Victoria audiences will be thrilled for the opportunity to experience Vertical Orchestra 2013: Transpondings, August 11th at 8pm at the Atrium, featuring compositions by Victoria-based experimental composers. From August 9 to 11, Vancouver’s Redshift Music and Victoria’s Open Space Arts Society will present a series of free new music concerts in alternative, public venues in Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Victoria. Inspired by the … [Read more...]
Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre Presents My Fair Lady
July 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If the respectful collegiality evident during my recent conversation with cast members of My Fair Lady (running August 6-18th at the McPherson Playhouse) is any indication, then Producing Artistic Director, Brian Richmond, and everyone involved with Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre have achieved their mandate of mentoring young artists, while creating a company that consistently aims for the highest levels of artistic excellence (as indicated by the … [Read more...]
Ocean Fox by Castlereigh Theatre Project – a review
July 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Verbatim playwriting brother-sister duo Francesca Albright and Jude Thaddeus Allen of Castlereigh Theatre Project mine the individual to present the universal in their latest project, Ocean Fox. Subtle in its delivery, true to its subjects, this tale of larger-than-life erstwhile rolling stone turned tropical entrepreneur hints at larger issues – environmental destruction, the cost of amenity tourism, legacy, and vantage point. Most of us … [Read more...]
A Place to Listen 9 – July 17, 2013
July 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
To sit, and listen - it's become an extraordinary gift in our busy and hectic schedules. Some prefer to listen in relative silence, perhaps in a sanctuary or religious building, others gravitate to naturescapes like the seashore or the edge of a river. Lovers of music now have a new concert series to consider. A Place to Listen is the brainchild of Daniel Brandes, a young Victoria-based composer and member of the Wandelweiser school. Once a … [Read more...]
Theatre SKAM Bike Ride 2013
July 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Theatre SKAM’s Bike Ride is a family-friendly mobile festival of performance along 4 kilometres of the Galloping Goose Trail, starting at Cecelia Ravine Park, July 6/7 and 13/14 in Victoria BC. I first met Matthew Payne, Artistic Director of Theatre SKAM in 2008 when he produced Schoolhouse Rocks at VISA (the Vancouver Island School of Art). When he announced plans for Bike Ride (loosely based on idea by the Hive Collective in Vancouver), I … [Read more...]
Ocean Fox by Castlereigh Theatre Project, July 19/20 in Victoria BC
July 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Castlereigh Theatre Project returns to Victoria (Belfry Theatre, Studio A) July 19th and 20th with Ocean Fox, a work they workshopped here in 2012. Ocean Fox is verbatim theatre, based on hundreds of hours of interviews not only with the protagonist, American dive-master Jef Fox, but with a multitude of individuals connected to his li Grayson Ogle as Jef Fox. Photo: Sanja Lukac Castlereigh Theatre Project (helmed by the brother-sister … [Read more...]
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Blue Bridge Theatre, a review
July 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Perfect pacing and a masterful blend of comedy, pathos and drama make Brighton Beach Memoirs, Blue Bridge’s second show of the season, a rich and relatable theatrical experience. Modern audiences are perhaps most familiar with prolific playwright Neil Simon’s Tony-award-winning comedy The Odd Couple. Simon, a native New Yorker, got his start writing for radio and TV but went on earn the distinction of being the most produced playwright of all … [Read more...]
Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre presents Brighton Beach Memoirs July 2nd – 14th 2013
July 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre’s current production running July 2nd – 14th at the McPherson Theatre is a coming-of-age celebration of family that will resonate with today’s audiences according to director Janet Wright. “No matter what, the family comes first – even if you are angry at someone, you pull together, and you are devoted to one another.” says Wright. Brighton Beach Memoirs, written in 1983, … [Read more...]
From the Heart: enter into the journey of reconciliation. July 10 – 27th 2013.
June 28, 2013 By 2 Comments
I grew up in Ucluelet on the traditional lands of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, but it wasn’t until I was in Grade 5 or 6 that the first aboriginal students joined us at the local elementary school. The nearby residential school (called Christie or Kakawis) on MearesIsland was the last such school to close in BC in 1983. So, why did I think it had closed when I was 11 or 12 (in the mid-60s)? Our settler’s memory can be very selective, even … [Read more...]
Calendar Girls at Langham Court Theatre June 13 – July 6 2013. A review.
June 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
You’ll laugh out loud at the antics of the middle-aged women in Calendar Girls, Langham Court’s final production of their 84th season. Be fore-warned, tickets are sold out for the dates of the original run (June 11th – 29nd) and are moving fast for the extra week (July 2nd-6th) that was added. Back Row Wendy London (Brenda), Rosemary Jeffery (Marie), Wendy Magahay (Celia), Leslie Sanchez (Cora), Randi Edmundson (Lady Cravenshire & … [Read more...]
