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NOV 2023
Ladysmith Little Theatre celebrating 20 years BY KERITH WADDINGTON If the value of an endeavour were to be judged by the joy it creates, then Ladysmith Little Theatre (LLT) would be priceless. Celebrating its 20th season and upwards of 100 productions this year, “the little theatre that could” continues to lift spirits, bring people together, inspire, challenge, create social dialogue and hold up a mirror to that most fascinating and perplexing of species: ourselves. Ladysmith resident, longtime thespian and LLT Board member Bruce Mason started the theatre decades ago alongside like-minded residents Terry and Judy Whittaker. He acknowledges that while keeping the doors to their beautifully renovated old schoolhouse theatre hasn’t always been easy, “the impor-
LLT members Susan Carthy, Ted Brooks, Bruce Mason, Anne Dougherty, Charles Harman, Mike Dietrich in front of the Ladysmith Little Theatre. Photo: Marina Sacht
tance of community theatre was always too great to lose.” “I have seen lives completely changed
by involvement in the theatre,” says Mason. “It’s especially important for kids. Those who perhaps haven’t fit in so
