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Theatre review: two one-of-a-kind shows at UNO Fest

June 8, 2017June 7, 2017
Holly Lam
Before this year’s UNO Fest, I’d never felt the need to do stretches — like the kind I’d do to cool down from a good jog — after seeing a play. UNO Fest is Intrepid...

Curtain opens on UVic Alums’ theatre company

May 24, 2017May 24, 2017
Holly Lam
You might wonder what writing and theatre students do after they attend UVic. It’s a fair question, and one that many students themselves grapple with. For a group of recent...

Victoria Fringe 2016: ‘Art of the Eight Limbs’ weaves disparate threads into a satisfying whole

September 1, 2016
Holly Lam
This is a review of Art of the Eight Limbs. Check out our preview, published Aug. 23, for more on the play's production. Art of the Eight Limbs, part of the Victoria Fringe Theatre...

Victoria Fringe 2016: Puppets get personal in ‘Does Not Play Well With Others’

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016
Holly Lam
What do the lives of children’s puppeteers look like when they step off stage? It’s a question Toronto-based puppeteers and performers Kira Hall and Adam Francis Proulx examine in Does...

Victoria Fringe 2016: ‘Art of the Eight Limbs’ brings diversity to the fore

August 23, 2016
Holly Lam
“Crustaceous but vulnerable” is how Chase Hiebert describes a character in Art of the Eight Limbs, a play he is directing for the Victoria Fringe Festival, which kicks off this...

The Valley offers poignant, topical story of resilience

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016
Holly Lam
Running all of this month at the Belfry, UVic Writing prof Joan MacLeod’s The Valley is full of universal truths and intimately unique characters. It’s also remarkably topical. The Valley...

‘Describe My Lonely’ flips the script on relationships

January 21, 2016
Holly Lam
If you’ve ever wanted to experience a piece of theatre again to catch all the things you missed, Describe My Lonely's unique concept offers a compelling reason to do so....

Cats, clowns, and Christmas: Comedy Pet Theatre comes to Victoria

December 9, 2015
Holly Lam
Straight from Las Vegas, a quirky, family-oriented holiday show will come to UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium this Saturday. Gregory Popovich’s Comedy Pet Theatre is exactly what it sounds like: a comedic...

TEDx Victoria’s fifth iteration set to make an impact

November 19, 2015November 18, 2015
Holly Lam
The fifth incarnation of TEDx Victoria will take over downtown this Saturday, Nov. 21. TEDx events are independently organized, licensed offshoots of TED, a conference that began in 1984 with...

City of Victoria seeks new Youth Poet Laureate

October 22, 2015October 21, 2015
Holly Lam
Zoë Duhaime began to perform poetry in grade ten. Now, she’s Victoria’s Youth Poet Laureate for 2015. Her term as Poet Laureate is coming to a close, and the next...
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