Theatre Listings

The productions listed below have been registered with the Brickenden Committee and will be adjudicated by their peers among the Brickenden Academy. These shows meet the required criteria to be considered for a Brickenden Award. No local independent production will be eligible for Brickenden nomination until it has been registered.

Nominations for the 2010 Brickenden Awards will be posted in late December 2010, at which time the public may place their vote. The awards ceremonies will take place in January 2011.

Brickenden Organizing Committee

  1. Lady Windermere's Fan (Theatre Soup)

    Location:

    McManus Studio

    Dates:

    1. March 10, 2010 8:00 pm
    2. March 11, 2010 12:30 pm
    3. March 11, 2010 8:00 pm
    4. March 12, 2010 8:00 pm
    5. March 13, 2010 2:00 pm
    6. March 13, 2010 8:00 pm

    Running time:

    120 minutes

    Synopsis:

    Lady Windermere’s Fan was Oscar Wilde’s first produced play, and it was an instant success on the London stage. Chronicling a series of misunderstandings and deceptions in the high society world of Victorian London, critics and audiences alike were charmed by Wilde’s trademark wit and intelligence. Lady Windermere’s Fan continues to entertain audiences all over the world, and the London, Ontario production will be no exception. Under the direction of Bernard Hopkins, Stratford favourite and former AD of The Grand Theatre, the play features many award-winning and accomplished actors from the London stage. Join Theatre Soup for an entertaining evening of intrigue, satire, and fun!

  2. Medea (The Passionfool Theatre Company)

    Location:

    The Arts Project

    Dates:

    1. March 17, 2010 8:00 pm
    2. March 18, 2010 8:00 pm
    3. March 19, 2010 8:00 pm
    4. March 20, 2010 2:00 pm
    5. March 20, 2010 8:00 pm
    6. March 24, 2010 8:00 pm
    7. March 25, 2010 8:00 pm
    8. March 26, 2010 8:00 pm
    9. March 27, 2010 2:00 pm
    10. March 27, 2010 8:00 pm

    Running time:

    90 minutes

    Synopsis:

    Euripides’ great drama of romantic obsession, the most searing of Greek tragedies, tells the tale of the princess Medea. For the love of Jason, she has betrayed her father and her people, murdered her own brother and gone into exile. Now, dismissed by the man for whom she has given her life, she plans a terrible revenge.

    The first show in Passionfool’s exciting and ambitious 2010 season, Medea is a fast paced and uncompromising show promising to engage and entertain. Seating is limited so get your tickets now! Don’t miss it!

  3. Bridge to Terabithia (OKTC)

    Location:

    Wolf Performance Hall

    Dates:

    1. March 18, 2010 11:00 am
    2. March 19, 2010 2:00 pm
    3. March 19, 2010 7:00 pm
    4. March 20, 2010 7:00 pm
    5. March 21, 2010 2:00 pm

    Running time:

    90 minutes

    Synopsis:

    See website

  4. Nine - The Musical (Musical Theatre Productions)

    Location:

    Palace Theatre

    Dates:

    1. March 18, 2010 8:00 pm
    2. March 19, 2010 8:00 pm
    3. March 20, 2010 8:00 pm
    4. March 21, 2010 2:00 pm
    5. March 24, 2010 8:00 pm
    6. March 25, 2010 8:00 pm
    7. March 26, 2010 8:00 pm
    8. March 27, 2010 2:00 pm
    9. March 27, 2010 8:00 pm

    Running time:

    120 minutes

    Synopsis:

    This musical is pure visual MAGIC, LAUGHTER, FUN and PASSION! The story is based on an Italian play by Mario Fratti inspired by Federico Fellini’s autobiographical film 8½. It focuses on film director Guido Contini, savoring his most recent (and greatest) success but facing his fortieth birthday and a midlife crisis blocking his creative impulses and entangling him in a web of romantic difficulties in early-1960s Venice. Guido juggles the many women in his life – whether they be real, fantasy or a memory.

