Red Hot Cole at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. Interview with director Darcy Evans. Director Darcy Evans created a Cole Porter work-out playlist to immerse himself in the acclaimed composer and lyricist’s music as he arranged the tunes for Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre’s upcoming Red, Hot Cole! (August 2-13, 2017). Evans, who graduated from the University of Victoria Phoenix Theatre, and began his theatre career in Spirit of a Nation, … [Read more...]
Red Hot Cole at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. Interview with director Darcy Evans.
July 31, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Launch Pad Theatre announces 2017 – 2018 A Kingdom for a Stage Season.
July 16, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Launch Pad Theatre announces 2017 - 2018 A Kingdom for a Stage Season. RED DEATH October 17-31 The gothic and the groovy will meet as you travel back to the psychedelic soul sounds of the seventies and throughout the rooms of Craigdarroch Castle during this dramatic new staging of some of the most unsettling stories of Edgar Allan Poe - It's the end of the world and the last days of Disco! Radio, Mistletoe, & My Man … [Read more...]
Theatre SKAM presents SKAMpede July 14-16 2017
July 14, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Theatre SKAM presents SKAMpede July 14-16 2017 One of my favourite summer-time experiences is Theatre SKAM's SKAMpede. I love the feeling of the wind in my hair as I zip from show to show. Now in its ninth year this summer festival (formerly known as Bike Ride) introduces audiences to a mobile feast of short works along the Galloping Goose Trail. Originally meant for audiences who meandered by bike from venue to venue along a series of … [Read more...]
Shirley Valentine by Dragon Monkey Theatre. A review.
July 13, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Shirley Valentine by Dragon Monkey Theatre. A review. I had the opportunity to attend the sold-out production of Shirley Valentine by Dragon Monkey Theatre, a fundraiser for the Victoria Women's Transition House, at the Intrepid Theatre Club in June (June 2-4). Based on the demand for tickets, the company is remounting the production at Langham Court Theatre (with a portion of ticket sales benefiting the theatre) July 20-22, 2017. Lorene … [Read more...]
Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre 2017-2018 season. Tenth anniversary.
July 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre 2017-2018 season. Tenth anniversary. Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre is excited to announce their 2018 (and 10th Anniversary!) Season: April 24-May 6 - Swan Song (and Other Farces) An evening of hysterical one-act plays by Anton Chekhov, including Swan Song, The Proposal, The Bear and On The Harmfulness of Tobacco. May 29-June 10 - All My Sons Arthur Miller's masterpiece about the ties that bind and … [Read more...]
Our Town by Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre July 4-16 2017. A review.
July 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Our Town by Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre July 4-16 2017. A review. Written in 1938, Our Town by the celebrated author and playwright Thornton Wilder, remains a perennial classic of the North American theatrical canon. This simple story, staged without many of the common artifices, is a favourite of community theatres, colleges and universities, but is not often staged professionally given the large cast of nineteen. For 2017 Blue Bridge … [Read more...]
Love’s Labour’s Lost at the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival 2017. A review.
July 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Love’s Labour’s Lost at the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival 2017. A review. Oh to have the wit and erudition of the noble lords and ladies of Navarre and France. Janet Munsil directs the light, airy and playful word feast, Love’s Labour’s Lost, perfect for summer viewing on the grounds of Camosun College Landsdowne campus as part of the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival (July 4-29, 2017). Be prepared for quick repartee and … [Read more...]
Macbeth at the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival July 4-29, 2017. A review.
July 6, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Macbeth at the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival July 4-29, 2017. A review. What a treat to be ensconced in a comfortable seat, on the beautiful grounds of Camosun College Landsdowne Campus on a soft summer evening, imagining the rocky outcroppings as the Scottish Highlands, waiting for Macbeth to begin. Perhaps one of Shakespeare’s most recognized tragedies, many will have studied this work in high school or university English. … [Read more...]
Our Town by Thornton Wilder at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. Interview with Gary Farmer.
July 3, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Our Town by Thornton Wilder at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. Interview with Gary Farmer. When Blue Bridge Artistic Director Brian Richmond set about the mammoth task of assembling the team and cast for Thornton Wilder’s sweeping classic Our Town, one of the first people he thought of was veteran First Nations actor, activist and musician Gary Farmer (last seen here as Lenny in Of Mice and Men in 2012) in the demanding role of the Stage … [Read more...]
Blackstones and Bathtubs at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo July 2-8 2017. A preview.
June 29, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Blackstones and Bathtubs at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo July 2-8 2017. A preview. Nanaimo's culture and heritage are the focus of a new musical as local producer Katy Bowen-Roberts (known on lower Vancouver Island for the annual Yellow Point Christmas Spectacular—originally in Yellow Point and due to its popularity, now staged in Courtenay, Nanaimo and Victoria) presents Blackstones and Bathtubs in Nanaimo at the Port Theatre July … [Read more...]
