Beaver Dreams La Fièvre du Castor. Victoria Fringe 2017. An interview with Maggie Winston. “All humans desire to connect to nature”. Learn more from Lost and Found Puppet Company’s artist director Maggie Winston about the inspiration for this bilingual, all-ages show, created and produced by an all-female team. How long have you been producing work on the Fringe circuit? As an artist/company? My first show at the fringe was in … [Read more...]
Beaver Dreams La Fièvre du Castor. Victoria Fringe 2017. An interview with Maggie Winston.
August 16, 2017 By 2 Comments
Mr P by Belzébrute, presented by Intrepid Theatre September 22-24, 2016. Interview.
September 13, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Mr P by Belzébrute presented by Intrepid Theatre, September 22-24, 2016. Interview. Mr P tells nothing less than the fabulous story of the real Mister Potato Head! Inspired by 1920’s silent movies, this modern tale brilliantly combines live music, video projection, and puppetry. It’s part cartoon, part musical comedy. I wanted to know more about the "band of artists" Belzébrute—never before seen on the West Coast. They were kind enough … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2016. Day Six.
August 31, 2016 By 1 Comment
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2016. Day Six. Victoria Fringe Festival August 22-September 4, 2016. Reviews of Does Not Play Well With Others by Moon Dinosaur Theatre, [title of show] by Urban Arts Productions and Effie and the Vampire: A Lesbianistic Musical Melodrama by Dragon Monkey Theatre As always, my complete Victoria Fringe Festival 2016 coverage can be found HERE: Be sure to page through since there are dozens of … [Read more...]
Space Hippo by Mochinosha, the Wishes Mystical Puppet Company at the Victoria Fringe Festival2016. Media release.
August 24, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Space Hippo by Mochinosha, the Wishes Mystical Puppet Company at the Victoria Fringe 2016. Media release. I try really hard to be objective and impartial in my coverage of the Victoria Fringe Festival--however, there is one exception this year--Space Hippo by Mochinosha, the Wishes Mystical Puppet Company. I have a particular love of everything shadow puppet related--whether it be intricate and exquisite cut-outs (as in Space Hippo, and … [Read more...]
21 Ways to Make the World Last Longer. Belfry Theatre SPARK Festival 2016. A review.
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21 Ways to Make the World Last Longer. Belfry Theatre SPARK Festival 2016. A review. Exquisite enchantment and home-spun wisdom couple in 21 Ways to Make the World Last Longer—currently celebrating its world premiere at the Belfry Theatre SPARK Festival (March 22-26, 2016). In a series of short vignettes, the personages in Cathy Stubington (Runaway Moon Theatre) and James Tait’s original work come to life with alacrity. Craftsmanship is … [Read more...]
Pacific Northwest Puppetry Festival and Puppets for Peace Celebration September 19-21, 2014. Victoria BC.
September 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Pacific Northwest Regional Puppetry Festival and Puppets for Peace September 19-21, 2014. Victoria BC. If you love puppets, you will be thrilled at the upcoming Puppets for Peace Celebration September 19-21, 2014 (in conjunction with the Pacific Northwest Puppet Festival). For over a year local puppeteer Tim Gosley (Fraggle Rock, Sesame Park) has been working tirelessly, aided by collaborators and volunteers, to bring this event to fruition. … [Read more...]
Francine and Frankie Make Art! Interview with Waddle Waddle Production’s Randi Edmundson
September 2, 2014 By 1 Comment
Now that the Victoria Fringe Festival is finished, we return to regular programming on this website, with news, interviews, reviews and previews of upcoming productions. First up—Francine and Frankie B Make ART!, a puppet show for children and adults by Waddle Waddle Productions, Saturday September 6th at the Intrepid Theatre Club (more information at the bottom of the article). Thanks to Randi Edmundson (one of the co-creators with … [Read more...]
Sci-Fi Double Feature at Winterlab 2014. Q&A with Brian Fidler.
January 15, 2014 By Leave a Comment
I was first introduced to the work of Ramshackle Theatre of Whitehorse when Brian Fidler presented Broken at Intrepid Theatre’s UNO Fest in 2013 (my review is here). Now, Ramshackle returns for Winterlab (January 25th-February 1st, 2014) with Sci-Fi Double Feature—a cardboard puppet show for adults and children alike. I caught up with Brian when he was deeply immersed in a puppet intensive at the BanffSchool of the Arts (co-incidentally … [Read more...]
Ignorance by the Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Victoria BC review.
January 10, 2014 By 1 Comment
It’s time to put on your silly hat, leave the judging adult behind and surrender to delight - the Old Trout Puppet Workshop has arrived in Victoria for the first time since 2007 (Famous Puppet Death Scenes) with Ignorance (playing January 7-18th at Blue Bridge at the Roxy as part of the Presenter’s Series). If you believe that puppets are limited to characters like Casey on Mr. Dressup, or the traditional Punch and Judy, prepare to have your … [Read more...]
Fractured Fables: The Prison Puppet Project – a review
October 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Words like “labour of love” and “massive undertaking” are often over-used. In the case of Fractured Fables: The Prison Puppet Project currently playing at William Head Onstage (WHoS) they accurately describe not only the creation process but also the end result. Founded in 1981, William Head on Stage is the only inmate-initiated, inmate-run theatre program inside a Canadian federal prison which opens it’s gates to a public audience. Over the … [Read more...]
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