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Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story is wonderfully written, with comedy interwoven through a dark tale. The more sombre moments in the show made me reflect when I recently went to see it at The Belfry, and the actors’ comedic timing is what makes the show come to life. Old Stock—written by playwright Hannah Moscovitch […]

I recently went to see Chiaro:Scuro, produced by Broken Rhythms Dance Company at the Metro Theatre on April 7 and 8. The performance is inspired by film noir to convey the light and dark of human experience using jazzy and atypical instrumental music, shadows and fog, and unique dance moves that Broken Rhythms calls “rhythmical […]

When I left my house to see Theatre Inconnu’s latest production, Bull, I had no real idea of what I was in store for. Directed by Don Keith and written by British playwright Mike Bartlett, Bull is a quick-witted and dark summary of the spiral of shame one person can fall into while being gaslit […]

Vinegar Tom is a theatre production originally written by Caryl Churchill in 1976, and currently directed by Francis Matheu under the University of Victoria’s department of theatre. It sets its story in 17th century England, during the rampant witch trials where countless innocent women were accused of heresy, and drowned, burned, or hanged. These women were […]

On Thursday, February 9, The Belfry Theatre unveiled the heartwarming and resonant production of The Unplugging, written by Yvette Nolan and directed by Reneltta Arluk. The play details the story of Elena, an Indigenous woman played by Marsha Knight, and Bern, a white woman portrayed by Lois Anderson, surviving in the cold Canadian winter after […]