Category: 2023 SEASON

This black comedy delivers a blistering expose on work-place bullying. Bartlett is one of England’s most celebrated modern playwrights, and his razor-sharp wit – combined with his remarkable gifts for creating dialogue and character – keep our allegiances in constant flux. Rooting for the good guys isn’t as easy as it might seem when we’re never sure who the good guys really are.

“For those who love nasty humour, there’s horrible fun afoot at Theatre Inconnu… a bracing evisceration of office politics.” Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist, Victoria

“Although Bull is often painful to take in, it’s brilliant and very much worth seeing.”
Emily Welch, Nexus, Victoria

Directer: Don Keith
Cast: Rebecca Elliott, Nolan Fidyk, James Johnson, Alan Penty
Stage Manager: Brianna de Jong
Costumes: Linda MacNaughton

Online show program – click here

To reserve and pay online, click on your desired date/time below.

Feb 21 – 8pm (Preview)
Feb 22 – 8pm
Feb 23 – 8pm
Feb 25 – 2pm
Feb 25 – 8pm
Mar 1 – 8pm
Mar 2 – 8pm
Mar 3 – 8pm
Mar 4 – 2pm – SOLD OUT
Mar 4 – 8pm
Mar 8 – 8pm
Mar 9 – 8pm
Mar 10 – 8pm
Mar 11 – 2pm
Mar 11 – 8pm

Reservations and Ticket Sales
Ticket Prices:
$14 regular (adults), $10 seniors (60+) /students/unwaged
Tuesday Feb 21 is half-price ($7) preview
Wednesday Mar 1 is Pay-What-You-Wish admission

You can reserve and pay online by clicking on the preffered date/time above or…

You can reserve directly through THEATRE INCONNU without prepayment:
by phone:  (250) 360-0234 
by email: CLICK HERE
If you have reserved by phone or email, you will pay when you come to see the show. Payment onsite can be: cash, cheque, credit card, or debit.

For more detailed ticket purchase information CLICK HERE.

The show is about 70 minutes long, with no intermission.

Theatre Inconnu is located in the Paul Phillips Hall at 1923 Fernwood Road (across the street from the Belfry Theatre).
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We are wheelchair accessible – but you need to contact us beforehand so we can make accommodation.

Theatre Inconnu is located on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen peoples, also known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.

Tickets for this show are on sale now.

Silverman has taken a 17th century play (The Witch of Edmonton by Rowley, Decker, & Ford) and infused it with modern sensibilities and vernacular to give us a comedic fable with serious undertones. Opportunism is creating havoc in the Duke’s household as Satan’s apprentice works her mischief, and Elizabeth – the village outcast with more sense than all combined – creates a magic that threatens to derail the best laid devilish plans.

“full of wit and creativity… a great choice for an evening out.”
Emily Welch, Nexus, Victoria

Director: Wendy Gail
Assistant director: Jean Topham
Cast: Elizabeth Blanco, Colton Blum, James Johnson, Gloria Snider, Kevin Stinson, Deirdre Tipping
Stage Manager: Morgan Gadd
Costume Designer: Clara Van Horn-Foy
Sound Designer: Kevin Stinson
Original Music Composition, Fight Choreographer: John Varszegi
Morris Dance: Sylvia Hosie

Click here for show program

To reserve and pay online, click on your desired date/time below.

May 3 – 8pm (Preview)
May 4 – 8pm
May 5 – 8pm
May 6 – 2pm
May 6 – 8pm
May 10 – 8pm
May 11 – 8pm
May 12 – 8pm
May 13 – 2pm
May 13 – 8pm
May 17 – 8pm
May 18 – 8pm
May 19 – 8pm – SOLD OUT
May 20 – 2pm – SOLD OUT
May 20 – 8pm

Reservations and Ticket Sales

Ticket Prices:
$14 regular (adults), $10 seniors (60+) /students/unwaged
Wednesday May 3 is half-price ($7) preview
Wednesday May 10 is Pay-What-You-Wish admission

You can also reserve directly through THEATRE INCONNU without prepayment:
phone:  (250) 360-0234 
email:    info@theatreinconnu.com
In this case, you will pay when you come to see the show.

Subscribers/pass holders need to reserve by phone or email. Your subscription or pass does not guarantee a seat if we are sold out, so we strongly advise reserving.

For more detailed ticket purchase information CLICK HERE.

The show is about 100 minutes long, including one intermission.

Theatre Inconnu is located in the Paul Phillips Hall at 1923 Fernwood Road (across the street from the Belfry Theatre).
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We are wheelchair accessible – but you need to contact us beforehand so we can make accommodation.

Theatre Inconnu is located on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen peoples, also known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.

We are excited to bring you this delightful Second Stage presentation.
Please note that this show is NOT part of our 4-show subscription season. If you are a subscriber, your subscription admission is NOT applicable to this show.

