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.
Rehearsals are underway for Art For Awareness's Big Band Christmas fundraiser concert on December 17 and 18 (photo: Geoff Bemrose)

Bringing the big band sound to Peterborough for the holidays

Art for Awareness switches gears with fundraising concert featuring top local talent.
The cast of "American Idiot" with Andrew Little (Will), Ryan Hancock (Johnny), and Taylor Beatty (Tunny) in the first row. The production, featuring the music and lyrics of Green Day, runs for six performance only at Peterborough's Market Hall from December 4 to 10. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW)

Anger, angst, and apathy set to music – a review of American Idiot

Dane Shumak's farewell production is a bleak but energetic look at the lost generation of post-9/11 America.
Irelande Farrell stars in the title role in the Peterborough Theatre Guild's family production of "The Snow Queen". Also pictured are Ali Jones as Cari and Sam Weatherdon as Kai.

Behind the scenes at The Snow Queen

Peterborough Theatre Guild's modern production of classic fairy tale features an all-youth cast.
The cast and crew of Lakefield College School's production of "Little Shop of Horrors" at the Bryan Jones Theatre (photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)

Theatre at a glance: Little Shop of Horrors

Lakefield College School's fun production of cult musical runs November 27 - 29, and it's free.
Ryan Hancock, Andrew Little, and Taylor Beatty star as Johnny, Will, and Tunny in Cordwainer Productions' production of Green Day's "American Idiot: The Musical" at Peterborough's Market Hall December 4 to 10

American Idiot about to rock Peterborough

Cordwainer Productions and young local talent bring Green Day's punk opera to the Market Hall in December.
Author David Macfarlane and musician Douglas Cameron have created a performance of spoken word and music based on Macfarlane's 1991 historical memoir "The Danger Tree"

The Door You Came In: Songs and Stories of The Danger Tree

Author David Macfarlane and musician Douglas Cameron perform at Peterborough's Theatre on King on November 20 and 21.
Tim Jefferies, Keevin Carter, Nate Axwell, Andrew Little, and Darcy Mundell perform in St. James Players' production of Mel Brooks' classic "The Producers"

Hilarious musical homage to bad taste – a review of The Producers

St. James Players ventures into new territory with production running at Showplace until November 21.
Canadian music legend Bobby Curtola has been performing for over 50 years, since his first success as a teen idol in the early 1960s

Before Bieber there was Bobby

An interview with Canadian music legend Bobby Curtola, performing at Peterborough's Showplace on December 19.
A scene from the Peterborough Theatre Guild production of "Vimy" with Josh Butcher as "shell shocked" soldier Will and Emily McFarland as Nurse Clare (photo: Ken Hurford)

Reliving the memories of war – a review of Vimy

Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of award-winning play runs until November 14.
A scene from "The Gas Heart", an absurdist play featuring Simon Turner, Sarah McNeilly, Daniel Smith, Derek Bell, Naomi Duvall, Frances Loiselle, and Skylar Ough (photo courtesy of Andy Carroll)

Theatre at a glance: “The Gas Heart”

Beautifully macabre performance piece runs October 29 to 31 at The Theatre on King in Peterborough.

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