Pride Theatre - a new twist on an old favourite!

A Writer’s Showcase: An intimate evening of short plays and Monologues.

Sponsored by Pride London Festival.


July 21-24th, 2010 at Aeolian Hall (795 Dundas St)

Shows 8pm nightly. “Pay What You Can” Matinee Sat. July 24th at 2pm

Tickets $15 at the door.


The evening features new original works by: Danielle Fryling, ALyse Castillo, John McKenzie, Matthew McKenzie and Trevor Pease.

**Please note there may be strong language and content that may offend some audience members**

The Performances:

Gay Drew by: Alyse Castillo

Starring: Trevor Horman, Cameron Mackenzie and Leigh Fryling.

Directed by: Michael Paylor
“A short, funny show about coming out to your friends and the fall out that occurs.”

Pocket God by: Leigh Fryling

Starring: Trevor Horman.
Directed by: Michael Paylor
“A short monologue about a young man "coming" of age”

Welcome to Gayville by: John McKenzie

Starring: John McKenzie

Directed by: Matthew McKenzie

“The trials, tribulations and realities of a man that has to let society know who he is, what he is, and where he stands.”

Acronyms by: Matthew McKenzie

Starring: Matthew McKenzie

Directed by: John McKenzie
“A man rails against death for taking the most important thing to him. His lover.”

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Note from the Co-Chair of Pride London Festival Theatre, John McKenzie:

For the past 3 years The Verve has been the official Theatre company of Pride London. We have had many success’ with our productions, including several theatre award nominations and a win for “Bravest Production” for last year’s show,” Karla and Grif” by Vivienne Laxdal.

For reasons beyond our control, we had to scrap the original production that was slated for this year. To be perfectly honest, I don’t believe that it was a bad decision. Out of the ashes of that production something new and excited has risen. We are working collaboratively with Noisy Mime to present a Writer’s Showcase. This is a great opportunity for the community to get involved and share their stories.

I believe that Theatre is an integral part of Pride. It is an opportunity for us to share “our” stories, to watch “our” stories unfold onstage. Theatre has an amazing ability to facilitate a sense of community, and what better time to do that then during Pride celebrations. I am pleased to have the opportunity to share the celebration with such a talented theatre company as Noisy Mime, who has been a true godsend during this process. Without their unwavering support, we would not have a show for Pride this year. I hope that the passion that we all feel for our productions, comes through to the audience. It will be different, it will be fun and it will most definitely be worth every dollar spent.


John McKenzie
Co-Chair, Pride London Festival Theatre

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