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Join us for Some Kinda Fun – the Belfry’s 50th Anniversary Season Celebration. Billed as “Shy on Speeches, High on Music,” guests will be treated to songs from some of the musicals produced during the Belfry’s 50 years. Created by Michael Shamata and Tobin Stokes, the performance features Brent Jarvis and Chelsea Rose Winsby from I Think I’m Fallin’: The […]
Read MoreWhile there are no tickets for these free events, we encourage you to arrive early as there is limited seating (or, in the miniplays case, standing) capacity. The Bar will be open. See you at Spark. MARCH 10 – 21 – miniplays miniplays are free ten-minute plays performed in odd spots around the building. Check […]
Read MoreLike many Canadians, Kevin has always wondered about his roots. Kevin is Hakka (客家)…he thinks. Hakka (“guest people”) are a branch of Han Chinese who have continuously migrated. Out of the blue, he gets a phone call asking him to write a play about Hakka identity. His fact-finding mission leads him to Victoria and the […]
Read MoreA Baram and Snieckus Production Written and Created by Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus Co-Created and Directed by Kat Sandler Starring Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus Comedy duo—and married couple—Matt Baram (Umbrella Academy, The Apprentice Movie) and Naomi Snieckus (Mr.D, Handmaid’s Tale) invite you to Big Stuff, a funny, generous, and […]
Read MoreAs Ebenezer Scrooge, faded theatrical diva Esmé Massengill slinks, sulks, and slanders her co-stars in this campy and salaciously funny version of the classic story. This holiday season we welcome back Ronnie Burkett, the winner of more awards than can be listed here—including the Governor General’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. It’s an […]
Read MoreAs human and as funny as life—and just as fragile. “Casey” is Casey House in Toronto—Canada’s first hospice for men dying of AIDS. “Diana” is Princess Diana—who visited Casey House in 1991—and changed the world’s attitude towards the disease. Thomas has spent five months in Casey House waiting to die. Now he’s hoping he’ll […]
Read MoreMaanomaa, My Brother (My Bird, My Brother) Simple and theatrical storytelling—two “brothers” confronting the chasm between them. Childhood friends Kwame and Will reunite in Ghana for the funeral of a loved one, and discover how much has changed since they separated 25 years earlier. Telling their story in a beautiful combination of dialogue and […]
Read MoreA one-woman show about taking a big bite out of life. This is the story of Mieko Ouchi’s mother, Dorothy, and the pilgrimage she makes after the unexpected death of her husband. To the surprise—and distress—of her children, she announces that she wants to take the 26-foot-long RV that she and her husband purchased […]
Read MoreA comedy that spears the farcical machinations of politics. December 13, 1979: the day of the parliamentary vote on Joe Clark’s austerity budget. It’s almost certain to bring down his government. A parade of politicians, including Pierre Trudeau, John Crosbie, and Flora Macdonald—try to offer advice—but honest hapless Joe is determined to stick to […]
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