  5. A Midsummer Night's Dream (OKTC)

    Location:

    Spriet Family Theatre

    Dates:

    1. March 26, 2010 7:00 pm
    2. March 27, 2010 7:00 pm
    3. March 28, 2010 2:00 pm
    4. March 28, 2010 7:00 pm

    Running time:

    100 minutes

    Synopsis:

    See website

  6. Little Shop of Horrors (Noisy Mime Theatre Company)

    Location:

    Wolf Performance Hall

    Dates:

    1. April 8, 2010 7:30 pm
    2. April 9, 2010 7:30 pm
    3. April 10, 2010 2:00 pm
    4. April 10, 2010 7:30 pm

    Running time:

    90 minutes

    Synopsis:

    Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood.

  7. Jerry's Girls (OKTC)

    Location:

    Spriet Family Theatre

    Dates:

    1. April 22, 2010 7:00 pm
    2. April 23, 2010 7:00 pm
    3. April 24, 2010 7:00 pm
    4. April 25, 2010 2:00 pm
    5. April 25, 2010 7:00 pm

    Running time:

    100 minutes

    Synopsis:

    See website

  8. Anne of Green Gables (OKTC)

    Location:

    Spriet Family Theatre

    Dates:

    1. April 28, 2010 7:00 pm
    2. April 29, 2010 7:00 pm
    3. April 30, 2010 7:00 pm
    4. May 1, 2010 2:00 pm
    5. May 1, 2010 7:00 pm
    6. May 2, 2010 2:00 pm
    7. May 2, 2010 7:00 pm

    Running time:

    160 minutes

    Synopsis:

    See website

  9. I Is Another (Theatre Nemesis)

    Location:

    The Arts Project

    Dates:

    1. May 4, 2010 8:00 pm
    2. May 5, 2010 8:00 pm
    3. May 6, 2010 8:00 pm
    4. May 7, 2010 8:00 pm
    5. May 8, 2010 8:00 pm

    Running time:

    120 minutes

    Synopsis:

    I IS ANOTHER is the story of 19th century visionary French poet Arthur Rimbaud who abandoned poetry at age 19 to become a gunrunner and slaver in Africa. Two years in the making, this play marks Jason Rip’s most sweeping and ambitious project yet.

  10. 30 Reasons NOT to be in a Play (OKTC)

    Location:

    Spriet Family Theatre

    Dates:

    1. May 7, 2010 7:00 pm
    2. May 8, 2010 2:00 pm
    3. May 8, 2010 7:00 pm
    4. May 9, 2010 2:00 pm
    5. May 9, 2010 7:00 pm

    Running time:

    90 minutes

    Synopsis:

    See website

  11. Wonderful Town (OKTC)

    Location:

    Spriet Family Theatre

    Dates:

    1. May 27, 2010 7:00 pm
    2. May 28, 2010 7:00 pm
    3. May 29, 2010 2:00 pm
    4. May 29, 2010 7:00 pm
    5. May 30, 2010 2:00 pm
    6. May 30, 2010 7:00 pm

    Running time:

    160 minutes

    Synopsis:

    See website

  12. Disney's Geppetto & Son (OKTC)

    Location:

    Rotary Reading Garden

    Dates:

    1. July 31, 2010 10:30 am
    2. July 31, 2010 5:30 pm
    3. August 1, 2010 5:30 pm
    4. August 2, 2010 7:00 pm
    5. August 3, 2010 7:00 pm
    6. August 5, 2010 7:00 pm
    7. August 6, 2010 7:00 pm
    8. August 7, 2010 10:30 am
    9. August 7, 2010 5:30 pm
    10. August 8, 2010 5:30 pm

    Running time:

    75 minutes

    Synopsis:

    See website

  1. The Curious Savage (Noisy Mime Theatre Company)

    Location:

    Forest City Community Church

    Dates:

