by Brianna Bock | Feb 23, 2023 | Culture, Theatre
Despite the bleak setup, the story of The Unplugging remains hopeful In the near future, the end of the world has arrived. Civilization as we understand it has fallen — unplugged, as one of the main characters of The Unplugging puts it. Instead of following the...
by Brianna Bock | Feb 22, 2023 | Culture, Theatre
The play’s themes shine, yet the humour and music fall short The story of a community in 16th century England shows how a seemingly thoughtless comment can snowball into a witch trial in Vinegar Tom. Margery doesn’t accuse her neighbour, Joan, of being a witch...
by Brianna Bock | Feb 9, 2023 | Culture, Events, Theatre
Warm ideas collide during the cold months of the year 2023 marks the ninth year of Victoria’s OUTstages, a theatre festival with a focus on Queer Art by Queer Artists. OUTstages began in 2015 as a 4–5 day festival that originally ran around the same time as Pride,...
by Brianna Bock | Dec 22, 2022 | Culture, Theatre
A world where anything can happen, especially with audience participation An improv show lives and dies off the performers’ abilities to play to the audience. It can be argued that all live performances are dependent on this, but it is especially true for improv where...
by Brianna Bock | Dec 8, 2022 | Culture, Theatre
Sex, puppets, friendship, what’s not to like? Sometimes, an intermediate is needed to convey a person’s true feelings. Going All The Way is a play about two friends, Avery and Beatrice, as they finish up university. For their final fine arts project, they...