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Queen’s Players deliver humour-filled night

Written on November 26, 2021. Posted in Arts.

The Queen’s Players cast, crew, and band gave a crowd of energetic students and alumni a night of laughter, live music, sketch comedy, and—of course—alcohol. The Players returned to The Mansion to perform “A Car is Bourne III: No TAM to Die-ry of a Goopy Kid!” on Nov. 17-20 and 23-24. Their show...

Queen’s Players enter ‘The Twilight Zoom’

Written on September 18, 2020. Posted in Arts.

After successfully transitioning their winter show from stage to screen, The Queen’s Players (QP) are back with a new show written and directed specifically for the Zoom platform. According to two QP members, the group’s second foray into digital theatre allowed the group to smooth out some of the...

In move online, Queen’s Players raises nearly $7,000

Written on July 27, 2020. Posted in Arts.

After cancelling their winter show due to COVID-19, Queen’s Players moved online to a bigger audience, raising a record amount for charity. In an interview with The Journal, Director Ryan Cormack described Queen’s Players as “one of Queen’s hidden gems.” It’s a student-run organization that performs...

Queen's Players decide to cancel winter show

Written on March 20, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Queen’s Players’ winter sketch comedy show, The Tonight Showhemian Rhapsody: An Evenin’ wif the Big Fab Woolf, was set to open this Wednesday, March 18. As their last show of the year, it was meant to be a final send-off for the cast and crew that had devoted hours to producing it over the course...

Queen’s Players maintains legacy nearly forty years later

Written on November 8, 2019. Posted in Arts.

Imagine spending your Wednesday night drunkenly singing along to Lizzo and watching impersonations of the likes of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Bernie Sanders. Now imagine it happening in a crowded bar full of your peers. That’s what Queen’s Players offers their fans. On Nov. 6 at 8 p.m., Queen’s students...

Queen’s Players presents Poonanji: Welcome to the Gamestop

Written on July 30, 2018. Posted in Arts.

I’ve always known one thing: if I was trapped inside a video game, I wouldn’t be entirely sober. Thankfully, Queen’s Players was there to ensure their audience was as well-liquored as they were on July 9. While I enjoyed a few too many Schooners, and tried to forget that I worked in the morning,...

Tipsy Review: Queen’s Players takes a trip back to high school

Written on November 29, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Somehow, I always knew returning to high school would involve being a little too inebriated. Luckily, Queen’s Players was there last Saturday night at The Mansion to make sure it went smoother than my first kick at the can with high school. While knocking back Schooners like they were trying to forget...

Queen’s Players: Satires, selfies and sex!

Written on March 31, 2017. Posted in Arts.

On Friday night at The Mansion, I witnessed the Queen’s Players’ most recent attack on cheek muscles and social stupidity, entitled Scooby-Doo! Wherefore Art Thou? Before the event started, the light tone of the night was made clear by a slideshow of Snapchats the cast members had taken. This slideshow,...

Tipsy review: Sex, drugs and Trump

Written on November 25, 2016. Posted in Arts.

On Wednesday night, I lost my Queen’s Players virginity. To say the experience was special is an understatement as I was all smiles and laughs for the three-hour duration of the show. The group debuted their savage show, Orange is The New Outback, to an enthusiastic crowd at The Mansion. I threw...

Queen’s Players in perspective

Written on November 22, 2013. Posted in Arts.

Out of my four years of attending Queen’s Players productions, I can’t say I’ve ever been sober. Traditionally, the arts editor of the Journal writes the sober review of the production, which I sort of saw as quickly ripping off a band aid. It had to be done, and thus I would do it — but not without...

Getting past the ‘drinking party’

Written on October 4, 2013. Posted in Arts.

Queen’s Players is no longer just a drinking party. The student-run affair is well-known on campus as a sketch comedy show fueled by alcohol consumption. Although they are undoubtedly hilarious, there’s a lot more to this theatre troupe than meets the eye. Established in 1900 as the Queen’s Drama...

'Don't have to be hammered'

Written on March 22, 2012. Posted in Arts.

’Til Death Star Do Us Part is the final show of the 2012 Queen’s Players triad and in true Players style it doesn’t only entertain — it takes a stance. This show addresses a wide range of subject matter, from evil plans to tenured professors to the economical struggles of student life and the accompanying...

A sober and drunk take on Never Say Neverland

Written on November 15, 2011. Posted in Arts.

Sober review Hybrid music, comedy and drunk theatre show Queen’s Players is a loud and fun time — whether you’re stone sober or enjoying a little too much gin and juice. Never Say Neverland Ranch meshes together multiple reality shows including The Surreal Life and Scared Straight in an attempt to...

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Queen’s Players deliver humour-filled night

Queen’s Players enter ‘The Twilight Zoom’

In move online, Queen’s Players raises nearly $7,000

Queen's Players decide to cancel winter show

Queen’s Players maintains legacy nearly forty years later

Queen’s Players presents Poonanji: Welcome to the Gamestop

Tipsy Review: Queen’s Players takes a trip back to high school

Queen’s Players: Satires, selfies and sex!

Tipsy review: Sex, drugs and Trump

Queen’s Players in perspective

Getting past the ‘drinking party’

'Don't have to be hammered'

A sober and drunk take on Never Say Neverland

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