Photo Essay: Trick or Try Me, Witch!
On Hallowe’en, You’re Welcome and the Haus of Accounting put on a queer variety night Spooktacular called Trick or Try Me, Witch! Quxxn put on two drag performances. The first …
The Theatre on King
“Crime City” sells out Theatre on King
Last Friday, October 30, I had the pleasure of attending my first live performance at Theatre on King in Peterborough’s downtown core, just west of George Street. Director, writer, and …
The X-Files makes you want to believe
If you haven’t heard yet, The X-Files have landed in Peterborough. Director Kate Story, along with some excellent talent, has turned the quintessential ‘monster-of-the-week’ television show into a live theatre …
Being human: Examining the value of community theatre
“Theatre brings to the community as a whole a sense of something larger than yourself,” said Amy Cummings, co-founder of the motley collective. But why spend money and get out …
Platana’s book launch veers between comedy and tragedy
On Thursday 26, local author Janette Platana held the launch of her new collection of short stories, A Token of My Affliction. In the intimate setting of The Theatre on …
Romeo and Juliet: Superstar Ice Miners of Europa!!! Review
Photo by Jenny Fisher Last week, Mysterious Entity’s Romeo and Juliet: Superstar Ice Miners of Europa!!! (yes, the exclamation marks are necessary) landed in Peterborough. Adapted by Kate Story from …
A Definitive Interview With the Ceedees
Formed in 1979, the Ceedees were known during the early 80s as a post-punk/new wave power trio who wrote their own songs. The two creative members from that era—Curtis Jacob …
A New Black Box Theatre in Peterborough
A new performance space opened its doors on January 7th, 2013 to a standing room only audience: The Theatre on King. Ryan Kerr and his company Fleshy Thud along with …