Perfect Wedding at The St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Commits to Big Moments and Big Laughs on the Big Day

While Perfect Wedding has opened at The St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre at the height of wedding season, this pre-wedding scenario has everyone wondering if the ceremony will take place.

It begins as the groom wakes up in the honeymoon suite on what should be his big day, but he soon learns that his stag night prior has now put him in tumultuous turmoil.  This comedic play echos the hilarity of Drayton Entertainment's previous farce productions with the multiple characters trying to cover up what happened in the hotel the night before. Each false tale spun by the groom adds lots of confusion and his frantic behaviour has everyone on edge and wondering if he is ready to commit. Meanwhile, the best man is trying to solidify a big moment with his new girlfriend while keeping his long-time friends on pace to walk down the aisle. Despite his best efforts, seeing his friends off to get married gets more difficult as the day unfolds. When a chamber-maid with an acting background is added to the mix, the ridiculous situation gets extremely out of hand. 

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Get Your Tickets to Perfect Wedding

Perfect Wedding runs until August 27, 2023.  Many of the showtimes have limited availability left, so grab that bouquet of tickets before they are gone. Tickets available at https://www.draytonentertainment.com

Drayton Entertainment's It Runs in the Family is Exactly What the Doctor Ordered to Tickle Your Funny Bone

Last week I attended the Opening Night of It Runs in the Family at the Hamilton Family Theatre in Cambridge Ontario.  Once inside the theatre you noticed that The Mattamy Auditorium had some strange scenery.  There were snowflakes projected on the curtains and there were Christmas Carols playing over the audio system.  This was to transport the audience to St. Andrew's Hospital in the midst of the busy Christmas Season.  As the show begins we learn that Dr. Mortimore is about to give an important speech while the other Hospital staff are consumed by their regular duties as well as learning their parts for the Christmas Panto. This already confusing time is about to get a whole lot more chaotic as a nurse from Dr. Mortimore's past shows up unexpectedly.  She refuses to leave until she explains to him why his past transgressions are about to impact him, and if he doesn't do something soon the whole Hospital will be turned upside down.

Neurologists from around the world are gathering at St. Andrews Hospital to hear Dr. Mortimore deliver the prestigious Ponsonby Lecture, but his shady past is catching up with him at the most inopportune time.   It seems that Dr. Mortimore had a brief liaison with nurse Jane Tate many years ago – resulting in an enraged, illegitimate son who appears on the scene looking for the father he never knew.

Desperate to protect his reputation and keep his lusty libido hidden from his wife, Dr. Mortimore enlists the help of his colleague, the unassuming Dr. Hubert Bonney.  Unfortunately, the dynamic duo only succeeds in spinning a web of mayhem and madness that gets worse by the minute.

Little white lies soon grow into gigantic whoppers, and more and more characters get helplessly tangled in the series of ludicrously improbable events.  The story is structured like a house of cards, as it builds up with one frantic situation after another, but ultimately, it’s the audience that collapses – with laughter.

This British Farce is sure to tickle your funny bone! Director Alex Mustakas made sure of that.  In his opening remarks, he mentioned how we all deserved to laugh together again

This incredible cast and creative team (including so many familiar faces!) will take you on a frantic, funny and completely outrageous journey. pic.twitter.com/d2d8KIgTK8

— DraytonEntertainment (@drayton_theatre) July 13, 2022

Get Your Tickets Now

It Runs in the Family runs until August 28th so now is the time to grab your tickets

It Runs in the Family is on stage from August 11 to August 28 at the Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge. Regular performance tickets are $53 for adults, $32 for youth under 20 years of age and $43 for groups of 20 or more and select Discount Dates. HST is applicable to all ticket prices. Tickets may be purchased in person at any Drayton Entertainment Box Office, by calling the Box Office at 519-621-8000 or toll free at 1-855-drayton (372-9866), or online at www.draytonentertainment.com.