 What happens when you assemble the real-life experiences of a former refugee, who left Egypt in the 1970s, from the perspective of his daughter, a Mixed kid who came of age in the pre-and-post 9/11 era? What happens when you take their stories, add some whimsy from the 1001 Nights, and infuse them with a bit of good old post-structuralist theory? Now put all this into a blender, together with a dash of the absurd, a pinch of melodrama, some light, shadow, a projectors of course, and what do you get? Well, you get the zany, hyper-world of The Shoe Maker’s Son. Using a variety of performance techniques including story-telling and object puppetry, Amira brings to life this heart-warming tale of her father’s migration from Egypt in the 1970’s.

Performed by Amira Abdel-Malek
Directed by Timothy Gosley
Musical development by Douglas Hensley
Accompanying music by Tim Personn (of the band Grimwood)
Illustrations by Sophie Fuldauer
Digital art service by Cinevolution

Click here to view online program

Amira Abdel-Malek is a graduate of UVic’s School of Child and Youth Care’s Master’s program with past experience in community and applied theatre. While raising her daughter Shireen she has been developing The Shoe Maker’s Son during a micro-residency with Intrepid and Puente Theatres. 

To reserve and pay online, click on your desired date/time below.

June 1 – 8pm
June 2 – 8pm
June 3 – 2pm
June 3 – 8pm
June 4 – 2pm

Reservations and Ticket Sales
Ticket Prices: $10 for everyone

You can reserve directly through THEATRE INCONNU without prepayment:
by phone:  (250) 360-0234 
by email: CLICK HERE
If you have reserved by phone or email, you will pay when you come to see the show. Payment onsite can be: cash, cheque, credit card, or debit.

For more detailed ticket purchase information CLICK HERE.

The show is about 50 minutes long, with no intermission.

Theatre Inconnu is located in the Paul Phillips Hall at 1923 Fernwood Road (across the street from the Belfry Theatre).
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We are wheelchair accessible – but you need to contact us beforehand so we can make accommodation.

In photo: Tim Personn & Amira Abdel-Malek

Theatre Inconnu is located on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen peoples, also known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.

Online tickets now on sale

Theatre Inconnu is proud to present this show as a co-production with the Victoria Bayanihan Creative Collective

José Rizal – “Pepe” – (1861-1896) is one of the most revered figures in Philippine history. He was a multifaceted intellectual, a novelist, a celebrated physician, and a political activist. He is best known for his writings that inspired the Philippine revolution and ultimately led to his execution by the Spanish colonizers. Rizal’s martyrdom ended over 300 years of oppressive Spanish tyranny by giving birth to the Philippines as an independent nation. In the words of the playwright: “Pepe focuses on the roots of Rizal’s oppression while exploring his relationship with his family and country, always reminding the audience that although a hero, he was first and foremost an ordinary human being, an ordinary Filipino.” Director Francis Matheu will bring Malou Jacob’s play to life using a variety of presentation techniques.

Malou Jacob is a Filipino playwright and a recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award and was also a creative consultant of the Communication Foundation for Asia. To read cast member Sheila Alonzo’s interview with Malou Jacob, CLICK HERE.

Francis Matheu is the Founding Artistic Director of Twin Bill Theatre in the Philippines, and a recent graduate of the UVic MFA Theatre Directing program.

Directed by Francis Matheu
Choreography by Janice Valdez
Costumes by Clara Van Horn-Foy
Projection design by Joyce Anne S. Garcia
Sound design by Jethro Z. Joaquin (to listen to interview with Mr. Joaguin CLICK HERE)
Stage manged by Grace Martin
Cast (alphabetically): Sheila Alonzo, Kendra Bidwell, James Gonzalez, Francis G. Matheu, Igor Melo, Jessica Somera, Janice Valdez

To read cast interviews CLICK HERE

To read Pepe program CLICK HERE

Special thanks to Joey Ayala for his song Ultimo Adios

The play is about 90 minutes long, including one intermission.
All performances are wheelchair accessible – but you need to contact us beforehand so we can make accommodation.