    1. January 8, 2010 7:30 pm
    2. January 9, 2010 7:30 pm
    3. January 10, 2010 2:00 pm
    4. January 15, 2010 7:30 pm
    5. January 16, 2010 7:30 pm
    6. January 17, 2010 2:00 pm
    7. January 17, 2010 7:30 pm

    Running time:

    90 minutes

    Synopsis:

    Ten Million Dollars is Missing.
    Ethel Savage has been committed.
    Two Madmen, three Madwomen, and three very angry progeny confront the put upon Dr. Emmett, and his assistant Ms. Willie in The Cloisters Asylum.
    Money, Madness, Mystery, and Mayhem ensue!

  2. Mourning Dove (London Community Players)

    Location:

    Palace Theatre

    Dates:

    1. January 22, 2010 8:00 pm
    2. January 23, 2010 8:00 pm
    3. January 24, 2010 2:00 pm
    4. January 27, 2010 8:00 pm
    5. January 28, 2010 8:00 pm
    6. January 29, 2010 8:00 pm
    7. January 30, 2010 8:00 pm

  3. The Year of Magical Thinking (Fountainhead Theatre)

    Location:

    The Arts Project

    Dates:

    1. February 17, 2010 8:00 pm
    2. February 18, 2010 1:00 pm
    3. February 18, 2010 8:00 pm
    4. February 19, 2010 8:00 pm
    5. February 20, 2010 2:00 pm
    6. February 20, 2010 8:00 pm

    Running time:

    65 minutes

    Synopsis:

    In this dramatic adaptation of her award-winning bestselling memoir describing a woman’s journey of transformation following the sudden and unexpected death of her husband and their only daughter, Joan Didion creates an indelible portrait of loss and grief while sharing with the audience her personal path of acceptance of loss and belief inthe future. There will be tears, there will be laughter. Writing which is as intensely intimate as it is universal. A play for everyone.

  4. A Thousand Clowns by Herb Gardner (London Community Players)

    Location:

    Palace Theatre

    Dates:

    1. February 19, 2010 8:00 pm
    2. February 20, 2010 8:00 pm
    3. February 21, 2010 2:00 pm
    4. February 24, 2010 8:00 pm
    5. February 25, 2010 8:00 pm
    6. February 26, 2010 8:00 pm
    7. February 27, 2010 8:00 pm

    Running time:

    118 minutes

    Synopsis:

    A Broadway hit and Oscar-winning film, A Thousand Clowns
    has been called “sunny and wistful, sensible and demented, and
    above all, unfailingly amusing.” A Thousand Clowns sparkles
    with humour and quirky charm – it’s a story to warm the heart.

  5. Waiting for Godot (AlvegoRoot Theatre Company)

    Location:

    The Arts Project

    Dates:

    1. February 26, 2010 8:00 pm
    2. February 27, 2010 2:00 pm
    3. February 27, 2010 8:00 pm
    4. March 3, 2010 8:00 pm
    5. March 4, 2010 8:00 pm
    6. March 5, 2010 8:00 pm
    7. March 6, 2010 2:00 pm
    8. March 6, 2010 8:00 pm

    Running time:

    120 minutes

    Synopsis:

    “Two men wait by a desolate crossroads. They say they are waiting for Godot. As they continue to wait, they talk about past glories, philosophy, and religion, among other things, occasionally being interrupted by some unexpected visitors ( not Godot ). Dark and hilarious with so many rich, vibrant and relevant themes.

  6. A Taste For Blood (the notorious troupe)

    Location:

    Pandemic Nightclub

    Dates:

    1. March 4, 2010 10:00 pm
    2. March 5, 2010 10:00 pm

    Running time:

    150 minutes

    Synopsis:

    Three friends run afoul of a clan of cannibals.
    This is the notorious troupe’s 13th show.
    This show contains graphic imagery and disturbing content
    Not reccomended for minors