Shop Talk by Theatre SKAM October 13-23. Realtor saves production from cancellation. Media release. October 6, 2016: Theatre SKAM’s next performance nearly didn’t happen at all. Thanks to a generous landlord and some quick work by Cushman and Wakefield’s Elizabeth Jane Mears, the show ?Shop? Talk will go on- in Quadra Village. Originally slated to occur inside a 10,000 square foot scene shop, the show will now occur inside a … [Read more...]
Shop Talk by Theatre SKAM October 13-23. Realtor saves production from cancellation.
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ArtSmarts Monday Magazine October 2016
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ArtSmarts Monday Magazine October 2016. Spooky theatre among October events. This content was first published in the October 2016 print edition of Monday Magazine and I have been given permission to re-publish it online. For theatre enthusiast in Victoria, October represents one of the year’s busiest months with chances to experience shows in every genre in a wide variety of venues—including a scene shop and a federal institution. Whether … [Read more...]
Jake’s Gift by Julia Mackey in Victoria October 6th 2016. An interview.
October 1, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Jake's Gift by Julia Mackey in Victoria October 6th 2016. An interview. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen Julia Mackey's multiple-award-winning show Jake's Gift since it first appeared at the Victoria Fringe in 2007. I've bawled every time (my dad was a veteran of WW II). Now in her 10th year performing the show Mackey returns to Victoria at the new Teechamitsa Theatre at Royal Bay High School, and was kind enough to answer … [Read more...]
Mating Dance of the Werewolf at Theatre Inconnu September 28-October 15, 2016. A review.
September 29, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Mating Dance of the Werewolf at Theatre Inconnu September 28-October 15, 2016. A review. It takes skill to reveal a play’s ending and introduce all of the characters in the first few lines of dialogue. In Mating Dance of the Werewolf (currently playing at Theatre Inconnu) playwright Mark Stein hooks his audience and then proceeds to reveal, in flashback tidbits, the backstory. It’s a giant theatrical mystery, charged with danger from the … [Read more...]
A Fall of Theatre 2016 in Victoria BC
September 15, 2016 By Leave a Comment
A Fall of Theatre 2016 in Victoria BC Fall, with its abundance of theatre performances, is once again here--I count an astonishing forty performances in the period September-December 2016 (and am sure there will be more announced! This article will be updated regularly as I become aware of them.) The Belfry Theatre celebrates a 41st season that is "Contemporary.Canadian." with an emphasis on plays by women, about women, directed by … [Read more...]
Paper Street Theatre announces their 2016-2017 season.
September 14, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Paper Street Theatre announces their 2016-2017 season. Paper Street Theatre - Season 6! After a busy summer that saw Paper Street Theatre perform a remount of their improvised Margaret Atwood at the Gabriola Theatre Festival and An Improvised Quentin Tarantino 2: The Playful 8 at the Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival (winning Pick of the Fringe for Favourite Ensemble too!) the company settles in for a sixth season with three … [Read more...]
Dance Victoria presents their 2016-2017 20th anniversary season. Media release.
September 14, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Dance Victoria presents their 2016-2017 20th anniversary season. Media release. Dance Victoria is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a vibrant season showcasing friends, old and new, from its 20 years of programming. New York City-based Jessica Lang Dance (JLD) opens the season on November 18 and 19, 2016 with five contemporary ballet works: Lines Cubed, Among the Stars, Mendelssohn/ Incomplete, The Calling, and Thousand Yard Stare. … [Read more...]
Mr P by Belzébrute, presented by Intrepid Theatre September 22-24, 2016. Interview.
September 13, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Mr P by Belzébrute presented by Intrepid Theatre, September 22-24, 2016. Interview. Mr P tells nothing less than the fabulous story of the real Mister Potato Head! Inspired by 1920’s silent movies, this modern tale brilliantly combines live music, video projection, and puppetry. It’s part cartoon, part musical comedy. I wanted to know more about the "band of artists" Belzébrute—never before seen on the West Coast. They were kind enough … [Read more...]
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur at the Chemainus Theatre Festival. A review.
September 13, 2016 By Leave a Comment
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur at the Chemainus Theatre Festival. A review. Maybe it’s the smell of chicken frying as Bodey (Erin Ormond) so nonchalantly prepares a picnic lunch; the characters in Tennessee Williams’ quiet masterpiece, a Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, currently at the Chemainus Theatre Festival September 9th-24th, take contemporary audiences by the hand and whisper, “stay with us awhile”. This intimate slice-of-life brings … [Read more...]
ArtSmarts Monday Magazine September 2016
September 12, 2016 By Leave a Comment
ArtSmarts Monday Magazine September 2016. Hotbed of creativity marks fall. This content was first published in the September 2016 of Monday Magazine and I have been given permission to re-publish it online. September is truly the New Year in the arts community as arts practitioners present their new seasons for your pleasure. It’s a wonderful time to experience the arts in myriad forms—whether it be evocative and unusual music, a … [Read more...]
