Langham Court Theatre celebrates their 86th season in 2014-2015. President Luke Krayenoff and Production Chair Angela Henry commented on the selection of plays offered.
This season promises to delight you with the quality productions that have distinguished Langham in the past.
Come take a journey of entertainment via six families portrayed through humour, grief, politics, mystery, misunderstanding, sex and poignancy.
We are very proud of our history, our successful alumni and our service to Victoria. We invite you to join us by volunteering, donating or remembering us in your will. O?ering vibrant community theatre is our mission.
We thank you for supporting us.
What a range of plays to delight and challenge audiences. I’ve been looking forward to seeing Janet Munsil’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice since it was first mounted at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in late 2012. The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs is a first for Langham Court Theatre—a one act play! And, of course, cinephiles have been abuzz about the performances in this season’s August:Osage County—now they’ll have the opportunity to see the original work (by Tracey Letts) on which the film is based. If Dickens is one of your favourite authors, you’ll want to see The Mystery of Edwin Drood—his final un-finished work. The season is rounded out with People, a drama by Alan Bennett, and the dark comedy Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones.
Pride and Prejudice
A Drama by Jane Austen, Adapted by Janet Musil
Directed by Judy Treloar, Choreography by Sylvia Hosie
October 2 to October 18, 2014 | Preview October 1st
Fall in love all over again! Can Elizabeth overcome her pride and Darcy overcome his prejudice? Victoria’s own Janet Munsil has beautifully crafted the characters so that this beloved tale, set in Regency England, is more accessible, fresher and sparkling. As Munsil states, “Life doesn’t go the way you plan it, relationships are complicated, and love can sneak up on you.” Play of the Year 2012, Calgary. Come see this period treasure.
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGESThe Small Room at the Top of the Stairs
A Drama by Carole Fréchette, Translated by John Murrell
Directed by Naomi Simpson
November 20 to December 6, 2014 | Preview November 19th
Grace’s new husband has only one rule; do not go into the small room at the top of the stairs. She is irresistibly drawn to the mystery behind the door and his secret life in this open-ended parable. “A miniature masterpiece … [of] jeweled precision” – ROBERT CUSHMAN, NATIONAL POST. What lies behind the door will have you talking. Bonus: Your ticket includes a facilitated discussion in the lounge after every show.
MATURE THEMES & SUGGESTION OF HORROR
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN • ONE ACT PLAYPeople
A Drama by Alan Bennett
Directed by Tony Cain
January 15 to January 31, 2015 | Preview January 14th
What happens when an aging dowager can no longer manage her aging manor house? Dorothy considers selling o? her belongings or turning her lovely manor into a museum for the National Trust, but “people spoil things… and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one’s house.” So when an o?er comes to shoot a ?lm on site, she jumps at the chance to make a little money. Unknowingly, it’s a porn ?ick and Bennett, in great comic style, underscores the reality that everything has a price.
NUDITY • SUGGESTED SEXUALITY • SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Book, Music and Lyrics by Rupert Holmes
Directed by Roger Carr, Choreography by Sylvia Hosie, Musical Direction by Donna Williams
March 5 to March 21, 2015 | Preview March 4th
Return to the grand ol’days of the music hall and be drawn into a play within a play. The un?nished ?nal work of Charles Dickens o?ers a shadowy, intricate plot with a bonus: the audience votes on the ending! A brooding, sinister, brilliant music teacher obsesses over the young Rosa Bud, who is betrothed to Edwin Drood, who disappears amidst a colourful cast of characters. Who is the villain?
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION OPTIONAL •SOME COARSE LANGUAGE • SUGGESTIVE SCENES • NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDRENAugust: Osage County
A Dark Comedy by Tracy Letts
Directed by Keith Digby and Cynthia Pronick
April 23 to May 9, 2015 | Preview April 22nd
This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play exposes a large family in a spectacularly entertaining meltdown during a hot August in Oklahoma. A missing father, an alcoholic, pill-popping matriarch, three squabbling sisters and relentless revelations of indiscretion catapult the viewer into a riveting theatre experience. “Fiercely funny and bitingly sad… a turbo-charged tragicomedy” – C. ISHERWOOD, NYT
3 HOURS WITH 2 INTERMISSIONS • MATURE THEMES.
FREQUENT COURSE LANGUAGE • SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+Humble Boy
A Dark Comedy by Charlotte Jones
Directed by Angela Henry
June 11 to June 27, 2015 | Preview June 10th
This poetic and clever comedy earned a Critics Circle Theatre Award. We ?nd Felix Humble, a troubled physicist, brooding Hamlet-like over the death of his father and the much-too-quick move of his mother into the arms of a fun-loving neighbour. His solace is found in his father’s Cotswald garden and apiary where a prying spinster, a past lover, and the bees allow for musings about life and the universe.
MATURE THEMES • SOME COARSE LANGUAGE • SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+
Tickets for the 2014-2015 season (among some of the most reasonably priced in the city) are now on sale. The brochure can be found here.
We are extremely fortunate in Victoria to have a strong community theatre, proud of its heritage, and constantly and consistently dedicated to producing quality theatre while incorporating a small army of volunteers.
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