Dig Deeper
January 25 – 29, 2000
Under Wraps, an original work by Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland, is, on the surface, a story of unrequited love between a gay man and his straight best friend. That’s on the surface. But what about the sixteen-person chorus under a huge sheet of parachute cloth? This shape-shifting chorus functions as set, musical accompaniment, and as … Read more Under Wraps: A Spoke Opera
September 5 – 16, 2001
Fiction wrestles with history, sexuality collides with cultural politics, and nations struggle for power in the story of one couple’s jockeying for position on their west-coast futon.
February 1, 2001
February 20 – 24, 2001
“[a] fierce and angry play, a diatribe against the destruction of a nation.” – Peter Birnie, Vancouver Sun Part Greek tragedy, part black (Canuck) comedy, Vancouverites readily appreciated an allegory of the struggle to preserve cultural identity from the onslaught of our neighbours to the South. Catalyst’s production won a prestigious Edinburgh Fringe First in … Read more The House of Pootsie Plunket
April 23 – May 11, 2002
Both tragic and irreverent, Burning Vision weighs the burdens of our ancestors as they travel through time, across continents and in our genes to cast shadows on the present.
August 30 – September 1, 2002
A Labour Day weekend free-of-charge homage to the best in silent (and not-so-silent) cinema.
January 14 - April 5, 2002
A collection of brave new works from Canada and beyond.
August 29 – 31, 2003
The 3rd annual Silent Summer Nights featured three fantastic evenings of the best in silent (and not so silent) film.
April 15 – 26, 2003
The story of a husband and wife who must come to grips with the disappearance and possible murder of their daughter
April 15 – 26, 2003
Snowman is a darkly comic journey into a frozen, emotionally-barren landscape of ice and snow.
January 14 – 31, 2004
The second year of Rumble Productions/Touchstone Theatre’s PuSh International Performance Series featured four exciting contemporary works from Canada and abroad. MAINSTAGE PRESENTATIONS: K. Kaleidoskop Theatre (Copenhagen) Written/directed by Martin Tulinius January 14 – 24 Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC Winner of Denmark’s most prestigious theatre award, K. is a passionate and humanist portrayal of Franz Kafka, one of … Read more PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
September 3 – 5, 2004
The 4th annual Silent Summer Nights presented three evenings of the best in silent (and not so silent) film—with original live music by Eye of Newt and special guests
April 7 – 24, 2004
Set in present-day Vancouver, Soulless is a tale of redemption at the crossroads of money, longing and contested ground.
March 18 – 27, 2004
“The joy of Theatre SKAM’s The Wedding Pool is its sheer theatricality, in the fresh and inventive way it has been put together.” – The Toronto Star Rumble’s legendary showcase for new and emerging artists returns with Victoria’s Theatre SKAM and The Wedding Pool. Three single friends stuck in unsatisfactory jobs and unsatisfactory lives place a … Read more The Young & The Restless: The Wedding Pool
November 11 – 27, 2004
A brutal and timely testament to the passions of ordinary people in not-so-ordinary circumstances.
January 11 – February 12, 2005
In our third year we expanded to include five mainstage productions, four satellite shows, an international reading series, a national conference and several new partners.
October 6 – 23, 2005
A lyrical and emotionally charged look at modern society and our universal longing for a sense of home, comfort and belonging.