We’re Lucky To Have LUCKY STIFF Performed Locally @ KWLT – Enter To Win

 

 

We'll start with the Disclaimer - Yes we did receive complimentary tickets, but this just means we're able to offer you a chance attend too! Enter the contest at the end of this post.
As many of our readers know we enjoy heading to the theatre for musical performances as well as comedic plays.  The Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre has them both rolled into one this fall with their upcoming LUCKY STIFF show. 

A quick synopsis of this musical farce is

“A murder throws English shoe salesman Harry Witherspoon into a chaotic adventure: taking his dead uncle on a vacation to Monte Carlo in exchange for a $6 million dollar inheritance”

Basing it on the movie trailer below we think it would make a great PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT or could be a hilarious time for families with older children (the KWLT is rating it PG-13 with adult content).

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As you can LUIGI GAUDI was picked for me.  I’ll have to see if it rings true after we attend the performance.

With the affordable ticket prices and various dates available it could be a great wall to kick off autumn.  Be sure to grab your tickets before they are gone! Plus, we are excited to giveaway a pair of tickets in the contest below.

 

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There Is Some Necessary Roughness In Drayton Entertainment’s Unnecessary Farce

Drayton Entertainment has always been known for their musical productions, but over the past few years they have become the go to company for their farce comedies as well.  With the successful productions of It Runs In The Family and Run For Your Wife , this late summer stage show of Unnecessary Farce is sure to be a hit especially with the inclusion of a hitman.

What To Expect At Unnecessary Farce

The stage is set in an adjoining motel room set up for an undercover police operation.  The two officers involved are wanting their sting to help them move up the rankings of the police force, and they won’t let their inexperience stop them.  The other cast of characters include the local mayor, his wife, his security guard, a newly appointed accountant and a legendary hitman.  Together this ensemble learns about a crime ring which is has been embezzling funds from the local government and using city hall as the means to launder the cash.  While this sounds like the plot to a serious crime story, this show will have you laughing out loud as you watch the actors stumble and bumble their way through the “almost” professional investigation.  There are one-liners, misinterpretations and some necessary roughness throughout Unnecessary Farce.  We think it would be a good choice to take in Unnecessary Farce on your next Parents’ Night Out.

Unnecessary Farce is playing right now at The Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge Ontario.
Tickets are $44 for Adults and $26 for Youth under 20 years of age. Tickets for groups of 20 or more are $36. HST is applicable to all ticket prices. Tickets may be purchased online at www.draytonentertainment.com, in person at any Drayton Entertainment Box Office, or by calling toll free 1-855-DRAYTON (372-9866).

Parents' Night Out - Take Off With Boeing Boeing

The Summer Is Flying By

We're nearing the end of August and the summer is flying by! It was a good thing we were able to soar into Cambridge to attend the Drayton Entertainment Theatres presentation of Boeing Boeing.

Ensure Your Seat Is In The Upright Position

Being that we loved the hilarious Run For Your Wife farce they presented earlier this year...



we were ready for this production to take flight!

Many would think that this performance would resemble the film starring Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis



but Drayton Entertainment took this show on a whole new course!

Their website describes this show this way
   Bernard Lawrence is plain crazy for love! The Parisian is juggling three fiancées – each a beautiful airline hostess. But with the technologically advanced Boeing aircraft, which makes traveling a lot more convenient for Bernard’s dames, it is getting more difficult to orchestrate his elaborate love life.
When they all converge in his cramped apartment at the same time, along with an old school chum who unwittingly gets involved in the confusion, Bernard’s chaotic love life reaches new heights.
A crash landing seems imminent, so fasten your seatbelts for a hilarious farce – you’re in for a bumpy ride!

As for our take on it we enjoyed the turbulance that provided a lot of chaos during the performance.
While this production has an all star cast the stand out character for us had to be Bertha played by Valerie Boyle.  Her comedic banter with the other characters had the whole theatre buckled over in their seats and set the tone for the entire show.

See Boeing Boeing Before It Takes Off 

Looking for a Parents' Night Out or a night out with friends? We suggest seeing this performance before it takes off for another destination!

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