My Funny Valentine at OUTstages 2018. Interview with Dave Deveau. I first interviewed Dave Deveau when his play My Funny Valentine was presented as a reading at the inaugural OUTstages Festival in 2015. You can read that interview HERE. I caught up with Dave recently for an update. Has My Funny Valentine changed at all since its debut? Every time we circle back to this show I work on the text a bit, so over the years the final … [Read more...]
Animal Medicine at OUTstages 2018. Interview with Eddi Wilson.
June 12, 2018 By 1 Comment
Animal Medicine at OUTstages 2018. Interview with Eddi Wilson. Eddi Wilson presents Animal Medicine as part of Intrepid Theatre’s OUTstages 2018, after development that included UNO Fest 2017 and a recent YOU Show performance. What sparked the creation of this show (can you speak to the creation process)? This show began percolating while I was in the messy midst of pursuing a diploma in animal health technology. The program I chose … [Read more...]
A Chorus of Disapproval at Langham Court Theatre. A review.
June 11, 2018 By Leave a Comment
A Chorus of Disapproval at Langham Court Theatre. A review. There’s nothing like a good send-up of theatrical shenanigans to get an audience laughing along. Making it a period piece within a period piece doubles the fun—A Chorus of Disapproval (at Langham Court Theatre June 6-23, 2018) by the British satirist Alan Ayckbourn was written in 1984 and set in small-town Northern England in 1978 where the Pendon Amateur Light Operatic Society … [Read more...]
Victoria Summer Music Festival 2018 Season Announcement
June 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Victoria Summer Music Festival 2018 Season Announcement. (media release) Celebrating our twenty-third year! We are thrilled to open our series with the James Ehnes Quartet. Due to the tremendous demand for seats when we presented James in recital, we are again booking the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre, in Oak Bay High School, for this concert. Our usual venue, the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall at UVic, will be the site for the … [Read more...]
Kaleidoscope Sixth Annual Family Theatre Festival June 9,10 and 16. Preview.
June 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Kaleidoscope Family Theatre Festival June 9,10 and 16. Preview. The Family Theatre Festival: 3 Days of Great Performances, 2 New Locations, and a World Premiere! Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People is proud to announce our upcoming Family Theatre Festival, taking place on June 9th and 10th at the Belfry Theatre, and June 16th in Langford. For our sixth year, Kaleidoscope is delighted to be expanding our festival, reaching out to … [Read more...]
Djamileh: Unrequited by the Vancouver Island Performers Guild June 6-17, 2018. Preview.
May 31, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Djamileh: Unrequited by the Vancouver Island Performers Guild June 6-17, 2018. Preview. Djamileh is a comedic opera and love story by Georges Bizet and was first performed in 1872 at the Opéra-Comique, Paris. Djamileh: Unrequited, is the Vancouver Island Performers Guild’s family-friendly adaptation in English showcasing multiple hidden talents Victoria has to offer including elements of vaudeville and circus for a modern … [Read more...]
All My Sons at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre May 29–June 10 2018. A review.
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All My Sons at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre May 29–June 10 2018. A review. Brian Richmond has always had an expansive artistic vision and nowhere is it more evident than in the magnificent Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, onstage at the Roxy Theatre May 29-June 10, 2018. Over the past decade, since founding the company in 2009, he has steadily gathered together an ensemble of artists that would be … [Read more...]
Oak Bay New Music Festival June 2 & 3 2018 in Victoria BC. Preview.
May 30, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Oak Bay New Music Festival June 2 & 3 2018 in Victoria BC. Preview.(media release) One of my delights, when I'm not at the theatre, is new music. I've had the opportunity over the past six years to meet and engage with many of Victoria's young composers and musicians. The Victoria Composers Collective has partnered with the Oak Bay Music Society since 2015 to offer a festival of new music. Originally held in February, the Oak Bay New … [Read more...]
A Summer of Theatre 2018 in Victoria BC.
May 29, 2018 By Leave a Comment
A Summer of Theatre 2018 in Victoria BC. Victoria Fringe Festival line-up at the Metro Studio Theatre. Photo: Derek Ford. Summer is a time of festivals and outdoor events, perfect for unwinding and experiencing theatre in venues outside of the "norm"--although there are still plenty of indoor shows too. Here's the line-up as of May 29th. June All My Sons by Arthur Miller Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre May 29-June 10 Arthur … [Read more...]
All My Sons at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. A preview.
May 23, 2018 By Leave a Comment
All My Sons at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. A preview. Director Brian Richmond’s biggest hope for the coming production of All My Sons by Arthur Miller (May 29-June 10, 2018), who he considers to be “quite possibly the greatest American playwright of the 20th century”, is that audiences will be “brought to tears by the cathartic experience of a play that allows you to connect fully with other human beings and leaves you, ultimately, with … [Read more...]
