In tribute to the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens, the most beloved English novelist in the world (Feb 7, 1812-2012), Woodfield Productions and the London Public Library are partnering to produce an original stage adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS, written by Marion Johnson and directed by Don Fleckser, with a large ensemble cast of all ages.

Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island is a story of piracy on the tropical seas. It begins at an inn on the Devon coast of England in 1775 and quickly becomes an unforgettable tale of treachery and mayhem featuring a host of legendary swashbucklers including the dangerous Billy Bones, the sinister two-timing Israel Hands, the brassy woman pirate Anne Bonney, and the hideous form of evil incarnate, Blind Pew. At the center of it all are Jim Hawkins, a 14-year-old boy who longs for adventure, and the infamous Long John Silver, perhaps the most famous hero-villain of all time.

Jenny’s House of Joy is a comedy with a western twist. Jenny runs the best little whorehouse in Kansas, but when a mysterious young woman comes begging for a job, the gals at Jenny’s house might just have more than they bargained for. Jenny’s House of Joy is a delightful new comedy about the “oldest profession.”

HOUSE
Written by Daniel MacIvor

Performed by Justin Quesnelle
Directed by Eva Blahut
Stage Managed by Damon Muma

February 17-18; 22-25 @ 8pm and 18 & 25 @ 2pm
PWYC Preview on February 16 @ 8pm

Launching their 5th season of award winning theatre in London, the Passionfool Theatre, resident company of The ARTS Project, is proud to present Daniel MacIvor’s one man masterpiece – House.

Following their recent success with MacIvor’s work, Never Swim Alone (Best Production Brickenden Award, Best Show of the Fringe 2009) and Monster (Best Solo Production Brickenden Award, Best Solo Show of the Fringe 2010), Passionfool presents one of the playwrights’ most fascinating and critically acclaimed works.

Billed as a stand-up-sit-down-one-man-comedy-nightmare, House is the twisted story of Victor. His mother is possessed by the devil, his sister loves a dog, he’s married to his cousin who doesn’t love him, and his father is the saddest man in the world. But instead of accepting his seemingly obvious role as the world’s biggest loser, Victor bursts through theatrical conventions in search of acceptance from his audiences.

The ARTS Project Theatre – 203 Dundas St

Tickets: $20

Available through The ARTS Project – 519.642.2767

Teen girls battle their demons.

A dysfunctional Southern family attend their patriarch’s funeral. Delightful characters,funny and sad at the same time.Guaranteed to offend.( Hope not !)

A playwright breaks his promise and tells a story he said he would never tell: this is the story of Althea, the only survivor of her family from an unnamed genocide. Althea became a prison guard to the intellectual behind it on trial many years later. However, he claims to have Alzheimer’s disease and cannot remember the past two decades of his life. This is a story of genocide; a story of broken relationships; a story of guilt and the loss of innocence, of love and hate, and asks the question “why do good people rush to do evil, and what do they become?”

A writer named Katurian has been brought in for questioning by the secret police. Children have turned up murdered in unimaginable ways. But they aren’t unimaginable to Katurian – he’s written hundreds of twisted stories about children being killed or tortured. And the murders match three of his stories down to every last detail. Facing execution at the hands of two corrupt detectives, Katurian must prove his innocence and solve the mystery of the murders all by himself.

A pitch-black comedy by acclaimed Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, The Pillowman will have you laughing hysterically and squirming uncomfortably in equal measure. Directed by Markus Liik.

The Drowsy Chaperone is an homage to American musicals of the Jazz Age, examining the effect musicals have on the fans who adore them. The Man in Chair, a mousy, agoraphobic Broadway fanatic, seeking to cure his “non-specific sadness”, listens to a recording of a fictional 1928 musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone. As he listens to this rare recording, he is transported into the musical. The characters appear in his dingy apartment, and we see the show as he sees it: a little silly, a little saucy, and pure fun. “It takes you to another world…a little something to help you escape…”

Roller-skating musical based on 80′s movie

Broadway Revue of pop hits by Leiber & Stoller

The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic

takes us through a year in the chrming life of Arnold Lobel’s renowned Frog & Toad.

Relive the joy and excitement as Andrew lloyd Webber and T. S.. Eliot’s Cats gather for the Jellicle Ball!

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright David Mamet’s most controversial play resists the easy answers, reveling as it deconstructs our culture of tolerance and political correctness. Oleanna will make your blood race and your outrage flare as you witness one of the most exciting and morally challenging face-offs in American theatre.

Did John sexually assault his student? Is Carol trying to extort her professor? What happened behind that closed office door? The truth is a matter of interpretation when a teacher and his pupil square off against each other in an escalating battle of words and wills. Whose side will you choose?