Neva by Guillermo Calderon at Theatre Inconnu. A review. Three actors. One stage. Minimal set décor. Costumes, lighting and classical music. Neva by Guillermon Calderon (at Theatre Inconnu February 13-March 3 2018) as imagined by director Clayton Jevne and his ensemble, is theatre reduced to its essential elements; theatre relying solely on the director’s interpretation and the cast’s ability to carry it through ninety minutes of in-depth … [Read more...]
Jocasta Regina by Nancy Huston at Theatre Inconnu May 2-20, 2017. A review.
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Jocasta Regina by Nancy Huston at Theatre Inconnu May 2-20, 2017. A review. Wendy Magahay (Jocasta) and Monty Bjornson (Oedipus) light up the stage with their sexy frolicking in Jocasta Regina, Nancy Huston’s female-centric retelling of the Oedipus myth, currently at Theatre Inconnu until May 20th. Not in recent memory has there been such a passionate, believable, down-to-earth depiction of a fervent long-term loving marriage. The fact that … [Read more...]
Shockheaded Peter at Theatre Inconnu November 30-December 17 2016 a review.
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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...]
Mating Dance of the Werewolf at Theatre Inconnu September 28-October 15, 2016. A review.
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Mating Dance of the Werewolf at Theatre Inconnu September 28-October 15, 2016. A review. It takes skill to reveal a play’s ending and introduce all of the characters in the first few lines of dialogue. In Mating Dance of the Werewolf (currently playing at Theatre Inconnu) playwright Mark Stein hooks his audience and then proceeds to reveal, in flashback tidbits, the backstory. It’s a giant theatrical mystery, charged with danger from the … [Read more...]
Spit Delaney’s Island at Theatre Inconnu December 3-19, 2015. A review.
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Spit Delaney's Island at Theatre Inconnu December 3-19, 2015. A review. As an islander, born and bred, no one speaks to me like author Jack Hodgins. When I’m reading his short stories and novels, the smell of the sea and pictures of impenetrable forest fairly leap from the page—his vivid characters reminiscent of some of the eccentrics I remember growing up as a logger’s daughter on the West Coast. Thus, imagine my excitement last December when … [Read more...]
Alien Creature A Visitation from Gwendolyn MacEwen at Theatre Inconnu. A review.
February 18, 2015 By 2 Comments
Alien Creature: A Visitation from Gwendolyn MacEwen at Theatre Inconnu. A review. If the measure of a successful theatrical production is the number of questions it poses to an audience, who then rush immediately to the library or internet for more information and answers—can any director, actor or company hope for more? Every time I attend a Theatre Inconnu production I am confounded with my own cultural ignorance—the gaps in my … [Read more...]
Theatre Inconnu announces 2015 season
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Theatre Inconnu announces 2015 season. Victoria BC. I'm a big fan of Theatre Inconnu since first being introduced to the company in 2005 when they produced George Riga's Ecstasy of Rita Joe. Consistently, over the years, I have come to rely on their programming for some of the most challenging theatre in Victoria. Working with minimal budget and a combination of community and equity actors and crew, artistic director Clayton Jevne continues … [Read more...]
Alice the Musical at Theatre Inconnu November 30-December 20, 2014. A review.
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Alice the Musica at Theatre Inconnu November 30-December 20, 2014. A review. Alice by Tom Waits, Paul Schmidt, Kathleen Brennan and Robert Wilson, currently at Theatre Inconnu (November 30-December 14, 2014) is a hallucinating and troubling journey into the relationship between Charles Dodgson (Graham Roebuck) and the young girl (Melissa Blank) who inspired his books—the children’s classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the … [Read more...]
Baby With The Bathwater at Theatre Inconnu October 2-18, 2014. A review.
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Baby With the Bathwater at Theatre Inconnu October 2-18, 2014. A review. Christopher Durang’s Baby With the Bathwater, currently playing at Theatre Inconnu (October 2nd-18th) is horrifyingly funny, played to gloriously absurd perfection by an accomplished cast under the deft and supple direction of Clayton Jevne. Written in 1983, this celebrated playwright’s dark comedy touches on the issue of child abuse through the detachment of … [Read more...]
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival 2014. The Taming of the Shrew a review.
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Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival 2014. The Taming of the Shrew a review. And now for something completely different—a romantic comedy—The Taming of the Shrew. Having viewed both shows, it becomes evident how the repertory model is reaping benefits—for the actors as they stretch their creative muscles, and for the festival in the quality of the work produced. Deft of speech and swift of feet These players most assurèd be. The troupe … [Read more...]
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