Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –  Disaster! The Musical   Playwright/s/Composer/s   – Creators Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick with music and lyrics from 23 popular songs by various  artists.   Production Company/Theatre space  – StoryBook Theatre, The Beddington Arts Centre   Length – 2 ACT, 2 hours 20 minutes (one 15-minute intermission)   Genre/s  – Jukebox Musical Spoof   Premise – After a tsunami hits a casino ship, the shady captain and passengers (a h

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show –   The Affections of May   Playwright/s – Norm Foster   Production Company/Theatre space  – Community, Scorpio Theatre, Joyce Doolittle Theatre, Pumphouse Theatres.   Length – 2 acts, 2 hours 15 minutes (one intermission)   Genre/s  – Rom Com   Premise – On top of her husband leaving her to return to the city for his mistress with half her money, May has deal with a besotted banker and a homeless handyman.   Why this play? Why

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   Spider’s Web   Playwright/s/Composer/s   – Agatha Christie   Production Company/Theatre space  – Workshop Theatre, Victor Mitchell Theatre, Pumphouse.   Length – 2 Acts (2 hours, 45 minutes, one intermission.)   Genre – Mystery   Premise – Shortly after renting a large country house with her new husband and stepdaughter, Clarissa hosts three houseguests and an uninvited person arrives, one of whom is murdered.   Why this pl

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –  Beyond by the Sea   Playwright – Kristen Da Silva   Production Company/Theatre space  – Lunchbox Theatre in the Studio Theatre, Vertigo Theatre.   Length – One hour, 10 minutes (no intermission)   Genre/s  – Romantic Comedy   Premise – A nervous man new to the dating scene waiting for his date to arrive chats to the woman who sells tickets for the ghost themed boat tours.   Why this play? Why now?  – A two hander that delive

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   Lewis & Tolkien   Playwright – Dean Batali   Production Company/Theatre space  – Co production Hit and Myth Productions, Fire Exit Theatre, Engineered Air Theatre, Arts Commons.   Length – One act, 90 minutes, no intermission.   Genre/s  – Fantasy drama   Premise – Tolkin’s religion made him feel he had to reject his best friend when Lewis married a divorced woman and (after not supporting him when she dies) decides to hash

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   School of Rock   Playwright/s/Composer/s   – Book by Julian Fellowes, lyrics by...

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   Northern Lights   Playwright/s/Composer/s   – Michael O’Keefe is listed as Script...

There was a time when theatres routinely presented farces as part of their seasons. Not just comedies, but actual farces, and the British...

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   The Brothers Paranormal   Playwright – Prince Gomolvilas   Production...

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –  There Goes the Bride   Playwright/composer  – John Chapman and Ray Cooney  ...

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   Dial M for Murder   Playwright – Frederick Knott adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.  ...

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   Rock of Ages   Playwright/s/Composer/s   – Book by Chris D’Arienzo arrangements and...

THE PUMPHOUSE ROCKS LIKE IT'S 1987 Front Row Centre Players presents Rock of Ages, the juke box musical that ran on Broadway for six...

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –  T he Green House   Playwright/s – Krista Marushy   Production Company/Theatre space...

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show –   Scintilla   Playwright/s – Alessandro Camon   Production Company/Theatre space  – The...

Do It Yourself Dramaturgy: 1001 Questions I Ask Myself Before I Submit My New Play by Caroline Russell-King The show must go on—but what...

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   Shear Madness   Playwright – Paul P ö rtner is credited as the playwright but he...

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   Echo   Playwright/s/Composer/s   – Writer - Mukhtar Omar Sharif Mukhter,...

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   Made in Italy   Playwright – Farren Timoteo   Production Company/Theatre space  –...

Postcard review by Caroline Russell-King   Show  –   Chicago   Playwright/s/Composer/s   – Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, Music by John...