Ichthys Theatre Productions
56 Admiral Rd N3R 1L6 Brantford, ON, Canada

A Brantford tradition returns December 4th, as the Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant presents Brantford Lights. Every evening from December 4th, 2020 to January 1st, 2021 you can enjoy a spectacular display of Christmas lights. 20 Ava Road in Brantford.

ICHTHYS Theatre Productions announces auditions for "In the Tank" by Rosemary Frisino Toohey. This 25 minute comedy is the ICHTHYS contribution to the Lunchtime Theatre series in The Sanderson Centre lobby during February and March 2021. Performance date is February 3rd. This in-person show will observe all pandemic rules. Two adult actors, male or female, are required. Auditions via video must be received by December 20th, 2020 at [email protected] or [email protected] Rehearsals via Zoom will be held in January. CHARACTERS: HARRY/LIZ: Harry is a down-to-earth pragmatic sort. He is a creature inclined to action rather than introspection, who ekes out a living as best he can, dealing with the realities of the moment. Happens to be a lobster. STU/ANGELA: Stu is a fairly philosophical type who observes much and ponders more. Though moving through a world well beyond his control, he manages to maintain a positive outlook on life. Also a lobster. SYNOPSIS: What’s it like to be peered at by hungry humans? Chosen to be someone’s dinner? Such is the predicament of Harry and Stu, two lobsters who find themselves in the tank of a seafood restaurant. Harry has been around the tank a few times and has cleverly devised a dead act. Frozen in position, starey-eyed, claws akimbo, the dead pose is meant to ward off hungry diners. Enter Stu. When Harry explains the rationale behind his act, Stu observes, If you spend all your time acting like you’re dead, what’s the point of being alive? And then Stu reveals a little-known theory: humans are in a tank too and face their own risks. Unlike animals who are ruled by instinct, humans must choose, and for some, that is a recipe for disaster. Because they are afraid, they often make wrong choices. So maybe humans are actually afraid of lobsters and that’s why they keep them bound in rubber bands.

The beautiful power of the arts. Marta González, former Prima Ballerina with Alzheimers listens to Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky and remembers and feels the choreography again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOq9Nqo1EFM

This Christmas season Ichthys Theatre Productions presents 2 online shows for the Christmas season. Ichthys Theatre Productions Presents: A Dickens Of A Time on December 4th at 7pm. A retelling of the classic Charles Dickens story by Lorna Stratton and Ichthys Theatre Presents: Between the Prequel & The Sequel: A Christmas Yarn by Martin Smith on December 11th at 7pm. Both shows will be broadcast on YouTube and Facebook. Here is a photo of Martin Smith directing Linda Lloyd-McKenzie during the filming of "Between The Prequel & The Sequel: A Christmas Yarn" at The Rope Factory Event Hall.

Violinist Philip Sarabura (Brantford Symphony Orchestra) and pianist Monica Admiral present Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Beethoven. The 'Spring' Sonata, Opus 24 and the C Minor Sonata Opus 30 on Sunday November 22nd at 7pm at St. Ann Roman Catholic Church in Ancaster. For tickets visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beethoven-250-tickets-127579013. Tickets are $30. Advance tickets only. Masks required.

Ichthys Theatre Productions Presents: A Dickens Of A Time - online December 4th. Here are just a few photos from the recent filming of the show.

The comical conclusion of our trilogy is coming your way December 11th as Ichthys Theatre Presents: Between the Prequel & The Sequel: A Christmas Yarn - December 11th at 7pm on YouTube and Facebook. Featuring Steph Christiaens as Frankie de Sale and Linda Lloyd Mckenzie as Alfie Badenhurst in the finale of our wacky mystery-comedy by Martin Smith - Playwright. Featuring Ralph Tutin, Rob Curwain, Lucy Ruth, Tammie Ferrell, George Katsandris and Lynne Mc. See the brand new trai...ler here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQeOQhu_1wM See more

Tonight at 7pm our friends at Paris Performers' Theatre presents Baby Zoomers: An Unmuted Comedy by Martin Smith. A 30 minute online comedy about four friends whose world is turned upside down by the arrival of COVID-19 Here is the link for tonight's show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s13LvNk0fiw&t=1867s (the link will begin to work at 7pm tonight) This is also your chance to support local theatre as Paris Performers' Theatre holds a GoFundMe campaign to help meet costs.... Please consider donating here at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/paris-performers039-theatre-baby Featuring the wonderful talents of Valerie Jones Harrison, Kristine Fortner, Linda Lloyd-McKenzie, Catherine Camp-Paynter and Mikki Piet. View the trailer below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWu_xb_kbw

Broderick Badenhurst doesn't have much to say. It's probably because of the large turkey dinner he just ate. Meet Broderick and all the cast of "Between the Prequel and the Sequel: A Christmas Yarn" coming December 11th at 7pm from ICHTHYS Theatre Productions. A 30 minute radio-style comedy online on YouTube and Facebook

A rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio sold for almost $10 million Wednesday, becoming the most expensive work of literature ever to appear at auction. The collection of 36 plays, published shortly after the playwright's death, is one of only five complete copies still in private hands.

Writer "Frankie de Sale" is finding all the best words for her new Alfie Badenhurst mystery. But sometimes words are not enough to describe what is going on..... Join us online December 11th at 7pm for the radio-style comedy "Between The Prequel And The Sequel: A Christmas Yarn" from ICHTHYS Theatre Productions.

What is the goblet of Micella? You'll find out December 11th as Ichthys Theatre Presents: Between the Prequel & The Sequel: A Christmas Yarn - online at 7pm on YouTube and Facebook.

As part of Culture Days 2020 - Ichthys Theatre Productions is posting our two radio style comedies to the Culture Days web site. This year's event will feature both live and online programs from across the country! Here are the links to our two comedies: ... The Return of the Sequel: https://culturedays.ca//3c2cc42b-6bd0-4f97-bbf0-f77af6a98c Before The Prequel: https://culturedays.ca//a22a7327-eb98-4793-a18c-db9af01985 Culture Days | Fête de la culture

Rehearsals are well under way for our online production as Ichthys Theatre Productions Presents: A Dickens Of A Time. Be sure to tune in December 4th at 7pm on YouTube and Facebook. Photos courtesy of Rob Curwain. (September 2020)

Rehearsals start tonight for ICHTHYS Theatre productions "Between The Prequel And The Sequel: A Christmas Yarn" coming December 11th at 7pm on YouTube and Facebook.

The new trailer for A Dickens Of A Time has arrived.