THEATRE
What: Paradise Lost
When: Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 4-6, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Dec. 6 at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $16.45 ($27.01, household of two; $42.85, household of three) from聽
Why: 91原创 College of Performing Arts students in the 鈥淐ompany C鈥� Studio Ensemble will be livestreaming their performances of Paradise Lost eight times over four days this week, starting tonight at 7:30. Playwright Erin Shields鈥� riff on Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man bounces between the 17th Century and present day, and flips English poet John Milton鈥檚 original by making Satan a woman. The Oak Bay school is staging the first student production since the play鈥檚 2018 premiere at the Stratford Festival in Ontario, so this is a rare treat.
BOOKS
What: West Coast Read-Aloud Christmas featuring Jack Knox, Bill Richardson, Joy Davis and more
When: Saturday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.
Tickets:
Why: A virtual book reading featuring several prominent West Coast authors 鈥� including two from Victoria 鈥� will turn the spotlight on Christmas-themed stories and poems at a free one-hour event Saturday. Times 91原创 columnist Jack Knox and author Joy Davis are the 91原创 Island contingent at West Coast Read-Aloud Christmas, which also includes CBC鈥檚 Bill Richardson, Jamie Lamb, Alicia Tobin, and Renee Sarojini Saklikar. This all-ages Zoom event is free of charge, but you will need to register in order to access the private link.
MUSIC
What: David Vest鈥檚 Down-Home Jazzy-Bluesy Christmas
When: Saturday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: By donation from
Why: If possible, you want to see local favourite David Vest play the piano in the flesh. But a livestream from the stage of Hermann鈥檚 Jazz Club will certainly suffice for David Vest鈥檚 Down-Home Jazzy-Bluesy Christmas. Vest reportedly has new songs to offer, and you have to assume some songs by Christmas favourite Charles Brown will make it into the set as well. No matter what he plays, the transplant from Birmingham, Alabama (who moved to Victoria in 2004) always hits a home run.
