Balls - n. 1. Vulgar slang, testicles. 2. Courage, masculinity. When Bastian’s best friend gets testicular cancer, he finds out that sometimes being a man feels a lot like getting kicked in the balls. Winner: Hamilton Fringe New Play Award, London Fringe Best Original Production; “****” - Ottawa Sun; “The Full Package” - Hamilton View… Continue reading Balls!
Hamlet
Hamlet by Harry Venning 1989, Week 27
Talkin’ about talkin’ about a revolution
Well Vancouver, here we go again. There are now three days left until the opening night of Fringe '08, so it's time to start wading through this year's line-up to see what jumps out. I gotta level with you, this is an annual prospect that I absolutely dread. It's a mystifying process to me, not… Continue reading Talkin’ about talkin’ about a revolution
Fringe companies…missed the video pitch session? No problem…
...you've got one more chance to throw us your elevator pitch. This coming Tuesday, September 2 we'll be holding the out-of-towners video listing session. If you're a local company and would like to take advantage of this free listing opportunity, please feel free to head on down. Out-of-town companies will be given priority in the… Continue reading Fringe companies…missed the video pitch session? No problem…
Where do you sit in the Fringe smorgasbord?
With the Fringe impending and a lot of you participants checking in here at The Next Stage for marketing ops and updates, I thought I'd point you to a great article about theatre festivaling on Ken Davenport's Producer's Perspective blog (mandatory reading for theatre producers, if you're not already hip). A quick cut... Festivals are… Continue reading Where do you sit in the Fringe smorgasbord?
Antigone
New on the V-list: This is Our Youth
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The Lost Sole
“Excessive, scandalous, comic, cautionary, and horrifying, The Lost Sole weaves its magic over your unsuspecting feet” -- Sue Perlative, The Minsk Chronicle “Funnier than $#*t!” -- Maggie’s Dog “I hang my socks on the clothesline now!” -- T Bagger A twisted yarn about a sock's journey out of the dryer and into his own skin.… Continue reading The Lost Sole
Audition notice – Rolling Stock Theatre Society
The Rolling Stock Theatre Society, an independent theatre company dedicated to new play development, will be holding auditions for their upcoming production of Chainmail Bikini, a one-act comedy/drama written by Peter Boychuk. The play is set in a store that sells role-playing games and features four young characters: RAVEN: Female in her late teens. A… Continue reading Audition notice – Rolling Stock Theatre Society
This one goes to eleven: Jo Ledingham
Next up in a series of interviews with Vancouver theatre critics is Jo Ledingham, who has been consistently reporting on our theatre scene at the Courier for quite some time. Once, years ago, I was putting up a couple of my original plays for their first run and, stupidly, hadn't bothered to invite any of… Continue reading This one goes to eleven: Jo Ledingham
Confessions
One More for the Road
The Art of the Business Part 8: Becoming more Bloggable
Last month I talked about the basics of starting your own blog. In this month’s column, the second of three on blogging, I talk about how to use new media as a way of promoting your art event. If you google Vancouver blog, the number one hit is Miss 604. Rebecca Bolwitt is a born-and-bred-in-Vancouver… Continue reading The Art of the Business Part 8: Becoming more Bloggable
Wild Rose
Cast member mauled by Stanley Park resident
From a press release sent to The Next Stage from the Mortal Coil Performance Society... The opening night performance of Letters from Lithuania hit an unexpected glitch last night when one of the show’s cast members was attacked by raccoons in Stanley Park. The site-specific play, produced by Mortal Coil Performance Society in association with… Continue reading Cast member mauled by Stanley Park resident
Simon Ogden 