Despite flaws, solo performance of A Christmas Carol wonderfully entertainingA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is likely the most well-known piece of traditional holiday literature of all time, and for good reason: it tells a gripping story of ordinary people grappling with the human condition, and it has starkly relatable characters. Indeed, the most compelling thing about Ebenezer Scrooge is that the audience feels […] Continue Reading |
A Christmas Carol at Blue Bridge keeps tradition aliveThis month at Blue Bridge Theatre, the world-renowned Victorian-era Christmas story A Christmas Carol will be told in the same fashion that it was originally presented: with one actor playing the cast of over 20 characters. But actor Sanjay Talwar is no stranger to taking on a role where he plays multiple people. “I actually […] Continue Reading |
International at Camosun: Final goodbyesOur exams are right around the corner, but so is Christmas! Victoria is a really beautiful place, especially during Christmas time—there are Christmas decorations everywhere, and I was pleased to recently be able to attend a Christmas parade. I finally feel like I’m at home here, settled in (enough, anyway), and adapted to this wonderful […] Continue Reading |
Camosun ETP students holding Winter Holiday SaleCamosun College Employment Training and Preparation (ETP) students are holding a Winter Holiday Sale on Thursday, December 2. Third-year ETP student Nathan Wong and ETP instructor Laura Friesen say that among other items for sale will be conifer cookies, rosemary cookies, apple chips, and roasted chick peas in a special sauce (courtesy of Camosun’s Mosaic […] Continue Reading |
A Christmas Carol returns to Craigdarroch Castle as solo performanceThis holiday season, viewers will be visited by three spirits at Craigdarroch Castle in a performance of A Christmas Carol by veteran local actor Jason Stevens. Stevens—who is returning for his tenth year telling the story—brings 19 characters to life in his solo performance of the Dickens classic tale of a man beset by greed […] Continue Reading |
Serving Elizabeth shines with beautiful set and intriguing plotCanadian playwright Marcia Johnson’s play Serving Elizabeth has made its way to Victoria’s Belfry Theatre. People may be drawn to seeing this play because Johnson was originally inspired by the popular Netflix series The Crown, in particular, an episode set in Kenya. Johnson had, apparently, seen the episode and believed that the depiction of the […] Continue Reading |
International at Camosun: My first HalloweenThey say that when there’s a festival coming up, you can feel it in the air. I’ve never honestly understood why everyone celebrated Halloween, a spooky holiday, but when it was coming up this year, I could certainly feel it in the air, and it made me excited to understand it better. It’s not just […] Continue Reading |
City and Colour owns audience from first chord at first of two Victoria showsWith the momentum of four consecutive number one albums as City and Colour, prolific singer/songwriter Dallas Green stopped at the Royal Theatre for the first of two back to back shows Monday night. This is Green’s first solo tour since November of 2019, but he clearly hasn’t missed a beat. Most Camosun students may be […] Continue Reading |
Dead Man’s Cell Phone excellent way to kick off Phoenix’s seasonAfter sitting empty for over a year, the Phoenix Theatre’s chairs were finally overflowing with an eager crowd excited to see the first live show of the season. On Thursday night, I attended the opening night of Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a play written by American playwright Sarah Ruhl and directed by Fran Gebhard. Not […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: The War on Drugs hit peak feelgood sad-rock on new albumThe War on Drugs I Don’t Live Here Anymore (Atlantic Records) 4/5 Modern masters of melancholy The War on Drugs are back with the very War on Drugs-titled I Don’t Live Here Anymore, 10 more reminders of how this band does sad rock better than anyone else right now. See “Living Proof” for proof of […] Continue Reading |
