The Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA), Victoria, brings you a season of nostalgic classics, edge-of-your-seat adventures, rapturous musical experiences, and thought-provoking plays. Subscriptions are now open. Get yours at ccpacanada.com/tickets
October 17-20 2024
Ten Lost Years
by Jack Winter and Cedric Smith
Directed by Glynis Leyshon
Equal parts despairing and heartwarming, these stories of 1930s middle-class Canadians —“from farmyards to highways, from kitchens to boxcars…”—draw you into a rich tapestry of personal narratives from the Great Depression, underscored by evocative folk music. These stories will fill you with a deep sense of appreciation for the indomitable human spirit.
November 29 – December 1 2024
Antigone
by Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho)
Directed by Marjorie Chan
Powerful and hard-hitting, Ho Ka Kei’s retelling of a Greek classic is inspired by the 2014 Umbrella Movement student protests in Hong Kong and the 1989 uprising in Tiananmen Square. This play will sweep you up with its unforgettable characters and references that are all too relevant today. Be inspired: “In the courage of a young woman there is hope for the future”.
December 12-15 2024
Sense and Sensibility
by Michelle Deines, based on
the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Barbara Poggemiller
Choreographed by David Roland
A literary classic comes alive on stage! Watch the Dashwood sisters navigate love, loyalty, and longing in this brilliant adaptation of Jane Austen’s masterpiece by a Canadian playwright. Poignant and nostalgic, punctuated by inimitable English wit, this timeless tale has something for everyone.
February 7-16 2025
Ride the Cyclone
by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Directed by Jordan Laffrenier
Choreographed by Laura Ross
Music Director Stephanie Sartore
A hit off-beat, off-Broadway musical created in Victoria! Follow six teenagers who awake in limbo and meet a mysterious fortune teller who gives them a chance to return to earth if they can tell a story “like no other”. Packed with music, magic, and mirth, this dark comedy now comes back to the Island. Buckle up!
April 18-26 2025
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, New Book by Douglas Carter Beane, Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II
Directed & Choreographed by Naomi Costain
Music Direction by Jeff Poynter
This magical play reimagines one of the world’s most beloved characters with a refreshingly quirky, irreverent twist. With stunning visuals, tongue-in-cheek humour, stagecraft, and real magic, this is one walk down memory lane you don’t want to miss.
