New Westminster residents can enjoy thought-provoking original theatre in an intimate cabaret setting, thanks to a new performance series at Heritage Grill.
The backroom at the Heritage Grill is playing host to Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays. The performance series will feature some of the finest from the Canadian fringe festival circuit – poets, storytellers, comics and more.
The performance series is building on the success of the Berlin Waltz performances at the Heritage Grill in November and December.
It’s continuing in the new year every Wednesday at the downtown eatery, with all-ages performances starting at 7:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, fringe fest feavourite Megan Phillips presents an intimate staged reading from her latest work in progress, Periscope.
On Wednesday, Jan. 18, local audiences can enjoy Jessie Award winner and fringe festival legend TJ Dawe, with a preview of his brand-new show Roller Coaster – which weaves together a story about a visit to Orlando’s theme parks with his anxieties about a Donald Trump-led world, the collapse of civilization and an exploration of who our real gods are. Admission is by donation.
On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the performance gets interactive with Story Story LIE, hosted by Jo Dworschak. Top local performers – Jan Bannister, Devon More, Katrina Bennett, Morriss Bartlett and Megan Milton – will share intimate, hilarious and often embarrassing stories that seem too odd to be true. It’s up to the audience to figure out which one is telling the lie. This is a ticketed performance. Tickets are $6 in advance through www.eventbrite.ca or $8 at the door.
The Heritage Grill is at 447 Columbia St. For more on the performance series, look up Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays on Facebook, www.facebook.com/wayoffwed.
