National Shows, Walking Fish, and More for Second Week of Festival

Our second week is upon us!  The second set of shows begins tomorrow night and this is just a quick reminder about what is coming up!  

  • Highway 63: The Fort Mac Show



    Every Canadian experiences the benefits of oil, but many know very little about life at its source. Behind every barrel, every economic projection or environmental scandal, there are people. Who are the people at the northern tip of Alberta's Highway 63?  At the heart of the world’s largest energy project, theatre creators from across Canada use a blend of verbatim and improvisation to bring the front lines of the oil sands to Vancouver.

     
  • Countries Shaped Like Stars



    The courtship of Gwendolyn Magnificent and Bartholomew Spectacular is a tale of love best heard through a tin-can telephone. With performer-operated lights, water glasses, whirly winds and a mandolin, they create the sounds and images of a landscape forever altered by regret.

     
  • The Hanging Judge



    In a cemetery outside 19th Century London, two trolls meet by the discarded corpse of a hanged judge. The mangier troll, Blemish, has brought a bag with him inside which is a bound man. Blemish would like to eat this man, but the other troll – Chantecler – has just returned from France, where Napoleon has ushered in an era of enlightenment. And Chantecler has learned.

     
  • Walking Fish



    And don't forget about the Walking Fish!  Five up and coming shows that will excite, tantalize, and make you fall in love with theatre - all over again.

Check out the schedule to find out more.  See you all tomorrow!  

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