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Continue reading →: Never thought I’d end up in Glamour Magazine…
… especially not as an out gay lady. In fact, if you’d told me that I’d end up in Glamour Magazine, I’d wonder what you’d been smoking. But here it is – you’ll recognize the black and white photo of my four-year-old self that I use for this blog. No…
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Continue reading →: Big, sweet, dark comic fun with Frankenweenie
Realizing I’ve been getting behind in the movie viewing again, so I’m happy to say that the schedule has allowed for some excursions into those dark rooms with a bunch of strangers and the aroma of popcorn. Little thing about me: I’m satisfied inhaling that salty, buttery popcorn scent but…
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Continue reading →: Niagara on the Lake – some places I like
So here’s a brief photo tour of some of my favourite spots in Niagara on the Lake – besides the Shaw Festival, of course. I also ate at The Stagecoach (http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/242/1690746/restaurant/Ontario/Stagecoach-Family-Restaurant-Niagara-on-the-Lake), The Irish Harp pub (http://theirishharppub.com/) and Corks (http://corksniagara.com/), had breakfast at the Charles Inn (http://www.niagarasfinest.com/properties/charlesrestaurant/) and stopped by Cows…
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Continue reading →: “The Drowning Girls” : first read-through
Originally posted on The Alumnae Theatre Company's Blog: Last Saturday (Sept 29) the director, designers, cast and crew of The Drowning Girls met for the first read-through of the play. In the room (at Fraser Studios) were director Taryn Jorgenson; co-producers Brenda Darling and Andy Fraser (no, she doesn’t own…
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Continue reading →: Inaugural Gay Play Day – charming, witty & touching LGBT works
Gay Play Day – a festival of LGBT theatre, envisioned and produced by actor/playwright Darren Stewart-Jones (Baby Gumm Productions), launched its first ever run in the Alumnae Theatre Studio last night, featuring four short plays in the first half, followed by a staged reading of Sky Gilbert’s Hamilton Bus Stop…
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Continue reading →: World premiere of Nightwood production of Jordi Mand’s Between the Sheets – riveting & heart-wrenching
I had the pleasure of attending another world premiere of a work by an emerging female playwright last night: Nightwood Theatre’s production of Jordi Mand’s Between the Sheets, a two-hander directed by Kelly Thornton, and starring Susan Coyne and Christine Horne, onstage at the Tarragon Theatre Extra Space. Don’t let…







