23 Sunday Nov 2025
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I am always interested in the setting for each of the plays we attend at PTE…
this one was neat and it was cool how they changed the setting with tables and chairs…
both funny and thought provoking and the actors changed from one character to another smoothly…
really enjoying this season;-)…
15 Tuesday Apr 2025
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a busy weekend;-)…
on Saturday we went to see Raised by Women at PTE… it was our last play of the season…
it was a seventy minute performance by the playwright Keith Barker… he did a great job and the time went by quickly as he held everyone enthralled with his stories…
18 Saturday May 2024
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this afternoon we attended our last PTE theatre program of the season…
it was a well done discussion of a complex issue with lots of humour… we are looking forward to next season…
afterwards we went for ice cream at Sargent Sundae to mark the event;-)… it was delicious…
now we are planning other adventures over the summer…
26 Sunday Mar 2023
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went to PTE with my theatre buddy and another friend to see Space Girl…
the show was terrific and the set was quite unique… there was a great deal of technology used, which made it even more fun…
ordered a water and paid using technology for the payment system as well…
amazing how this type of technology has improved over the last few years… seems like it is everywhere now;-)…
13 Sunday Nov 2022
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recently went to the theatre… a friend and I have been going together for a number of years…
during the pandemic we watched online, but that certainly wasn’t the same…
we had gone to a live presentation in the spring and were happy to be back…
they are still spacing people out, skipping intermission, and encouraging people to wear masks… both of these helped make the afternoon enjoyable… we also had another friend join us…
as is often the case, the set itself was interesting… from before the play started, when the set was quietly tidied… to the end, when it was absolutely trashed, lol…
so nice to do some more normal activities…
on our way home we followed a car with my beloved’s initials…
14 Sunday Nov 2021
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yesterday, for the first time in nearly two years, we went to PTE to watch a live play…
we were both masked and had to show our proof of immunization… there were less than half the seats filled as they followed all Covid protocols… the program was digital and the set was see-through;-)…
it was great to be able to watch a show live…
once we left, we went on another adventure to find a pasta shop my friend had recently read about… it was snowing again and the trees were beautiful…
we were the only people inside and it was such fun to look at things and make choices about what to purchase… I got some fresh spaghetti, sorrentino (ravioli) in mushroom sauce, falafel, empanadas and pita…
what a fun time;-)…
22 Sunday Mar 2020
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along with every other theatre, PTE had to cancel their current and upcoming performances…
we got an email advising that they were going to send us the archive copy of the performance for us to watch… what a kind gesture on their part… it was only available until the last date of the performance…
on Saturday, at 3 pm (the time we would have gone to see the show), my friend and I connected by phone and watched the show together… it was a bit of a giggle because the two computers were just off a touch, so it did sound a bit strange;-)…
I had my snacks ready – two of the shortbread cookies my friend had made for me – and a couple of pieces of Lindt 70% dark chocolate… we often bring a snack to the theatre, lol…
we had a fun time and a good conversation once it was over…
new ways of being together, but staying separate…
02 Sunday Feb 2020
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dinner and the theatre… well, more like lunch and the theatre, lol…
tried out PF Changs before we went to PTE…
it is a nice spot although a bit loud… we were treated to a dynamite shrimp cocktail while we waited for our lunch… it was delicious…
we ordered and shared two items… Crispy Honey Shrimp and Kung Pow Brussels sprouts… both were good…
there was an issue with our bill but the manager was able to sort it out and offered us a dessert the next time we go…
from there it was off to PTE, where we saw Ghost Light… it was very well done with a minimal set… it was both funny and poignant…
I do enjoy our theatre dates;-)…
30 Saturday Nov 2019
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busy but productive day…
started with an early morning meeting to do some work on a program that I am looking forward to learning more about… was great to catch up with the other two participants… we had some lovely snacks while we worked…
once that was done, I was picked up by a good friend and we headed to PTE…
on the way we stopped for bread and had lunch at the Pho Hoang… not sure why I look at the menu, because I always choose the steak and brisket pho, lol…
had leftovers to bring home for tomorrow…
we enjoyed The Wedding Party… amazing what 6 people can do;-)…
home to take it easy for the evening;-)…
19 Saturday Oct 2019
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went to PTE this afternoon… the play was thought-provoking and very well done…
walked home from Portage Avenue afterwards…
so many broken branches along the way…
that snowstorm really knocked around the trees and the city will be recovering for a long time…
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