MAMMA MIA!
Playing at:	Jubilee Auditorium
Plays until:	July 1, 2007
Reviewed by:	Louis B.
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The hit musical Mamma Mia! which has made a boisterous return to the Jubilee Auditorium exists solely to showcase 20 vintage songs of the 70s pop sensation ABBA.

The concept is a winner because the songs ooze nostalgia and, at the same time, are so upbeat and infectious they can charm the socks off a whole new generation.

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FIVE BLUE HAIRED LADIES SITTING ON A GREEN PARK BENCH
Playing at:	Pumphouse Theatre
Plays until:	June 30, 2007
Theatre Company:	Workshop Theatre
Reviewed by:	Louis B.
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You can’t beat a title like Five Blue Haired Ladies Sitting on a Park Bench to grab potential audience attention.

Judging from the excellent response Workshop Theatre is receiving for the final production of its current season playwright John A Penzotti’s ploy worked.

Penzotti’s play began as a one-act comedy for five older women.

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WEDGIE
	A Theatre Boom Production
Plays until:	June 16, 2007
Reviewed by:	Louis B.
Official website:	www.theatreboom.com
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Theatre Boom’s Wedgie is the Calgary theatre scene’s version of Ocean’s 13.

For his Ocean movies, George Clooney called upon favours from a host of talented friends.

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TITUS ANDRONICUS
Plays until:	June 9, 2007
Reviewed by:	Louis B.
Official website:	www.itsamobhit.com
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I’m not certain Shakespeare ever intended his drama Titus Andronicus to play like a comedy.

It’s a blood-drenched tale of deception and revenge in which characters have their limbs hacked off, tongues ripped out and are tricked into eating their own offspring.

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