After a fantastic run in Vancouver, John & Beatrice closed on Saturday, and our cast and some of our crew took off for Saskatoon. The show opens there tonight, and plays to a sold-out run, through May 31.

The show will be playing in a nearly-finished building, rather than a theatre, in order to accommodate the site-specific needs of the piece. Our projection designer Tim Matheson went along to recreate the window effect, filming the view out of a brand new window, this time with a prairie view instead of the mountains. Check out some of the footage here: 

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Jo Ledingham's review of John & Beatrice came out in today's Courier.  

Ledingham had lots of praise for our original production of this show, so it's interesting to see her compare the two versions.  

"John & Beatrice is back, but what a difference...Vincent Gale is still John, but Beatrice, previously played by Karen Rae, is now portrayed by Patricia Drake.  [Director Del] Surjik said he started afresh, the quality of these two fine actors being so dissimilar. A 21st-century fairytale is how it seemed in 2007; a year-and-a-half later, John & Beatrice is a darker, sadder tale. And...