Canada’s beloved folk troubadour David Francey was forced to postpone his Arden Theatre performance this Friday due to illness.
In an email from the Arden Theatre, Pamela Osborne, marketing and public relations coordinator stated, “David contracted bronchitis, which settled in to his chest, making it impossible for him to sing. He sends his sincere apologies to those who bought tickets and to all those involved in organizing the show.”
His originally scheduled concert for Feb. 6 has been postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets purchased for the Friday performance will be honoured for the new scheduled date. Full refunds for people unable to attend the new date are also provided at the point of purchase.
For more information call the Arden Theatre box office at 780-459-1542.
In playwright Naomi Wallace’s One Flea Spare, the setting is 1665. Two upper-class Londoners get locked into a house with a sailor and mysterious little girl. The four are penned together after a servant dies of the plague and the house is quarantined for 30 days.
Trapped in confines too close for comfort, the four occupants must deal with a culture clash, erotic love and an exploration of gender roles.
But the class system so prevalent in the 17th century is kicked aside when all four characters must depend on one another for survival.
Known for her precise language and poetic images, Wallace’s production is both fresh and startling in its approach. Directed by Amy de Felice, it stars Eva Foote, Linda Grass, Glenn Nelson, Doug Tokaryk and St. Albert’s Cliff Kelly.
One Flea Spare runs from Feb. 5 to 15 at Varscona Theatre. Tickets available through Tix on the Square at 780-420-1757.
Pyretic Productions in Association with Alberta Aboriginal Arts and the Rubaboo Festival present Bears, a multi-disciplinary comedy about the Northern Gateway Pipeline.
Bears is written by emerging playwright Matthew MacKenzie and stars Sterling Award winner Sheldon Elter. Additionally, a five-person chorus and electronic music from Dean Musani, a.k.a. D.J. Phatcat complete the cast.
The plot is simple. Floyd (Elter) loves bears. He might adopt an orphaned cub, hunt poachers or make art installations out of shellacked droppings. It doesn’t matter as long it involves bears.
But Floyd becomes a prime suspect in a workplace accident and has to get away fast. Pursued by the RCMP in a Big Oil sponsored manhunt, he heads through the Rockies to B.C. By the time he reaches Great Bear Rainforest, Floyd has changed. His gait widens, his muscles bulge and his sense of smell is heightened.
This transformative exploration takes place at ATB Financial Arts Barns from Feb. 5 to 15. Tickets are from $16.50 to $21.50. Call 780-409-1910 or purchase online at fringetheatre.ca.
If you love screenwriter Josh Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Speed, Alien: Resurrection and Dollhouse), then The Laws of Thermodynamics may be your poison.
In this play written by Cat Walsh, the players can’t escape the game. Three days before the world ends, a journalist in search of family reaches the town of Crumb – population three. His car is broken and he is stranded.
At first everyone seems friendly, but soon enough he discovers there is no leaving no matter how hard he tries. Described as “a darkly funny look at human behaviour in the face of imminent death, The Laws of Thermodynamics examines loss, obsession and what it means to really say, ‘The End.’”
This Theatre Yes production runs Feb. 5 to 15 at the ATB Financial Arts Barns. For tickets call 780-477-5955 or go to workshopwest.org.
