An Evening with Uncle Val

Written and Performed by
Andy Jones

directed by Lois Brown

Alix Goolden Hall
100 minutes

Tickets $20

ONE SHOW ONLY!
Saturday May 31, 7:30 pm

andyjones
productions.com

"There's no other humorist in Canada I would
rather spend time with." (Toronto Star)

"One of Canada's greatest comedic actors, Jones is not to be missed" (Halifax Daily News)

Andy Jones is the hilariously sarcastic Uncle Val - an indignant, 70-year-old retired fisherman, displaced from his outport home. It's 1987, and trapped in the 'big city' of St. John's, Val struggles to figure out what life has left to offer him. Is there anything of use for a senior citizen in the suburbs to do? Any reason for him to continue on? Is there any mystery or magic left for him to discover? Uncle Val brings us an evening of Christmas reminiscences, encounters with the Beatles, and the danger of St. John's winters, or as Val likes to call it: The Seniors' Olympics. Amid births, deaths and even romances, there is the ongoing drama of his obnoxious son-in-law's George Street pub, and Uncle Val's devilish brand of babysitting "Do's and Don'ts", drawn from his experience as live-in babysitter for his daughter's rhyming youngsters, Jimmy and Kimmy.

" Andy Jones is so brilliant and heartwarming, you wish you could hold his words in your fingers like a string of worry beads ... Do yourself a favour and go see An Evening with Uncle Val " (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

Intrepid Theatre is delighted to bring Andy Jones back to Victoria for a third visit having presented his solo shows Off the Wall (2003) and King o' Fun (2005).

The Last Dog of War

Written and Performed by
Linda Griffiths
Duchess Productions

METRO STUDIO
80 minutes

Tickets $15

CANCELLED
No Performances (See Notes)

lindagriffiths.ca

DUE TO INJURY, AND WITH APOLOGIES FROM UNO AND THE ARTIST, THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
WE WILL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ALL TICKET BUYERS TO OFFER REFUNDS. IF YOU HAVE TICKETS, PLEASE CALL US AT 383-2663. WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE!

PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE OF PITCH BLOND at the Metro Studio on Wed May 28, 8 pm, to replace the first scheduled performance of Last Dog of War as it appears in our print program. This is a fundraiser for Uno Fest and Intrepid Theatre. Tickets are $10 - (250)383-2663 or online.

A one-woman Battle of Britain. This is the true-life story of Linda Griffith's journey with her father to Fiskerton in the UK, to attend the very last reunion of his WWII comrades, the Royal Air Force 49 th Squadron, Bomber Command. It's a story about war: between the Allies and Nazis, and between a father and daughter. It's the first night, the last chance for her to comprehend the real war, the last chance for the Old Bastard to show his scars.

"Performed in simplicity, with basic lights and a stool, yet we see the trip, the war, England, Canada and most importantly, a father and daughter. Last Dog tells this story without an ounce of sentimentality. It's real" (Daniel McIvor).

Lin Griffiths is the winner of five Dora Mavor Moore Awards, a Gemini, two Chalmer's Awards, and the actor's Guild of America Award for her title performance in the John Sayles film Lianna . Her plays include Maggie & Pierre, The Duchess a.k.a. Wallis Simpson, The Darling Family, Alien Creature, and The Age of Arousal.

Antoine Feval

Written and Performed by
Chris Gibbs

Metro Studio
90 minutes

Tickets $15

Wed May 21, 8:30 pm
Fri May 23, 6:30 pm
Sat May 24, 6:30 pm

www.chrisgibbs.ca

"Clueless, guileless and absolutely priceless"
(Edmonton Journal)

Crime has a new enemy. It is 1896. Barnaby Gibbs, incurable optimist and Sherlock Holmes fan, is checking on a friend's empty house when he finds a man in the bedroom, dressed in black holding a bag of stolen belongings. There is only one conclusion a reasonable man could come to. Fortunately, Gibbs is not a reasonable man, and when the stranger tells him he is actually the famous detective Antoine Feval, a new crime-fighting duo is born. Uno featured Chris Gibbs in "The Power of Ignorance" in 2006.

"A delight from beginning to end - one of the most cleverly written and performed shows I've ever seen." ***** (Eye Weekly)

"Chris Gibbs is such an effortlessly natural, off-the-cuff comedian that it's easy to overlook what a superb playwright he is. Arguably the year's most perfect script. (Vue Weekly)

"Worthy of a funnier Arthur Conan Doyle, full of twists, turns, and gadzooks moments." ***** Now Magazine

blood.claat:
one womban story
d'bi.young.anitafrika
with Amina Alfred
directed by Weyni Mengsha

Metro Studio - 90 minutes

Tickets $15

Fri May 30, 6:30 pm
Sat May 31, 4:00 pm
Sun June 1, 4:00 pm

dbiyoung.net

"Blood.claat is astonishingly good."
(National Post)

In this powerful and award-winning play, actor, playwright and dub poet d'bi.young.anitafrika (accompanied by percussionist Amina Alfred) tells the story a young woman, Mudgu, coming of age in Kingston, Jamaica. It's a story of blood - menstruation, murder, sacrifice, ancestry, salvation, childbirth. Anitafrika calls blood.claat "A resistance to colonial oppression. a ceremonial dance. a liberashun chant. a dub poem. di gawdess (re) honoring her blood."

d'bi.young.anitafrika is an Afrikan-Jamaican-Canadian visionary who believes in live, love, and revolushun. A dub poet, writer, and teacher, she has performed, published, and lectured internationally, and is the winner of the 2007 Toronto Arts Council Emerging Artist Award.

