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Shaw Festival Scores Another Comedy Hit with Jeeves and Wooster

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By Stephen Dubois If there is one thing the Shaw Festival knows how to do right, it’s comedy and Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense, at the Courthouse Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, does not disappoint one bit.  Adapted by David Goodale and Robert Goodale, from the beloved characters created by P. G. Wodehouse, the play embraces the trademark wit, … Continue reading Shaw Festival Scores Another Comedy Hit with Jeeves and Wooster

Ancient Tragedy Finds a Fresh Voice in Girl on an Altar

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By Stephen Dubois Buffalo's very own Irish Classical Theatre Company was home to the North American Premiere of the 2022 play Girl on an Altar by Dublin-born playwright Marina Carr.  Based upon the Greek tragedy Iphigenia at Aulis (as well as drawing on other elements from myths surrounding the accursed House of Atreus) the play explores the complex family dynamic … Continue reading Ancient Tragedy Finds a Fresh Voice in Girl on an Altar

Suffs Delights at Shea’s with a Timeless Message

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By Stephen Dubois Just over a century ago, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote. The Suffragist Movement was one of the most significant and vital for our country's continued evolution and the musical Suffs explores its history through leaders like Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ida B. Wells, … Continue reading Suffs Delights at Shea’s with a Timeless Message

Sleuth at the Courthouse Theatre finds The Shaw Festival at its most Deliciously Diabolical

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Reviewed by Stephen Dubois With the closing of the Royal George Theatre last season, I had fully expected the reopening of the Courthouse Theatre to be the same format it had been in the past:  Theater-in-the-Round much like the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre.  I was pleasantly surprised to see a brand-new configuration of seating with … Continue reading Sleuth at the Courthouse Theatre finds The Shaw Festival at its most Deliciously Diabolical