (photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)

Coming home – a review of Of the Fields, Lately

Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of David French's domestic drama runs until March 5.
The Theatre on King in Peterborough presents three one-act plays by Alice Gerstenberg: "Overtones", "The Illuminati in Dramatis Libre", and "He Said and She Said" (photos: Andy Carroll)

A review of Three One Act Plays by Alice Gerstenberg

Production of works by innovative feminist playwright at Theatre on King in Peterborough from February 18 to 20.
Jeff Curtis as a serial killer and Dan Smith as his father in the drama "When I Sorrow Most" which, along with the dramedy "Sinking's Better Than Standing Still", is presented under the banner "Double Feature: Monstrandum Corpus Hominiss" at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough (photo: Andy Carroll)

An evening of chills and laughs – a review of Double Feature: Monstrandum Corpus...

"When I Sorrow Most" and "Sinking's Better Than Standing Still" run at Peterborough's Theatre on King from February 11 to 13
Naomi DuVall, Lindsay Unterlander, Nicole Allard, Dani Breau, Robyn Smith, Tami Whitley, Sarah McNeilly, Cathy Ogrodnik, Angela Sorensen, and Leah Bell are 10 of the 16 women who star in The Motley Collective's production of "Les Belles-Soeurs" (photo: Andy Carroll)

Hitting the jackpot – a review of Les Belles-Soeurs

Motley Collective's English production of Quebec play runs February 11 to 13 at Peterborough's Market Hall.
New Stages Theatre Company presents "The Next Stage: A Concert in Aid of Peterborough's Refugee Families" on February 20 at Peterborough's Market Hall

Night of comedy, music and drama to benefit Peterborough’s refugee families

New Stages Theatre Company presents The Next Stage at Peterborough's Market Hall on February 20.
Charlotte Hannah as Judy and Ben Harrison as Jimmy in The Anne Shirley Theatre's production of George F. Walker's controversial play "Heaven" at The Theatre on King (photo: Andy Carroll)

Paradise lost – a review of Heaven

Anne Shirley Theatre Company production runs January 28 to 30 at The Theatre on King in Peterborough
In the Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of "Sylvia", Greg (Scott Drummond) finds lost dog Sylvia (Erika Butler) at the park, takes her home, and the fun begins

The dog days of marriage – a review of Sylvia

Delightful production of off-Broadway comedy runs at the Peterborough Theatre Guild until January 30.
Elizabeth Moody, Sarah McNeilly, Andrew Little, Kate Story, and Ryan Kerr performing in "Dazzle Ships", which runs from January 14 to 16 at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough (photo: Andy Carroll)

Theatre at a glance: Dazzle Ships

Ryan Kerr's original dance piece is set to the music of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
Deborah Kimmett is a writer, comedian, actress, playwright, and motivational speaker. She's offering her one-day "Making the Dog Laugh" writing workshop at The Performing Academy of Performing Arts on January 23.

Learn how to write funny

Writer and comedian Deborah Kimmett presents a one-day comedy writing workshop in Peterborough on January 23.
Megan Murphy with her father's bicycle at the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare in a scene from "Murphy's Law", the documentary of her journey across Ireland

Megan Murphy’s self-affirming journey to her past is almost complete

"Murphy's Law", the crowd-funded documentary of her bicycle trip across Ireland, screens at Showplace in June 2016.

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