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Tickets go on sale June 1st, 2010 for the summer season

They can be purchased from the Cupids 400 box office: 467 Seaforest Drive, Cupids NL, 709.528.1610. Visa, Mastercard, Debit and Cash are accepted.

Hamlet (solo)

August 22, 2010, The Indeavour Stage

August 23, 2010, Rabbittown Theatre

Hope and Hell Theatre Co. presents Hamlet(solo), an exciting one-man version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet directed by Brooklyn based rising star Robert Ross Parker (Vampire Cowboys Theatre - multiple winners at the New York Innovative Theatre Awards). The production has received rave reviews across Canada, the UK and recently in the USA fromwww.nytheatre.com and Backstage.

Since premiering at Theatre Passe Muraille in January 2006, this winner of the Montreal English Critic’s Circle Award for Best Visiting Production has toured to prestigious events such as The Banff Summer Arts Festival, The soloNova Festival at PS122 in New York, The UNO Festival in Victoria, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe where it was presented at The Assembly Rooms and later that year at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, in London. Most recently it was presented during APAP at the IRT Theatre in New York and was a hold over at The 27th Annual Edmonton Fringe Festival. 

This much-lauded production was also the subject of a 2007 Gemini Award Nominated Bravo! documentary directed by Jeff Stephenson charting the seven-year development of Hamlet (solo) and includes interviews with a number of fellow “Hamlets” including Colm Feore, Brent Carver, Ben Carlson, Ken Welsh,John Neville and Christopher Plummer. There will be a talkback featuring Robert and Raoul on August 23rd at 2:00pm. Admission is free with a show ticket.

Feast of the Sword by Kerri MacDonald

June 23-August 14, 2010, Cupids Community Hall

In 1610 it was recorded that John Guy, along with a group of 39 settlers departed from Bristol, England, to make their way across the Atlantic to the New World. Thirty days into the journey, as per a secret naval custom, three ships meet in the middle of the harsh Atlantic to engage in The Feast of the Sword. What begins as a simple exhibition of swordplay quickly devolves into a dangerous battle for life and death. Laden with exhilarating stage combat, The Feast of the Sword is an historical re-imagining of one man’s journey to the New World.

The Tiring House by Chris Driedzic

June 19-August 22, 2010, The Indeavour Stage

On June 29^th, 1613, the Globe Theatre in London, England went up in flames during a performance of Henry VIII. A theatrical cannon, set off during the performance, misfired, igniting the wooden beams and thatching. According to one of the few surviving documents of the event, no one was hurt except a man whose burning breeches were put out with a bottle of ale. An interactive comedy for the entire family, The Tiring House will use the newly built Indeavour as its stage.

Colony of the Heart by Ben Pittman

July 8- July 30, 2010, The Indeavour Stage

Drawing lines between the lives of the Englishmen and women who settled in Cuper’s Cove in 1610 and the present day Newfoundlanders moving to Alberta, Colony of the Heart is an innovative narrative history of the last 400 years. From who we were yesterday to who we are today.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

August 5-22, 2010, The Indeavour Stage

Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius – but Demetrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia. When the Duke of Cupids tries to enforce the marriage, the lovers take refuge in the woods outside the colony, and walk into the midst of a dispute between the King and Queen of the fairies. So, too, does a group of amateur actors rehearsing a play. Between the angry fairies, the bumbling players and the hopeless lovers, flies Puck armed with a love juice capable of making anyone fall for the first person they set eyes upon – no matter how unsuitable. Set within the forests of the Northern Avalon and starring Andy Jones, this magical family favorite promises to delight and inspire children and adults of all ages. 

Caesar

An Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar for 3 Actors

June 19-July 4, 2010,The Indeavour Stage

Caesar wants absolute power. A group of men, led by Cassius and Brutus, kill Caesar on the floor of the senate. Antony seeks revenge for Caesar's death. Brutus and Cassius become hunted enemies of Rome. Caesar tells the story of Brutus - and the consequences of his choices. Using Shakespeare's text and performed by three actors in just over an hour, this fast paced and exciting adaptation is a new take on an old story.