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Domino Theatre takes on Depression-era classic

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An American classic from the early 1900s continues to inspire and provoke audiences—doing so right here from Kingston. Domino Theatre’s production of To Kill a Mockingbird opened on Jan. 16 and will play until Feb. 1. Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this version of the story is...

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Deathtrap thrills audiences with unexpected twists

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Ira Levin’s Deathtrap is a riotous meditation on love, success, and show business. Kingston audiences can catch the play live at Domino Theatre from Oct. 17 to Nov. 2.  The 1978 play by the author of Rosemary’s Baby holds the record for the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway and was nominated...

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The King’s Town Players present The Great Gatsby

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In their debut performance of The Great Gatsby at the Domino Theatre on March 27, the King’s Town players took the audience back to prohibition, flapper glamour, and the roaring twenties.  For fans of Scott F. Fitzgerald’s novel, and every subsequent Gatsby movie ever made, The King’s Town Players’...

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Review: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof hits production snags

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Leaving the house in the middle of a snowstorm isn’t the most enticing idea. On Saturday evening, a committed audience did just that, venturing to Portsmouth to see Domino Theatre’s opening weekend production of Tennessee William’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. While the play is supposedly one of William’s...

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Script falls short in The Mouse House

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The Domino Theatre’s production of The Mouse House proves community theatre is alive, but not always good.  From Oct. 18 to Nov. 3, in The Davies Foundation Auditorium, Domino Theatre presented Robert Ainsworth’s psychological thriller, which won Best Production in the Eastern Ontario Drama League...

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A blast from the past

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Had director Ken Weston not told me their venue, the Davies Foundation Auditorium, was a converted hockey arena, I would have never known. I could have sworn the atmosphere inside of the Leading Ladies production reflected exactly what a 1950s home would feel like. I waited on an old couch for the...

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Relatable romance created on stage

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Watching the audience can sometimes be just as satisfying as watching the stage. That’s why Domino Theatre’s production of The Last Romance was a pleasure to watch in more ways than one. It tells the story of a feisty 80-year-old who finds love again after the death of his wife. With only four characters...

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Untimely trap

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Intrigue and mystery surround all of Agatha Christie’s works and The Mousetrap is no different. The popular play, which has been continuously revamped since its premiere 60 years ago, is given a new home by Kingston’s Domino Theatre. This particular version of the play felt like a homage to the thrilling,...

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Transient theatre

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It’s not every day I catch my religious studies professor behind a bookshelf at the library. Playing the part of a neurotic book hoarder, I was surprised to see my normally matter-of-fact, stern professor in a comedic play. Take a walk into the Kingston Public Library central branch and you might...

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