ARMS AND THE MAN
Black Hole Theatre Company

Gas Station Arts Centre | 445 River Avenue, corner of River Avenue & Osborne Street

 

"You little know how unworthy even the best man is of a girl's pure passion!"

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Arms and the Man is one of Shaw's earliest, funniest and most-often performed comedies  and, in Shaw's own words, "an onslaught on idealism." Shaw hilariously interweaves two satirical strands concerning those who see war as heroic and those who veil social relations in romance. The satire is focused through three of Shaw's best-loved characters: the buffoon Sergius who leads a madcap cavalry charge, the pragmatic Bluntschli who is so alarmed by the sordid reality of war that he only carries chocolate bullets, and the romantic Raina who must choose between the two. Add a knowing, sassy maid and you have all the ingredients for  "... a fantastic, psychological extravaganza, in which drama, farce and irony keep flashing past. . ." (William Archer)

Director Margaret Groome

PERFORMANCES
Fri  Jan 20 7:00pm
Sat Jan 21 2:00pm
Sat Jan 21 7:00pm
Mon Jan 23 7:00pm
Tue Jan 24 7:00pm
Wed Jan 25 7:00pm
Thu Jan 26 7:00pm
Fri Jan 27 7:00pm
Sat Jan 28 2:00pm
Sat Jan 28 7:00pm
Sun Jan 29 2:00pm

Wheelchair accessible | Capacity 230 | Approx 105 mins (including intermission)

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION
Tickets: 15.00 | Students/Seniors $12.00

At the door: Cash/ShawPass only. Box office opens 45 minutes before showtime.

In advance: For show info and to reserve tickets, call the 24-hour box office line at 474-6880. Email reservations can be sent to tickets@bhtc.ca.