local theatre

Phoenix theatre’s ‘Our Town’ nails the play’s classic charm

On the production side, Our Town demands a minimal set. In fact, the actors are required to mime props and scenery, with only a table to represent a house, or…

UVic hosts second Indigenous Theatre Festival

Lawrence Thomas, the ceremonial speaker on Friday night, said walking away at the end of the festival felt like “walking on air.”

Belfry Theatre explores power in a timely production of ‘1979’

Throughout the play, political context is projected onto the wall of the Prime Minister’s office, featuring details like Clark’s gas tax, the 1979 approval rating of Clark’s successor, Pierre Trudeau,…

Intrepid to close the doors of the Metro Studio next year

“There’s a lot of cost[s], insurance costs are huge, electricity cost, heating cost, building maintenance cost, and those were all getting more expensive…. it’s getting more challenging to run an…

‘Hatched’ was a self-referential success

How does an idea become a play? How do multiple ideas from multiple people become a singular play with a followable story? Just ask Hatched, a play about the creation…

The Bad Mama Jama Show packs a one-two punch

Catch live music and stand-up comedy at Vinyl Envy, Saturday night, every second month On one Saturday night of every second month, Vinyl Envy in downtown Victoria is the place…

Curtain opens on UVic Alums’ theatre company

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…