Review: ‘Good Morning, Viet Mom!’ March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Emma Bishop In Good Morning, Viet Mom!, Franco Nguyen tells a story of growing up as the son of Vietnamese immigrant parents in a moving and hilarious show with themes of family,
Mike Delamont confronts difficult childhood in ‘Mama’s Boy’ March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Glenn Howard On Mar. 8, Mama’s Boy opened the 10th annual Spark Festival at the Belfry Theatre. Mike Delamont used every part of his towering six-foot-six frame to deliver a moving, intimate
The Phoenix Theatre’s ‘7 Stories’ held over to March 24 (for good reason) March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Brianna Bock As the sun starts to go down, the 100-year old Lillian (Rahat Saini) admires the beautiful evening, while The Man (Lyle Hendriks) is lost in his own troubling thoughts. Morris Panych’s existential...
Kaleidoscope Theatre’s play ‘The Giver’ showing this weekend February 22, 2019March 18, 2019 Anna Dodd While Victoria's Kaleidoscope Theatre calls itself a "theatre for young people," adults and children alike will be mesmerized and haunted by its most recent production of the dystopian play, The...
RENT is one-hundred-and-fifty-minutes of expert performances November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 Anna Dodd (And moments so dear) Ooo-one huuu-uun-dred and fifty minutes / Ooo-one hundred and fifty moments so dear. The Victoria Operatic Society's (VOS) one-hundred-and-fifty-minute-long production of RENT was definitely dear, as well...
A grand spectacle November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Adam Bach The Phoenix Theatre's production of The Drowsy Chaperone is anything but sleepy The Phoenix Theatre’s Production of The Drowsy Chaperone is a grand spectacle done through the parody of classical musical tropes....
The Fitting Room takes home gold at this year’s Pick of the Fringe September 21, 2018September 19, 2018 Juliana Rupchan The 2018 Fringe Festival results are in, and UVic’s theatrical talents are award-winning. The Fitting Room, put on by RoseMarie Productions — a team made up mostly of UVic grads...
Fringe 2018: Learning to love “To Hug” September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 Brianna Bock Pepper spray, pink dresses, and airports — all you need, really Like many great stories, Jon Bennett: How I Learned to Hug begins in an airport. In the play, Bennett manages to make...
Fringe 2018: Last-chance picks August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 Jakelene Plan Your last chance saloon picks for what to watch this weekend Kitt & Jane: An Interactive Survival Guide to the Near-Post-Apocalyptic Future Kitt & Jane return to the Victoria Fringe in An...
Fringe 2018: Waiting for the world to end August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 Brianna Bock The Last Garden is the poignant one-man show at this year’s Fringe that you need to see What would you do if you were the last person on earth? For the...
