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The Graduate, originally a novel written by Charles Webb in 1963, was made into a film in 1967. Now it’s in Victoria as a play, but it just doesn’t pack the same punch. The storyline follows the awkward and unsettled tendencies of post-graduate Benjamin Braddock, who finds his idle self lured into the web of […]

Last night was the first time the power balladeering/power pop stars Goo Goo Dolls (read our recent interview with them here) had played in Victoria for about 200 years (okay, since 1988), so it was no surprise that I was surrounded by women of varying ages (okay, mainly middle-aged) singing along to every word of […]

The UVic Phoenix Theatre’s production of William Inge’s Picnic is exactly what you would expect to experience at a family picnic: some laughs, some awkwardness, and lots of family drama. Picnic is a story of young love, ambition, and the classic yearnings of the human heart, all set in one location over a 24-hour period. […]

The latest Coen Brothers film, Inside Llewyn Davis, left me feeling like an outsider in more than one respect. Without any real knowledge of the world of folk music or any real connection to the characters, I waited patiently outside to be invited into the story. I was left disappointed when what I expected to […]

One of Victoria’s more successful independent threatre productions recently received the rather exciting news that they’d won a chance to tour their show at various Canadian Fringe festivals this summer. The creators of Kitt & Jane: An Interactive Survival Guide to the Near-Post-Apocalyptic Future, a local theatre favourite the past couple of years, won the […]

If it seems like Victoria’s comedy scene is taking off in recent months, it’s because it is. According to promoters and local comedians, comedy in Victoria is booming. One big reason for this recent comedy resurgence is the development of regular comedy nights on Wednesdays, now taking place at the Stone’s Throw Restaurant and organized […]

If you’re looking for an energetic show that will leave you wanting to adopt a redheaded orphan of your own, Victoria Operatic Society’s rendition of Annie is the perfect recommendation. But if you’re worried about the kids staying up too late or grandma falling asleep on a stranger’s shoulder, you’d better catch a matinee. Last […]

Nanaimo-born Allison Crowe is getting set to bring her Tidings concert to Victoria again. The independent singer-songwriter has toured internationally and recently appeared in a cameo role in last summer’s blockbuster Man of Steel. Yet, Crowe’s support for Victoria’s community soldiers on, as evidenced by the organizations this concert will be benefiting.   “When I […]