Coins

A mystery-thriller written and directed by Allen Hume

July 19, 20, 26, 27, 28m

Showtime 8pm / 2pm matinee on July 28

Charlene Williams owns an island that is reputed to have hidden treasure. She is even tempered – she hates everyone equally. A young couple comes to the island to visit Charlene. They seem exceedingly nice as they offer to help with any work that needs to be done. There is also Charlene’s a quirky handy man who has once been in the navy. The young couple is inquisitive when it comes to the possibility of buried treasure. The thought of fortune takes the couple on a bumpy journey. It seems easy enough. After all, she is just one helpless older woman, isn’t she?

Shirley Valentine

A dramatic comedy by Willy Russell

August 2, 3, 9, 10, 11m, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25m, 30, 31

Showtime 8pm / 2pm matinee on August 11 and 25

Tickets $15/$12 (Call 678-8040)

For Shirley Valentine, the years have gone by far too quickly, and she is now mired in an “unused life.” Unhappy in her marriage, taken advantage of by her children and ignored by pretty much everyone, Shirley jumps at the chance to escape. With wit and a colourful vocabulary, Shirley commits subtle anarchy and has the adventure of a lifetime, but what does she do when it is time to head home?

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

By Constance Cox
Based on the story by Oscar Wilde

September 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29m, October 4, 5, 6m, 11, 12, 18, 19

Showtime 8pm / 2pm matinee on September 29 and October 6

Tickets $15/$12 (Call 678-8040)

This play is based on an 1890's story by Oscar Wilde about Lord Arthur Savile's who is engaged to lovely Sybil Merton. Her pet chiromantist Podgers has read Lord Arthur's palm and foretold he would commit a murder. Lord Arthur desires a blissful married life and therefore feels duty bound to get the murder over with first.

How the Pea Came to Be

By Micaela Comeau
Winner of the CentreStage Playwriting Competition

October 19mm, 20m, 26mm, 27m, November 2mm, 3m

m = 2pm matinee / mm=11am and 2pm matinees
All performances in the upstairs performance centre

Tickets $5 (Call 678-8040)

Did you ever wonder what the untold story of the pea from the Princess and the Pea was? Well this children’s musical takes you on a journey through that young pea’s path on which he learns many things about himself, other vegetables, and the importance of following his dreams despite what others say.

Old Love

A dramatic comedy by Canadian playwright Norm Foster

November 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24m, 29, 30, December 6, 7, 8m, 13, 14

Showtime 8pm / 2pm matinee on November 24 and December 8

Tickets $15/$12 (Call 678-8040)

He's recently divorced. She's newly-widowed. At her husband's funeral, an old aquaintance emerges to pay his respects, leading to a re-awakening of forgotten emotions. Old Love is a story of romance, courtship and relationships between older adults.