Theatre
Event
Dec 5, 2012
The elaborate Christian allegory that fuels C.S. Lewis’s fantasy is ideal fodder for Pacific Theatre’s church-basement stage. Its charming signature production returns, starring Kaitlin Williams and Mack Gordon in a tale about four English children escaping the horrors of World War 2 by entering a perpetually snowy world with talking animals and a Christ-like lion.
Event
Nov 22, 2012
America's leading humourist, David Sedaris, saw his career launched with the 1992 airing of his Santaland Diaires, wherein he details—with pathos and hilarity—the lowly travails of a mall Santa's helper elf. Adapted as solo stage show in 1996. Starring a comically dorky Ryan Beil.
Event
Oct 18, 2012
Oliver Goldsmith’s bawdy 18th-century comedy is one of the few dramatic works of that era that still easily engages. Probably because it’s a comedy of manners that focuses on sexual manners—with an emphasis on tomfoolery. Mistaken identities (inlaws for hired help, maids for lovers) fuel the effervescent narrative.
Event
Nov 1, 2012
A career-defining masterpiece by Canada’s most critically acclaimed theatre artist. Robert Le-page’s epic solo drama (from 2000) centres on one man’s search for connection and meaning in a world overwhelmed by loss. Performed by Yves Jacques. (French performance on Nov. 6.)
Event
Sep 28, 2012
A work in homage to the music of Leonard Cohen sees a lonelyhearts musician holed up at the famous New York hotel. (This return production features live performances of Cohen songs.)
