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Entertainment|Theatre

New Events in Victoria BC

by jbaker May 31, 2011

One of the many benefits of living in Victoria is the multitude of fun, exciting and entertaining events that occur here throughout the year.  Being a tourist destination does have its advantages!  Here are a couple new events for 2011, one which has just occurred, and one coming up in July. The first annual Ryder [...]

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PUENTE Theatre Society

by hwilde January 8, 2011

Founded in 1988 by Chilean born director Lina de Guevara, PUENTE Theatre Society aims to bridge cultures through entertainment, giving people who live in Victoria the opportunity to learn about and gain respect for the cultural heritage that immigrants bring with them. PUENTE Theatre’s aspirational goals are: To offer work and creative development opportunities to [...]

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Theatre Inconnu

by jbaker January 3, 2011

Billing itself as Victoria’s longest surviving alternative theatre company, Theatre Inconnu was launched in 1978 by Katya Kern – Aho and Clayton Jevne.  The duo toured their singular form of theatrical entertainment featuring puppetry and clowning across Canada and to Europe. By 1987 they were ensconced in Market Square, the heart of “Old Town” Victoria.  [...]

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Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre

by gmclean December 29, 2010

In 2008 a group led by veteran producer and director Brian Richmond founded the Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre in Victoria BC.  Designed as a supplement to the already extensive variety of theatre entertainment currently offered in Victoria, Blue Bridge showcases works from both classical and modern theatre traditions. The beauty and simplicity of the Johnson [...]

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black box productions

by hwilde December 24, 2010

The fall of 2009 saw a new theatre company hatched to entertain people living in Victoria BC.  The fledgling black box productions is…a little theatre company with a big voice….. The dark comedy “Dog Sees God, Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” was black box productions’ first show in October 2009.  It is a (unauthorized by [...]

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Intrepid Theatre

by jbaker December 19, 2010

Intrepid Theatre is a not for profit entertainment organization in Victoria BC which produces the annual Fringe Festival and Uno Fest, North America’s longest-running solo performance festival, as well as a calendar chock full of international theatre presentations and premieres for local independent theatre companies. Victoria venues Metro Studio and Intrepid Theatre Club both play [...]

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ASAP Theatre Company

by gmclean December 14, 2010

The ASAP Theatre Company is a new, make that very new theatre company in Victoria.  The summer of 2010 was their inaugural season and they produced two entertaining musical shows. The first show; “A Party Worth Crashing”was a very energetic musical review/variety show which was reviewed by Thandi Fletcher for the Victoria Times-Colonist.  “RENT” in [...]

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The Victoria Shakespeare Society

by hwilde December 9, 2010

The Victoria Shakespeare Society was formed in 2003 and since then has entertained Victorians each summer with outdoor productions focussed primarily on the works of William Shakespeare. The first couple of seasons saw the VSS perform at a couple different downtown locations, but in 2005 the Shakespeare Summer Festival was relocated to the Lansdowne campus [...]

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Kaleidoscope Theatre

by jbaker December 4, 2010

Kaleidoscope Theatre is a professional company that specializes in entertainment for young audiences.  This unique program provides opportunities for young people living in Victoria to learn from and be mentored by theatre professionals. More than 90 original plays or adaptations have been produced since 1974 and Kaleidoscope has performed these to an audience of more [...]

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Langham Court Theatre

by gmclean November 29, 2010

In the Rockland neighborhood of Victoria you`ll find Langham Court Theatre.  Originally the carriage house and barn of a home called The Laurels; it was built in 1889 for the Robert Ward family.  Now it houses the Victoria Theatre Guild and Dramatic School and provides theatrical entertainment for people living in Victoria. The buildings also [...]

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