See below for Content Advisory

To reserve and pay online for the English performances in the Paul Phillips Hall, click on your desired date/time below

Performances in English at the Paul Phillips Hall are on:
Sept 20 – 8pm (Preview)
Sept 21 – 8pm
Sept 22 – 8pm
Sept 23 – 2pm
Sept 23 – 8pm
Sept 26 – 8pm
Sept 27 – 8pm
Sept 28 – 8pm
Sept 30 – 2pm SOLD OUT
Sept 30 – 8pm SOLD OUT
Oct 4 – 8pm
Oct 5 – 8pm
Oct 6 – 8pm SOLD OUT
Oct 7 – 2pm
Oct 7 – 8pm

Performances in Tagalog at the Bayanihan Cultural Arts Studio are on:
Oct 20 – 7pm SOLD OUT
Oct 21 – 2pm SOLD OUT
Oct 21 – 7pm SOLD OUT

Reservations and Ticket Sales for the English performances
Paul Phillips Hall, 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria
Ticket Prices:
$14 regular (adults), $10 seniors (60+) /students/unwaged
Wednesday Sept 20 is half-price ($7) preview
Wednesday Sept 27 is Pay-What-You-Wish admission
You can also reserve directly through THEATRE INCONNU without prepayment:
phone:  (250) 360-0234 
email:    info@theatreinconnu.com
In this case, you will pay when you come to see the show.
For more detailed ticket purchase information CLICK HERE
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Reservations and Ticket Sales for the Tagolog (Filipino) language performances Bayanihan Community Centre, 1790 Blanshard Street, Victoria
Ticket Prices:
$15
phone: (250) 891-5720
email: adm.bayanihancentre@gmail.com
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To learn more about the Victoria Filipino community, check out the Victoria Filipino-Canadian Association Newsletter: https://www.bayanihan.ca/ilaw

CONTENT ADVISORY
– Adult themes
– Depictions of violence
– Death
– Grief and loss
– Discrimination and colonization
– Sexual violence
– Gunshots and other sudden sounds
– Intense emotional outburst 

In photo (L-R): Francis Matheu, Igor Melo, Sheila Alonzo, Janice Valdez, Kendra Bidwell, James Gonzales.

Theatre Inconnu is located on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen peoples, also known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.

Tickets now on sale online (see below).

While remaining relatively true plot-wise to Chekhov’s late 19th century masterwork The Seagull, Posner has created an irreverent, but often poignant modern adaptatio. Con is a wannabe writer.  He is in love with Nina.  Nina is a wannabe actor.  She is in love with Trigorin. Trigorin is a novelist with connections.  Emma is Con’s mother, a successful actor, and also Trigorin’s lover.  Dev is Con’s best friend.  He is in love with Masha.  Masha is in love with Con… Something’s gotta give! Posner’s genius lies in his capacity to tread a very fine line with tragedy on one side; farce on the other.  Like Chekhov, he grabs the big themes by the throat and shakes them down for all they’re worth: What is art? What is love? What is family? What is life? And ultimately: WHAT IS THE POINT? These are the questions Posner’s characters ask themselves, each other, and (directly at times) the audience.

“The production features strong performances… and keeps the audience laughing throughout… witty and fun, but also true in essential ways to Chekhov’s great play. Recommended.”  Victoriatheatrereviews.com

“A self-consciously irreverent romp… production boasts young performers with energy to burn… complex, ambitious stuff”.”
Times Colonist, Victoria

Directed by Morgan Gadd

Cast (alphabetically): Melissa Blank, M.J. Connelly, Andrea Eggenberger, Eric Grace, Nicholas Guerreiro, James Johnson, Wendy Magahay
Costumes:  Pearl Arden
Stage Manager:  Roxanne Brydges

To view, or download, online program – CLICK HERE

To reserve and pay online, click on your desired date/time below.

Nov 29 (Preview)
Nov 30 – 8pm
Dec 1 – 8pm
Dec 2 – 2pm – SOLD OUT
(please note there is no evening show on Saturday Dec 2, but instead there is a Sunday matinee on Dec 3)
Dec 3 – 2pm
Dec 6 – 8pm
Dec 7- 8pm
Dec 8 – 8pm
Dec 9 – 2pm
Dec 9 – 8pm
Dec 13 – 8pm
Dec 14 – 8pm
Dec 15 – 8pm
Dec 16 – 2pm
Dec 16 – 8pm

Reservations and Ticket Sales

Ticket Prices:
$14 regular (adults), $10 seniors (60+) /students/unwaged
Wednesday Nov 29 is half-price ($7) preview
Wednesday Dec 6 is Pay-What-You-Wish admission if you pay at the door
Online Dec 6 Ticket prices remain at $10 & $14.

You can also reserve directly through THEATRE INCONNU without prepayment:
phone:  (250) 360-0234 
email:    mail@theatreinconnu.com
If reserving by phone or email, you will pay when you come to see the show.

For more detailed ticket purchase information CLICK HERE

The show is about two and one quarter hours long, including one intermission.

Theatre Inconnu is located in the Paul Phillips Hall at 1923 Fernwood Road (across the street from the Belfry Theatre).
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We are wheelchair accessible – but you need to contact us beforehand so we can make accommodation.

Eric Grace, Wendy Magahay, MJ Connelly, Melissa Blank, Nicholas Guerreiro, James Johnson, Andrea Eggenberger

Theatre Inconnu is located on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen peoples, also known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.