Belfry Theatre SPARK Festival 2015. March 9-22.

Belfry Theatre SPARK Festival 2015. March 9-22, 2015 in Victoria BC. The SPARK Festival is the Belfry Theatre's celebration of new  plays and new ideas.  It's an opportunity for experiences outside their regular programming.  I saw Hawksley Workman's The Good That Comes at UNO Fest in 2012 and wonder how it has developed since then as it has toured around the world.  Anita Majumdar brought Fish Eyes to the SPARK Festival in 2012--here's my … [Read more...]

The Best Brothers and How To Disappear Completely at the Belfry Theatre. A review.

The Best Brothers and How to Disappear Completely at the Belfry Theatre. A review.  January 27-March1, 2015. It’s a departure from the usual for the Belfry Theatre to schedule two one-act plays as a main stage production—indeed, it’s the first time in over 25 years they have done so.  Artistic director Michael Shamata was so impressed with The Best Brothers by acclaimed Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor, originally staged at the Stratford … [Read more...]