BOY GOLDEN
Where: Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas St.
When: Friday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $29.55 from
Why: Boy Golden (a.k.a. Winnipeg alt-country/psych-folk dynamo Liam Duncan) added new dates to his North American tour in August, which wound up being very good news for Victoria. The fast-rising performer — chosen by the Times 91原创 as one of the 10 must-see acts at Rifflandia in 2022 and the Harbour Blues N Roots Festival in 2023 — has wowed audiences during his previous performances, providing the perfect lead-in to his appearance at the Strathcona Hotel’s Wicket Hall tonight. If you like cosmic country music, or firebrand folk, do not miss Boy Golden.
MISERY LOVES COMPANY
Where: The Roxy Theatre, 2657 Quadra St.
When: Friday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25 from
Why: Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre is cross-promoting November’s season-opening production of Stephen King’s Misery with a fundraising event Friday night featuring favourites from the local music and theatre communities. West My Friend, Nick Mintenko, Colleen Eccleston and Greg Madill are providing the music, while actors/comedians Morgan Cranny, Kristen Van Ritzen and Sarah Murphy will make appearances. Playwright William Goldman’s terrifying adaptation of Misery (Nov. 21-Dec. 3) is destined to succeed, but don’t skip this musical aperitif, with canapes, cocktails and thrills to offset the upcoming chills.
THE WOMAN WHO OUTSHONE THE SUN / SHI-SHI-ETKO
Where: Phoenix Theatre, 3800 Finnerty Rd.
When: Oct. 12-21
Tickets: $28-$32 from the Phoenix Box Office (250-721-8000)
Why: The University of Victoria is pairing theatre department students with local IBPoC artists for a double-bill that will address issues of race, diversity and inclusion as part of the Staging Equality Theatre for Young Audiences program. UVic professor Yasmine Kandil is directing both The Woman Who Outshone the Sun and Shi-shi-etko, children’s storybook adaptations designed to welcome patrons not otherwise attuned to local theatre. The Woman Who Outshone the Sun is set in Mexico and deals with forgiveness, while Shi-shi-etko looks at the impact of residential schools in Canada on young children, so there’s much to be gleaned here — on a multitude of levels.
