Atomic Vaudeville celebrates 10 years. Interview with co-founder Britt Small. Atomic Vaudeville was founded in Victoria BC in 2004 by Jacob Richmond and Britt Small (who was kind enough to answer a few interview questions). This is cabaret 65. Did you ever imagine that you would still be here 10 years later—producing your 65th cabaret? No, I don't think we imagined much beyond the first year when we started. Then it just kept on … [Read more...]
Atomic Vaudeville celebrates 10 years May 8-10 2014. Preview.
May 5, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Atomic Vaudeville celebrates 10 years May 8-10 2014. Preview. I was not an early adopter of Atomic Vaudeville, and only became acquainted with their cabarets shortly after my return to theatre-viewing in the latter part of the 2000s. It was most definitely unlike more traditional theatre or even shows at the Victoria Fringe Festival. Since then, I've become a volunteer, and follow closely the careers of many artists who have been, or continue … [Read more...]
Lágrimas Crueles/Cruel Tears by Blue Bridge Repertory and Puente Theatre April 29-May 11,2014. A review.
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Lágrimas Crueles/Cruel Tears by Blue Bridge Repertory and Puente Theatre April 29-May 11,2014. A review. In their most ambitious undertaking to date, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, in collaboration with Puente Theatre, incorporates the elements of Ken Mitchell’s original musical Cruel Tears and re-casts it on the Texas side of the Texas Mexico border. Cruel Tears was originally staged in 1975 by Brian Richmond (Blue Bridge Theatre’s current … [Read more...]
Monday Magazine M Awards 2014
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Monday Magazine M Awards 2014 The official ballot (survey) is now online for the 2014 Monday Magazine M Awards. Here are all the categories and nominees--if, like me, you prefer to read them all before beginning to vote. Please note--it is not possible to hit "previous" in the survey without it recording you as having completed. If you want your vote to count you must vote for a minimum of 20 categories (out of 45+). There are a number of … [Read more...]
Kaleidoscope Theatre 2nd Family Theatre Festival May 1-11, 2014.
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Kaleidoscope Theatre 2nd Family Theatre Festival May 1-11, 2014. Media release. After a very successful first season (staged in February 2013 at Royal Oak Berwick House auditorium), the Family Theatre Festival returns with two new venues—May 1-4 in Centennial Square for Somethingville by Snafu Dance Theatre, Runaway by Theatre SKAM, Snow White by the Kaleidoscope Teen Ensemble, Mamahood by Nicole Nattrass; May 10/11 for Robinson and Crusoe by … [Read more...]
Equivocation at the Belfry Theatre April 22-May 25, 2014. A review.
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Equivocation at the Belfry Theatre April 22-May 25, 2014. A review. Equivocation by Bill Cain, currently at the Belfry Theatre (April 22-May 25, 2014) is intelligently written, masterfully interpreted and exquisitely staged. There is much to recommend in this fine drama featuring palace intrigue, a history lesson, and musings on the genesis of some of Shakespeare’s immortal works. Whether you are a history buff, an aficionado of Shakespeare, … [Read more...]
The Penelopiad at Langham Court Theatre April 23-May 10 2014. A review.
April 26, 2014 By 1 Comment
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood, directed by Wendy Merk, currently playing at Langham Court Theatre (April 23 to May 10, 2014) is replete with stately majesty. It’s a visual banquet, an auditory feast, and a veritable treasure trove of pithy comments and rich humour. Most high school English students will have studied Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and be familiar with the peregrinations of the hero Odysseus (also known as Ulysses)—sailing to … [Read more...]
Lágrimas Crueles at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. Interview with music director Tim Williams.
April 23, 2014 By 1 Comment
Lágrimas Crueles at Blue Bridge Theatre. Interview with music director Tim Williams. Tim Williams, the music director for the upcoming Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre production of Lágrimas Crueles/Cruel Tears grew up in California exposed to Mexican American culture—it made him the perfect choice for this adaptation (by Mercedes Bátiz-Benét of Puente Theatre) of Ken Mitchell’s 1974 Canadian classic—Cruel Tears. Williams admits to being … [Read more...]
Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre announces Cast and Creative for Làgrimas Crueles Cruel Tears
April 9, 2014 By 1 Comment
Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre announces cast and creative for Làgrimas Crueles Cruel Tears (media release). From Elizabethan England to our own times, the story of Othello has fascinated generations of playwrights over several centuries and in several countries. The newest playwright to adapt this classic story of racial and gender tension will be Puente Theatre's Artistic Director Mercedes Bátiz-Benét in a musical she is titling … [Read more...]
FREE Community Recycling Events on Vancouver Island April May 2014
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FREE Community Recycling Events on Vancouver Island April May 2014. I'm a long-time supporter of recycling (and composting) and was an original dumpster-diver at the University of Victoria when the first paper recycling program was being established over 40 years ago. I've written about my soft plastic recycling efforts--Beyond the Blue Box, Take Recycling to the Next Level. Island Return-It depots have organized FREE community Recycling … [Read more...]
