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Stuart_de_Stael |
Langham Court
Sep 9 2006, 9:13 PM EDT
Great article. I saw "Visiting Mr. Green" there a couple of years ago. Nice to know the renovations will ensure the viability of the theatre long into the future. It seems such a beloved and accepted part of the neighbourhood but I can imagine the uproar if it had never existed but was proposed today. The area residents would be up in arms. "A theatre! In our residential neighbourhood! Think of the parking! The crowds! The noise! The kittens! Nevah!!!"
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1. RE: Langham Court
Sep 10 2006, 7:46 PM EDT
True, the "concern" among the neighbours today would probably be considerable. My house is within a few steps of it, and it's true that the parking issue gets to be pretty obnoxious at times. But at the same time, there's something really enlivening about having a "theatre crowd" in front of your house during the "season." When they get out at 10:30 or so, and it's winter and dark, it's nice to hear all the laughing and nattering, the coming and going. I wish they'd get a bit more experimental and daring with their repertoire -- for the past couple of decades, they've played it very safe. I'm told, however, that their core audience likes it that way. If a script is too "risky," it doesn't make it because the core audience writes letters in protest if there's any swearing. I can't imagine them ever putting on anything even as remotely funny as the Belfry's recent run of Mom's the Word2: Unhinged, which featured not just lots of swearing, but full frontal nudity (very unexpectedly). It was a terrific play and I loved every minute. But that's the Belfry. (Incidentally, while the Belfry is a bit further to walk to from my house, it too is within easy walking distance... It's practically the theatre district here!) 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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2. RE: East Cultural District
Sep 11 2006, 11:15 AM EDT
The possibility of an east Victoria cultural district is intriguing. Once the AGGV spins off its contemporary art collection downtown the Spencer mansion has the opportunity to rebrand itself, perhaps focussing on its large Asian art collection. Might the nearby Victoria Truth Centre have a new tenant one day?
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3. RE: East Cultural District
Sep 11 2006, 2:27 PM EDT
The Truth Centre currently houses Ballet Victoria as a tenant. BV (essentially powered by the husband and wife team of Jacqueline Sloan & Colin Doroschuk -- the latter of "Men Without Hats" fame) in turn also offers ballet classes, and of course the rehearsals for its productions are held there. Other than that, however, the Truth Ctr. is pretty stable and not likely to morph into a performing arts centre... Although the possibility has a certain "wow!" factor, that's for sure... I had an idea earlier this summer that the extensive grounds of the Truth Ctr would be an ideal location for a biweekly weekends open air arts market and antiquarian bookfair... You know, the local galleries and the local independent/ unaffiliated artists, together with booksellers, could offer a kind of "Parisian" market experience... It would be a sort of "arts tourism" type thing for the summer (and into fall?), too, what with tourists straying up Fort Street anyway to get to Craigdarroch Castle, which of course is also on the way/ in that quadrant. It would really enliven Fort St., what with the Kilshaw's less than 100m to the south, the antique store across the street (about halfway between Kilshaw's and the Truth Ctr.). 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
