Downtown New West remains a hotbed of fringe theatre.
The Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays series is continuing through October in the back room of the Heritage Grill.
On Wednesday, Oct. 4, audiences can enjoy The Back Room Boom, a rock'n'roll cabaret with Devon More, featuring music, storytelling and sketch comedy.
The series continues on Wednesday, Oct. 11 with a powerful solo show by Afghan War army veteran-turned-standup-comic Morris Bartlett. His show, I Left My Heart in Ma’Sum Ghar, “straddles the line between hopeless and hilarious as he recounts his tours of duty through the Afghan desert, searching for the war that he did not sign up for – and a way forward.”
On Wednesday, Oct. 18, Megan Milton hosts Tales From Public Transit, an experimental storytelling show where people share true stories from unbelievable adventures on public transit – with simultaneously improvised re-enactments from performer types who ride the bus and who have no idea what’s going to happen next. The show features Aren Scott, Emma Cooper, Gavin Clarkson, Jonny Paul, Mark Hughes, William Sandwith and Sarah Stupar.
On Oct. 25, it’s time for Optimus Rhyme’s Night of the Living Dead. Optimus Rhyme – champion slam poet and the later ego of Canadian comedy treasure Richard Glen Lett – enlists the help of his favourite sidekicks to bring the audience through the Night of the Living Dead – alive, incorporating stand-up, slam poetry and music.
All shows start at 7:30 p.m. and are on a pay-what-you-can basis.
The Heritage Grill is at 447 Columbia St. Call 604-759-0819 to reserve a table in advance, or just drop in.
