By Pepper Parr
BURLINGTON, ON. March 18, 2013 Theatre is alive and well in Burlington and Ireland House is showing the city how it can be done.
Sometime ago, Ireland House got a $32,500 federal grant to promote heritage and commemorate the War of 1812 and has decided to use some of that money to bring a live dramatic production to historic Ireland House.
So fitting that a theatrical production focused on the War of 1812 should be performed at Ireland House. Tickets are a gift at $10.
The 90 minute production will be done in the lower level of Ireland House – sound quality should be very good in a space that is quaint and intimate. It will be a difficult place for people who have ambulatory problems but other than that – it should be an interesting day.
There will be just the two performances on Friday April 5th: a matinée at 2:30 pm and an evening performance at 7:30 pm.
Tickets are very competitively price at $10 each. Call 905-332-9888 to reserve your tickets.
The Dora-nominated Toronto theatre company, Down n’ Out Productions, is bringing heritage, history and solid drama to locations across Ontario. If you don’t know what a Dora nomination is – know that is a mark of superb theatre.
The production – When the Ice Breaks is a new play based on life in Upper Canada during the War of 1812. Exploring the inner workings of an Upper Canadian household during the War of 1812, one domestic servant’s personal story of sacrifice and redemption comes alive in this intimately staged production written by Madeleine Donohue and featuring four professional performers with live early Canadian folk music.
Construction of Ireland House didn’t begin until twenty years after the War of 1812 when the community was more settled. A close to perfect venue though for a War of 1812 production.
The production will run for 80 minutes and is appropriate for audiences ages 10 and up.
If this is as good a production as it sounds – why wasn’t it put on at the Performing Arts Centre? Is $10 a seat out of the question for PAC?
This is a Museums of Burlington War of 1812-1814 initiative supported by the Federal Government’s “Celebration and Commemoration Program” that brought a $32,500 grant to the museum operation.
Down n’ Out Production approached Ireland House and asked if they could put on the performance in their locale. Great idea.
