Belfry Theatre
The Belfry Theatre has been producing plays since 1976 and has gone on to become one of Canada's most respected companies. The theatres is dedicated to producing contemporary plays with an emphasis on Canadian works and they strive to promote artistic, cultural and educational events in the Victoria region.
In the past twenty years, the Belfry has gone on to produce some 212 plays, of which 150 have been Canadian. Of those 150, 32 have become premiere productions. Several of the plays premiered at the Belfry have gone on to acclaim across Canada, the US, Australia and Europe.
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LATE BREAKING NEWS
Ryan Beil takes Best Actor award for Billy Bishop Goes to War, Sarah Rodgers wins for Best Director
Our incoming production of Billy Bishop Goes to War (July 20 – August 14) won two Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards in Vancouver last night. Ryan Beil took home the award for Best Actor and Sarah Rodgers won for Outstanding Direction. Congratulations to them both. Read more >
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The Life Inside
World premiere at the Belfry on November 18
28.10.2010 Victoria, BC - The Life Inside by James Fagan Tait and Joelysa Pankanea will premiere at the Belfry on Thursday, November 18 (previews November 16 & 17). Commissioned by the Belfry in 2008, The Life Inside is directed by James Fagan Tait with musical direction by Joelysa Pankanea. Tait and Pankanea have collaborated on a number of plays with music, including a highly celebrated adaptation of Crime and Punishment. The Life Inside is based on Nobel Prize winning playwright Maurice Maeterlinck's 1895 play, Intérieur (one of his few plays originally intended for marionettes), and will run from November 16 - December 19, 2010.
With a cast of 19, The Life Inside is one of the largest plays the Belfry has mounted. The cast includes Jeremy Crittenden (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Sarah Donald (One Last Kiss), Mark Hellman (Ethan Claymore), Clayton Jevne (Corker), Richard Newman (Lies & Legends), and Jan Wood (Moo). Kyle Cameron, Lina de Guevara, Elizabeth Duncan, Deanna Gutierrez, Mark Haney, Rebecca Hass, Michaela Holmes, Richard Hurst, Josh Layne, Laura McCarthy, Similkameen O’Rourke, Joelysa Pankanea, and Katie Schoenberg will be making their Belfry debuts.
Tait and Pankanea have crafted a highly stylized yet cinematically performed piece that engages both the heart and the mind. Peasants on a country estate must deliver tragic news regarding a young girl to the members of her family, whom we see through the windows of their home. The tensions between life and death, happiness and profound sadness, blissful ignorance and painful knowledge give The Life Inside a bittersweet, aching quality, and a connection to a universal wisdom as old as man.
The Life Inside is designed by Bryan Pollock (Set Designer), Mara Gottler (Costume Designer), Itai Erdal (Lighting Designer) and Cathy Stubington (Puppet Designer). Graham McDonald is the Assistant Director and Kim Charleen Smith is the Stage Manager.
The Life Inside is generously supported by Jane Francis Design, Villa Marco Polo Inn, The Vancouver Foundation, Monday Magazine, KOOL FM, CHEK News, Times Colonist, the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia and CRD Arts.
Ticket Information
Tickets range in price from $22 - $37 (plus HST). Discounts are available for students (50% off for High School Students, 25% off for University and College Students). Tickets are available at 250-385-6815.
Performance Schedule (November 16 - December 19, 2010)
Tuesdays - Saturdays at 8 pm
Wednesday Matinees at 1 pm (November 24 & December 1)
Saturday Matinees at 4 pm
Sunday Matinees at 2 pm
