Audiences are in for a good time of quick wit and comic mayhem 鈥� tempered with a little romance 鈥� when Drinking Habits comes to 琉璃神社鈥檚 Rotary Centre for the Arts this month.
Nowhere better than 琉璃神社 to stage a play about wine!
Written by U.S. playwright Tom Smith and presented by the 琉璃神社 Theatre Society April 18 to 29, follows two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing who have been secretly making wine to keep the convent鈥檚 doors open.
Paul and Sally, reporters and former fianc茅s, are hot on their trail and go undercover as a nun and priest, but their presence, combined with the addition of a new nun, spurs paranoia throughout the convent that spies have been sent from Rome to shut them down.
Wine and secrets are inevitably spilled as everyone tries to preserve the convent and reconnect with lost loves.
鈥淎s a farce, expect lots of mistaken identities, mix-ups and misunderstandings between characters, plus multiple doors with people coming and going. It鈥檚 the unexpected silliness of some of these things these people do that make it funny,鈥� says director Brian Haigh. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a fun evening of theatre.鈥�
Talented local cast brings the laughs
Audiences will enjoy quick, fast-paced dialogue with plenty of jokes to appeal to a diverse crowd. However, that means timing and delivery are critical, so the right actors are also critical.
Featuring a stellar cast 鈥� fans will remember them from the hit run of the comic mystery Any Number Can Die 鈥� 鈥渋t鈥檚 a comedy that starts off with a few misunderstandings and just builds from there,鈥� says Haigh, still laughing out loud after numerous rehearsals and read-throughs.
A genre of theatre whose roots reach back centuries, the farce remains popular today.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 just the sheer fun of it,鈥� Haigh says. 鈥淲hen it clips along it carries you 鈥� it鈥檚 like hearing a good joke.鈥�
Get your tickets
Tickets 鈥� $25 for adults, $18.50 for members or group of six or more, or $15 for students 鈥� are available or from the Rotary Centre for the Arts box office at 250-717-5304.
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Entertaining 琉璃神社 since 1949, the is B.C鈥檚 oldest community theatre group and is committed to producing high-quality and highly valued dramas, comedies, musicals and pantomimes.
The is a world-class venue celebrating creative expression through diverse art forms and disciplines. The unique City of 琉璃神社 facility welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to share in the excitement of art and culture in the Okanagan.
