Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Roxy Theatre: “Hey Ladies!”

We really enjoyed ourselves at the first Hey Ladies! we attended back in June, but for reasons to do with timing (and poor planning), hadn’t yet gone a second time…until Friday. As per our previous experience, you could count on one hand the number of men in the audience not connected to the show in [...]

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Roxy Theatre: “Hey Ladies!”

We had been meaning to go to Hey Ladies! at the Roxy Theatre for some time, particularly because two of our favourite local actresses, Davina Stewart and Leona Braunsen, were involved, but it wasn’t until late May that we managed to make it to a show. I wasn’t sure what to expect, except that my [...]

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Roxy Theatre Performance Series: "BitchSlap!"

After reading numerous interviews with the stars of BitchSlap!, I was more excited than ever to see the show. So on Saturday night, Dickson and I joined a near full house at the Roxy Theatre for a remount of the 2005 Fringe hit. From the website: “Joan Crawford (The Movie Star) and Bette Davis (The [...]

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Theatre: "Closer and Closer Apart"

Uncomfortably full, Dickson and I headed to the Roxy Theatre for Eugene Strickland’s Closer and Closer Apart. Though I usually shy away from dramas, I was intrigued by both the award-winning playwright and all-star cast. I wasn’t disappointed. From the program: “A man once renowned for his architecture can no longer recognize his own reflection. [...]

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

Theatre: "Dinner with Friends"

Having read about Dinner with Friends in Avenue Magazine a few weeks ago, I had wanted then to see it for Davina Stewart alone. But the plot and its Pulitzer-prize winning pedigree aren’t too shabby either. From the Roxy Theatre website: “Two married couples have been best friends for years, but when one couple announces [...]