You Fancy Yourself
Maja Ardal
Contrary Company

Directed by
Mary Francis Moore
Designed by Julia Tribe

METRO STUDIO
100 minutes

Tickets $15

Wed May 21, 6:30 pm
Thur May 22, 8:30 pm
Sat May 24, 4:00 pm

contrarycompany.com

FIVE STARS: Critic's Pick - NOW Magazine

Maja Ardal's delightful solo comedy features eleven quirky characters in an epic tale of Celtic culture, playground politics, and childhood. Schoolgirl Elsa, fresh from Iceland, is thrown into the rough-and-tumble of a 1950's Edinburgh inner-city school.   "A wonderful production" (CBC) that will strike a chord with audiences of all ages.   "A one-woman tour-de-force" (The Examiner) " Sly, certain writing and deadly comic timing - don't miss Ardal's brilliant work as Elsa's starchy teacher, her prissy nemesis June, and her raggedy best friend, Adele." (NOW)

Maja Ardal is the Interim Artistic Director of Toronto's award-winning Nightwood Theatre. Former Artistic Director of Toronto's Young People's Theatre, she has directed at the Shaw Festival, Alberta Theatre Projects, and Great Canadian Theatre Company.

Hamlet (solo)

By William Shakespeare

Performed by
Raoul Bhaneja
Hope and Hell Theatre Company

Directed by Robert Ross Parker METRO STUDIO
95 minutes

Tickets $15

Tues May 27, 8:30 pm
Thur May 29, 9:00 pm
Fri May 30, 9:00 pm

hamletsolo.com

"A Must See" (The Stage, UK)

Toronto based actor Raoul Bhaneja plays over 17 characters from Hamlet in an exhilarating and accessible 95 minute solo adaptation directed by Robert Ross Parker. While a mind-bendingly virtuosic challenge for a single actor (which for Bhaneja seems effortless,) the real magic of the show happens in the minds of the audience.   Stripping away all but the essentials - The Audience, The Actor, and The Text - Bhaneja guides us like an ancient storyteller, allowing viewers to construct the visual world of the play in their own minds. Hamlet (solo) debuted at Theatre Passe Muraille and has toured across Canada, as well as to New York and the UK.

"Bhaneja's reading doesn't miss an iambic beat. It's an extraordinary interpretation that allows the great play to speak for itself." (Montreal Gazette)

UNO EXTRA DOC+TALK - On Wed May 28 we'll be screening the recent TV documentary about HAMLET {SOLO}, and Bhaneja will be on hand to speak about his work and answer questions. (Read More)

Curated by
Suddenly Dance Theatre

Featuring
Lisa Milloy
Michelle Noiret
Danielle Baskerville

METRO STUDIO
90 minutes

Tickets $15

Thur May 22, 6:30 pm
Fri May 23, 9:00 pm
Sat May 24, 9:00 pm

suddenlydance.ca

Suddenly Dance Theatre presents UNODANZ, a new solo dance component of the Uno Festival. The inaugural program features an evening of three distinct dance works, two live and one on film:

AVENUE OF BUTTERFLIES (20 mins, Live; Victoria)
Conceived and Choreographed by Karen Kaeja
Performed by Lisa Milloy   

A tiny image of butterflies begins to emerge through the dancer's articulate skin   - through undulation, sequencing, collisions, and release. In seconds are extremes of freedom and captivity, stirring the desire of spontaneous flight.

BARE HANDED (26mins, Dance on Film; Belgium)
Directed by Thierry Knauff
Choreographed and Performed by Michèle Noiret
(image: ©Films du Sablier)

A poetic dance film of uncommon beauty. With light and shadow as her partners, Ms. Noiret approaches the world created by her dance, confronts and captures it. She immerses herself in this world and eventually loses herself in it. In this way the rhythm of dance joins the pleasure of pure cinema in fluid, dream-like harmony.

SONG (25 mins, Live; Toronto)
Choreographed by DA Hoskins
Performed by Danielle Baskerville

SONG paints the portrait of the dancer's life as a cinematic journey - through text and movement, the work grounds itself by knowing at its heart the character of the story, the truth, the fiction, and the path of memory. Featuring a soundscape by Gilles Goyette. Audiences will remember seeing (or hearing about) Baskerville's blazing performance in DA Hoskins' Hard Candy at the 2006 Romp! Festival.

Chile con Carne
by Carmen Aguirre
Performed by
Romina Miranda

Puente Theatre
Directed by Lina de Guevara

METRO STUDIO
60 minutes

Tickets $10

Mon May 26, 8:00 pm
Tues May 27, 6:30 pm

An uncompromising look at a Chilean refugee family living in BC's lower mainland in the 70's by acclaimed Vancouver playwright Carmen Aguirre, in a moving production from Victoria's Puente Theatre. Seen through the eyes of eight-year-old Manulita (played with great warmth by Chilean-born, Victoria-based actress Romina Miranda), the struggles of an immigrant child desperate to fit in are set beside the complex political realities of Pinochet's regime and the culture of the Chilean refugee community. Originally written in 1995, Chile con Carne has been performed around the world.

"I am elated the story is no longer mine, that it belongs to everyone who watches it, and sees themselves in it." (Carmen Aguirre, Playwright).

Choice Words

Victoria Storytellers' Guild

METRO STUDIO
90 minutes

Tickets $10

ONE SHOW ONLY!
Sun May 25, 6:30 pm

Tales of gardeners, criminals,
and women
who know
what they
want.

Featuring members of the Victoria Storytellers' Guild:
Lina de Guevara
Jennifer Ferris
Peg Hasted
Faye Mogensen
Shoshana Litman
Susu Ma

Enjoy an evening of performance, then take the workshop presented by the Guild on Saturday May 31: THE STORY WITHIN (More Info)