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The Monsters are always working furiously in their workshop. Check out everything they've ever created right here!
A Tragical History and Lamentable Comedy
How did an illiterate son of a Glover become the Greatest Playwright in the history of the World? He got someone else to write the plays!
Monster Theatre takes their usual irreverent tone as they turn the Bard over in his grave in this...The only play ever actually written by William Shakespeare!
Short adaptations of Classics of Literature to help gets kids excited about reading for fun! A total of 12 adaptations will be created, so presenters can 'Curate their Own Performance'. Reading levels will vary from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Adaptations include...
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
20 000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
And many more to come!
Created by Tara Goerzen Travis
and Ryan Gladstone
NAPOLEON'S SECRET DIARY (2007)
What
if Napoleon was the accident of history?
The Greatest Man in the History of the World - the man who conquered
half the world, who tamed the wild Creole Josephine, who led the largest army
to ever walk the face of the earth, who faced seven international coalitions,
the man who invented canned food!
Imagine him as a low-status, bumbling fool. A sort of cross between Bob Newhart and
Inspector Clouseau!
Created
and Performed by Ryan Gladstone.
Directed
by Jeff Gladstone, Kevin James, Jonno Katz, France Perras and TJ Dawe.
"This five foot nothing of a conqueror - performed by the energetic Ryan Gladstone - works wonders in a minimalist setting. Gladstone delivers a giant performance. **** " - EYE Weekly
"Writer/performer Ryan Gladstone plays the little general with vulnerability, total charm, and dead-on comic chops... ***** (5 Bars) " - CBC Winnipeg
"It's French History as Filtered through Chuck Jones! Brilliant!" - Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine
JESUS CHRIST: The Lost Years (2006)
Ever wonder what Jesus was really up between the ages 13 and 30? Or how Jesus reacted when told – “Joseph isn’t your real father!” Find out in Monster Theatre’s latest “historically hilarious” extravaganza! Puppets! Masks! Songs! Sacrilege! Created and Performed by Bruce Horak, Katherine Sanders and Ryan Gladstone. Directed by Ryan Gladstone
"...let's just say that comic acting - in the Fringe or anywhere else - doesn't get better than this. NNNNN" - NOW Magazine
"Not only one of the most deft pieces of physical comedy I have ever seen - it is as subtle as it is funny, and as literate as it is energetic and frantic!"
5 Stars -SEE Magazine
"Nothing short of a Comic Miracle"
-National Post
The History of the Future (2006)
Follow Monster Theatre through a wild ride into the future! Featuring the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Time Machines and Brains in Jars! After Ryan, Jeff and Bruce reveal that Monster Theatre was only their way to fund their true dream of being scientists - the boys unveil their time machine. Once activated, everything goes horribly wrong Ryan is sent to a Future where Monster Theatre is worshipped like Gods, Bruce gets chased by aliens and ends up as a brain in a jar, while Jeff is transported directly to the apocalypse!
Written and Performed by Ryan Gladstone, Bruce Horak and Jeff Gladstone.
Directed by Mark Chavez (pajama men)
THE CANADA SHOW: The Complete History of Canada in One Hour
Monster Theatre's biggest Hit.
THE CANADA SHOW started as an outdoor show at Calgary's Shakespeare in the Park, but has since toured or been presented by Just For Laughs, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Second City Toronto, Kaleidoscope Theatre, Lunchbox Theatre and many others!
Including hits like Cabot and Costello, the Jacques Cartier Puppets, Leonard's 'Nobody Knows', the Chicks of Canada and, of course a giant dancing beaver!
Who knew Canada was so darn interesting?
"History Without the Boring Stuff!" -Vue Weekly (Edmonton)
The Big Rock Show: The Complete History of the World in One Hour (2003) The history of the universe in only one hour! A hilarious and irreverent musical romp through the history of our planet. An entertaining and educational trip from the Big Bang to Saddam Hussein.
Including some of Monster Theatre's funniest moments like The Beatles Gospels, Kermit Khan, Roach's Corner with Ron and Don, Crusade Charades and who could ever forget 'a French Man Like Me'.
"These Guys are so good they make it look easy."
-Edmonton Journal
CONFESSIONS OF A CLASS CLOWN (2005) Written and performed by Ryan Gladstone, directed by Bruce Horak. It's Monster Theatre vs. The Education System! True stories from Ryan's sordid and hilarious relationship with school. Nominated for BEST PRODUCTION at the 2005 Montreal Fringe.
"Gladstone is the equivalent to Vancouver's most potent weed"
5 Stars! -Edmonton Journal
Fringe Show: A Love Story (2004) The 'Spinal Tap' of the Fringe. The behind-the-scenes true story of the Canadian Fringe tour performed in every Fringe Theatrical convention imaginable. Fast, Funny and for Fringe lovers and Fringe first-timers alike.
"Delivering laugh upon delicious laugh to
thunderous applause - this is what the fringe is all about Clever,
Fast-paced and Imaginative."
5 Stars! -Winnipeg Sun
The Macbeth Show: Shakespeare Without the Boring Stuff (2004) A "fly by the seat of your pants" production! Distilled to the essential; a bloody, scary story of a man who goes too far - a version that takes 5 actors, 2 extras, and 75 minutes, and gives you a Macbeth that is alive, dark, and f*#king funny. Using a mix of masks, puppets, and old-fashioned backstage chaos.
"A gross-out excess of bleeding orifices and baby entrails: exactly what Shakespeare would have wanted." -EYE Weekly
"Top Ten shows of 2004 - Bloody Good!" -NOW Magazine
FairyTale: The Choose Your Own Adventure Play (2000)
Monster Theatre's first ever play! Follow Granny, the Wicked Witch, and the Little German Boy, as they improvise their way through a fairly tale created live by the audience.
