The first show that I saw at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival was Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. For any theatre fan this would be a show you’ve probably seen it several time and probably involved with the show in someway. But it’s a show I absolutely adore. It’s almost sad how well I [...]
Archive for the ‘Theatrical Thursday’ Category
30 Apr
Theatrical Thursday – Spring Awakening
I don’t typically go to a show without at least being familiar with one of the tunes. I like to have some idea of what I’m getting myself into before I get to the theatre, because sometimes it requires some mental preparation. Now I wasn’t completely oblivious about Spring Awakening before going but I really [...]
16 Apr
Theatrical Thursday – The Reader (with review)
At the close of 2008 I watched many of the films that had been nominated for an academy award. Not only those nominated for best picture but also some of the smaller awards like best actor and actress awards. One of the movies was of course The Reader staring Kate Winslet. I must say that [...]
9 Apr
Theatrical Thrusday – Ghost World
One of my all time favourite movies since the first time I watched it has been Ghost World. It’s a fabulous film staring Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson with Steve Busccemi. The screen play was by the author of the graphic novel Daniel Clowes. Ever since I watched it I’ve wanted to read the graphic [...]
2 Apr
Theatrical Thursday – Jersey Boys
Given what this Theatrical Thursday is about not all of these will have a link to a novel of any kind. Even though this isn’t book related I wanted to talk about it anyway because I love theatre and once the Festival gets going I’ll be talking about a number of shows that have no [...]
26 Mar
Theatrical Thursday – Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Last week I watched this incredibly moving film and because of that I found out it was a novel. Because of watching the movie I now want to read the book. The most unfortunate part of that is that I cannot seem to find the book anywhere in Stratford. Maybe I’ll have to make a [...]
19 Mar
Theatrical Thrusday – The Color Purple
I’ve been really excited to start this feature since I first came up with the idea. I hope that you enjoy it too. I find that a novel is rarely duplicated and not when it changes medium something about it falls short. When it comes to The Color Purple, Alice Walker’s masterpiece I’ve enjoyed it [...]
14 Mar
And Now for Something Completely Different…
Okay, maybe it’s not completely different but it is something new. I was inspired by this weeks Booking Through Thursday and wanted to spend sometime talking about my other passions on this lowly blog. So, the idea came to me, it was like the proverbial light went on. Not only do I love books but [...]
