Another successful year of the Infringement Festival wrapped up on Saturday night. The top shows throughout the week were performed again for the Best of the Fest: “Men of Principle” by Connor Adsett, Cameron Van Buskirk, Dylan Jackson, Katie Lawrence, and Alex Retzer; “Jonah is a Shape-Shifting Alien” by Jacob Hermant; “Door Play” by Zach […]
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Infringement festival: Friday
KTS: Infringement Festival Day 5 As always, I love the King’s Theatrical Society and find that their passion for theatre is so obvious and inspiring. It makes me glad to see so many students come together to pull off an event like this with the degree of professionalism that they do. “Go Fish” by Susannah […]
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Infringement festival: Thursday
KTS: Infringement Festival – Day 4 My favourite KTS event is the Infringement Festival, where all plays are written by students and voted on for the chance to be featured in the Best of the Fest on Saturday. If you couldn’t make it to the first few events, worry not, because you can still catch […]
Written by Anne Washburn Music by Michael Friedman Lyrics by Anne Washburn Directed by Robbie Dryer Produced by Miranda Bowron and Keely Olstad Mr Burns, a Post-Electric Play premiered in 2012 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre, in Washington, DC. The story follows a group of survivors brought together by an apocalyptic event as they attempt […]
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Review: The Weir
Written by Conor McPherson, 1997 Directed by Chris Tully Produced by Ellen Zagar and Hannah MacDougall Conor McPherson’s critically acclaimed play, The Weir, is set in a rural pub, 1997 Ireland. Unlike most plays that you may be used to, the main goal of The Weir is character study, rather than conventionalized plot structure. The […]
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Review: Murder in the Cathedral
Written by T.S. Eliot, 1935 Directed by Vicky Coo Produced by Nicholas Harrison and Daniel Halpern The King’s Theatre Society’s kick off of the season with Murder in the Cathedral is a great choice to introduce new students to what King’s theatre is all about. The goal of this production is to leave the audience […]
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Review: Colours in the Dark
The KTS knows how to go out with a bang! The final show of the season, Colours in the Dark, is a large production requiring a large cast and crew. Its child-like exuberance is reminiscent of when you empty your treasured toy box one afternoon and play out every story you know, mashed up with […]
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Review: The Woman in Black
Written by Stephen Mallatratt, 1989 Adapted from the novel by Susan Hill Directed by Jessica MacIsaac Produced by Emma Graveson and Kate Jordan Starring David Woroner, Connor Somers, and Hilary Allister If you’re one for a chilling ghost story, be sure to catch the KTS production of The Woman in Black by Saturday! Upon entering […]
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Review: Bone Cage
Bone Cage, first published in 2007, is a tragic, yet appropriately humorous play written by the Nova Scotian born-and-raised author Catherine Banks. Her local upbringing inspires the setting of the play and the realism in the characters. The story focuses on Jamie; a young man employed in the foresting industry, soon to be married and […]
The votes have been counted, and the results are in! Art Class Performed on Tuesday and Thursday nights, this after school special hit the stage again for another glass of wine while deliberating over what art is and isn’t. One possible answer is that art is “unadulterated self-expression drawn from personal experiences,” (it’s also usually […]