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Blue Bridge brings a warm and uncomplicated retelling of A Christmas Carol to your sitting room

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020
Chris Horne
Blue Bridge Repertory returns to the stage with a live-streamed performance of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, starring Stratford-veteran Sanjay Talwar. The performance was a paean to togetherness in a

Sondheim’s Company still kicking at 50

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020
Chris Horne
Fragile egos, food fetishes, and empty flings collide this month in Langham Court Theatre’s revival of Company, the enduringly cynical 1970 musical comedy from Stephen Sondheim and George Furth. Centring

Silver screen and stage satire meet with a bang in The 39 Steps

November 4, 2019November 14, 2019
Chris Horne
The 39 Steps — Patrick Barlow’s tongue-in-cheek adaptation of John Buchan’s 1915 novel and Hitchcock’s 1935 thriller of the same name — is a flight of farce for four versatile

Five retrospects of selected 2019 Fringe performances

September 19, 2019October 4, 2019
Chris Horne
For those who missed it, those who prefer the rustle of the paper to the bustle of the playhouse, and those who just want something to argue about, here are

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is vaudeville at its finest

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019
Chris Horne
Contorted courtesans, Oedipal battles, and star-crossed lovers clamour together under the spotlight this August in Blue Bridge Repertory’s production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the

Local theatre takes on 1963 comedic classic Barefoot in the Park

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019
Chris Horne
Barefoot in the Park by the late great Neil Simon premiered on Broadway in 1963 and enjoyed lasting popularity, since becoming Simon’s longest-running hit. Now playing in Victoria, the

UVic’s interdisciplinary journal The Warren celebrates its tenth issue

March 4, 2019March 18, 2019
Chris Horne
The launch for the tenth issue will be held at Felicita’s Pub on March 9 UVic’s interdisciplinary journal, The Warren, is releasing its 10th issue this spring. True to its catchline,...

Liberal hack-usations backfire, political diversions continue

March 2, 2017March 3, 2017
Chris Horne
In early February, the B.C. Liberals claimed that their party's website had been hacked, basing their accusations on the few hours where private information of Vancouver Island residents who had...

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