Intrepid Theatre

Creating space for bold art–making and art-sharing.

This year’s festival features familiar faces like Ivan Coyote and local drag favourites, a Fringe smash-hit making its Victoria debut, a much-talked about show from Toronto/Uk artist Clayton Lee that will have audiences buzzing, and three one-night only performances in the Studio that spotlight local queer creators.

It’s hard to believe that this festival I dreamed up back in 2014 is now in it’s 11th spin around the sun, and with the current attacks on trans rights and protests at drag shows, I think it is more important than ever to celebrate queer and trans stories and identities on stage. 

This festival creates vital space for communities to gather and to be loud, to be fierce, and to be fabulous! Since its inception, OUTstages has been about intentionally creating space, and taking up space that didn’t exist before: space for audacious art; space for conversations; space for local artists to share the same stage as international artists; and space for queers, allies, and theatre-lovers of all kinds to sit together, be inspired, and heat up the winter with hot queer art.

Thanks for sharing space with us at the theatre and all over town, it’s time to get OUT and be a part of this decidedly queer theatre festival for year 11! Heat up your winter, and escape the cold and dreary Victoria weather with OUTstages – see you there.

Sean Guist

Artistic Director