Yes, they are ?goddesses.?
London actor/playwright Lucy Williams? sixth entry in the annual London Fringe festival, Goddesses, is a delightful romp about the love shared between four friends on stage at London Convention Centre.
Williams is a wonderful stage actor who brings a range of emotions to her role as Grace, the recently widowed matriarch of a group of friends who face three of life?s challenges in this tight script, showing how love and loyalties can overcome any kind of adversity.
Lesley Quesnelle, as neighbour Sapphire, Carol Robinson-Todd as Grace?s former colleague and best-friend Frances, and Linda Worsley as Claire, the youngster of the group, complete the perfect ensemble for such a heart-warming story.
Grace?s broken heart over the loss of her loving husband, Lawrence, her health, a possible move away into a home for the aged and then Frances? dangerous liaison with a con man deliver just enough challenges for the women to shine.
Tickets are $10 and the show is on again at 7 p.m. Monday, 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, 6 p.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Rating: *** (out of five)
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Magic man funny, too
Miracle Max: Illusions of Grandeur is a magic show.
No, it?s a comedy routine.
Wait, no, it?s a . . . well, it?s darn good.
Magician Steve Sequin?s production at Spriet Family Theatre is a wonderfully entertaining comedic magic show that will entertain the entire family.
This is a fine-tuned script that delivers some unique comedic touches leading to a surprisingly poignant ending.
Yes, there?s a card trick, magic linking rings, an escape from handcuffs and juggling, but it?s a couple of psychic tricks that will have the audience searching for answers long after the show.
Sequin?s been performing magic for more than 20 years and he waste?s not a moment of the audience?s time with performance that is slick and fast moving.
This hour-long show is well worth the $10 ticket and can be seen again at 7:30 p.m. Monday, 6 p.m. Thursday, 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Rating: *** (out of five)
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Generating buzz
The buzz is building around several shows in this year?s London Fringe festival, especially three one-woman shows.
Myra?s Story, PrACTical TheACTrics Canadian premiere of Irish playwright Brian Foster?s hit show on at The ARTS Project and starring Jennifer Cornish as the ?wine connoisseur? who lives on the streets of Derry.
Anatolia Speaks, a new play by Kenneth Brown, presented by Poiema Productions and starring Candice Fiorentino, tells the story of a Bosnian refugee?s impressions of Canada and horrors in her homeland, is on at McManus Studio at the Grand Theatre.
Till Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII, a play by Ryan Gladstone presented by Vancouver?s Monster Theatre and starring Tara Travis, is a physical comedy about a meeting of the wives after their deaths on at London Convention Centre.
Other shows people are talking about include Danny and the Deep Blue Sea on at Spriet Family Theatre, Be A Man at McManus Studio, and two other one-woman shows, Midway to Angie and Cupidity.
joe.belanger@sunmedia.ca
Source: http://www.lfpress.com/2013/06/09/illusions-of-grandeur-is-magic-at-london-fringe-festival
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