Vanessa Foran

Nov 18, 2024 | apt613.ca | Vanessa Foran

We travel back in time to Christmas, 1183, at a castle in the Loire Valley of France. The royal family are gathering for the holidays and Henry II has a succession plan. But with a family that includes Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionheart and the King of France, things do not go as he planned!The Phoenix Player’s presentation of the lauded American playwright James Goldman’s dark comedy, The Lion in Winter, is on until Nov. 23 at the Gladstone Theatre.

Apr 8, 2024 | apt613.ca | Vanessa Foran

“Having once embarked on your marital voyage, it is impossible not to be aware that you make no way and that the sea is not within sight—that, in fact, you are exploring a closed basin.”—George Eliot, MiddlemarchIf you’re like me and have mixed feelings on the institution of marriage, Grand Horizons is guaranteed to make those feelings more complicated, and may make you swear off tying the knot for good.

Dec 9, 2023 | apt613.ca | Vanessa Foran

Will Somers and Pierre Simpson in Benevolence. Photo: Curtis Perry. What does benevolence actually mean?

Oct 29, 2023 | apt613.ca | Vanessa Foran

By Vanessa Forantick, tick… BOOM! May be TotoToo Theatre’s first production since the COVID-19 pandemic, but you wouldn’t know about their long hiatus from the incredible performance of their cast and crew. TotoToo is an Ottawa-based theatre company that produces shows with LGBTQ+ themes and content, and I look forward to seeing their future productions, such as the upcoming Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Jul 23, 2023 | villagemagazine.ie | Vanessa Foran

64 July-August 2023 July-August 2023 47Driving the recent trending of hashtag Niall Collins since the Ditch released their latest hit, have been the many questions why the Junior Minister has not resigned or been demoted for lying on a planning form. Perhaps it is the fact it seems he would have obtained planning permission without the lie. Damian English’s behaviour oers no such saver and therefore converges on fraud, or would if someone complained to the Garda.