By Roger White

Theatrefest remembers Canadian valour at Vimy

Apr 28, 2017 | 10:00 AM

To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, the organizers of Theatrefest 2017 opted to have the various theatre troupes use only adaptations written by Canadian playwrights. 

One such production that is of significance is tonight’s performance by the Regina Little Theatre entitled Vimy written by Vern Thiessan.

With this year marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge — April 9 to 12 in 1917 — the story of Canadian heroism and valour has stood the test of time.

Mark Claxton directs the play about a nurse from Nova Scotia who aides four wounded Canadian soldiers in a field hospital in the wake of the battle for Vimy Ridge. Each soldier is suffering from post-traumatic stress and relives, through flashbacks, the horrors of war.  

“There’s no question that it [Vimy] was a striking tactical victory, that it cost a lot of Canadian lives and that it took on a great deal of importance in the decades after for those who were interested in Canada as a nation,” Claxton said. “The beauty of the play is that it’s a lot more than a history lesson. It’s a very powerful human story in addition to being a tribute to those who fought in that battle, and a bit of a reflection as to what it meant for Canadians.” 

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Tickets for tonight’s show are $20 and available at the Dekker Centre box office. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the curtain rises at 7:30 p.m.

roger.white@jpbg.ca

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