A Winter of Theatre 2017 in Victoria BC. January and February. In not too distant memory, January and February were quiet months in local theatre. This is no longer the case. Here are listings for TWENTY shows and four fundraisers. You'll have a chance to see drama, comedy, improv, musicals, new work and more from Victoria's professional, alternative, emerging and student companies. The variety available in our region is truly … [Read more...]
Just An Ordinary Lawyer. An interview with Tayo Aluko. Coming February 2, 2017 in Victoria BC.
January 9, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Just An Ordinary Lawyer. An interview with Tayo Aluko. Coming February 2, 2017 in Victoria BC. Victoria audiences may remember Tayo Aluko for his previous performances here of Call Mr Robeson. A Life, With Songs in 2013 and again in 2015. He returns February 2nd, presented by Intrepid Theatre in collaboration with the BC Black History Awareness Society with his latest piece Just An Ordinary Lawyer, about the life of Britain's first black … [Read more...]
Bema Productions 2016-2017 season
January 9, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Bema Productions 2016-2017 season Bema Productions was founded by Zelda Dean, a recent transplant to Victoria with a long history of theatre in Calgary, as part of Congregation Emanu-El’s 2013 arts festival. B?ma has strong ties to the local Jewish community, producing many of their shows in the Congregation Emanu-El community hall cum black-box theatre. In a relatively short period of time Bema has garnered critical acclaim for their work … [Read more...]
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival 2017 season
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Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival 2017 season A mainstay in summer performance in Victoria, the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 27th season with Macbeth directed by Kate Rubin and Karen Lee Pickett and Love's Labour's Lost directed by Janet Munsil, and announces a new collaboration in partnership with the Township Community Arts Council (Esquimalt). There is simply something magical about being outdoors, in the … [Read more...]
Theatre Inconnu announces their 2017 season
January 1, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Theatre Inconnu announces their 2017 season Founded in the late 1970s by Clayton Jevne and Katya Aho-Kearn, Theatre Inconnu is Victoria's longest running alternative theatre company, producing high quality and innovative work from the Paul Phillips Hall (Little Fernwood Hall) in an intimate 70 seat venue. I've been a fan since the fall of 2004 when I saw a production of The Ecstasy of Rita Joe performed in the round that was as impactful as … [Read more...]
ArtSmarts Monday Magazine January 2017
January 1, 2017 By Leave a Comment
ArtSmarts Monday Magazine January 2017. Theatre galore in the New Year. This content was first published in the December 2016 print edition of Monday Magazine and I have been given permission to re-publish it online. When we talk of innovation it often means the tech field and yet Victoria is a hotbed of theatrical creativity. When I ask people how many theatre companies there are in the city, most guess—ten, or twenty, … [Read more...]
2017 The Year of Reconciliation
December 31, 2016 By Leave a Comment
2017 The Year of Reconciliation Harmony by Robin Rewa Haworth 1996 Readers will know that most years, rather than resolutions, I set themes for the year to come. Last year's was The Year of Writing Daily and while I fell far short of this "goal" I did have my work I need no reference book to know (about the work of Joseph Drapell) featured in the Art-Poem-Art Experiment (and chap book) by Camosun College Visual Arts Department, won first place … [Read more...]
This Little Light at the Belfry Theatre December 10-23, 2016. A review.
December 14, 2016 By Leave a Comment
This Little Light at the Belfry Theatre December 10-23, 2016. A review. As darkness closes in and the season wends its way slowly to the longest night, everyone needs a little light in their world as a sign of hope and a reminder of day slowly returning. Community draws closer to the flame—together. The Little Match Girl, a Danish folk tale by Hans Christian Andersen, is as topical in 2016 as it was originally in 1845, in Erin Macklem and … [Read more...]
Improv Actually by Paper Street Theatre Co December 14-18, 2016. Interview with director Dave Morris.
December 9, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Improv Actually by Paper Street Theatre Co December 14-18, 2016. Interview with director Dave Morris. There are tickets remaining for an extra late night show on Friday December 16th. All other shows are sold-out. Dave Morris. Photo by Derek Ford Studios Improv Actually will focus on themes from romantic Christmas movies such as Four Christmases, Love Actually and The Holiday. What are some of the themes the cast of Paper Street … [Read more...]
Shockheaded Peter at Theatre Inconnu November 30-December 17 2016 a review.
December 2, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Shockheaded Peter at Theatre Inconnu November 30-December 17 2016 a review. If the idea of one more “holiday special” makes you unhinged, if you’re ready to shout “bah humbug” to the world--then the macabre, bizarre, perverse stylings of Theatre Inconnu’s Shockheaded Peter (on until December 17th) are for you. Prepare to cackle gleefully as disappointed parents dispatch their progeny with wild abandon and young children meet with a series of … [Read more...]
