2025
Theatre in the Bog
We are taking our signature production of Theatre in the Bush on the road!
Join us on August 1st for Theatre in the Bog in Wells, BC!
For ticket details and more information check out Island Mountain Arts
Brian Fidler, the Artistic Director of Ramshackle Theatre, has been collaborating with artists and theatre makers from the Cariboo to create magic in the bog just on the edge of Wells. Get out of the black box and see just how wild theatre can be!
Set in the meadow on the edge of the town of Wells, on the traditional territory of the Lhtako Dene, in an area with significant land use of the Dakelh and Secwépemc peoples, Theatre in the Bog leaves the seats and stages behind, allowing creators to explore beyond the boundaries of conventional theatre. Against a backdrop of scrubby spruce, pine and willow, audiences are led through the woods to see original performances that artists have cooked up over the course of a week.
*Funding for this project is made possible through the assistance of the Touring Artist Fund,
Department of Tourism and Culture, John Streicker, Minister.
Break a Leg
Created and performed by Brian Fidler *
Break a Leg is a collectively improvised tale inspired by Tramadol, extra-strength Tylenol and the power of community.
Created through the haze of a badly broken leg, Fidler draws the audience into his experience through storytelling and games that speak to the better part of human nature and our innate desire to help each other in challenging circumstances.
Ramshackle Theatre is bringing Break a Leg to Wells, British Columbia!
2024 & Earlier
Tombstone – A Cardboard Western
Written by: Brian Fidler and Edward Westerhuis
Co-Created by: Geneviève Doyon, Jessica Hickman and Claire Ness
Music and original sound design by: Jordy Walker
Developed with support from the Yukon Arts Centre
With all of the puppets and set constructed from cardboard, hot glue and magnets Tombstone mashes the genres of science fiction and westerns and blends the worlds of puppetry and film.
Petal, a lonesome cowgirl working at the robot western-styled amusement park town of Tombstone dreams of creating her own wild- west entertainment show with a real live cowboy.
When Hank rides into town Petal seizes the opportunity to use Hank’s cowboy skills but doesn’t count on falling in love with the drifter cowboy.
Set against the backdrop of a robot uprising Petal struggles with her own identity when she finds herself in a love triangle with Hank and a robot cowboy.
Tombstone is part spaghetti western, part Westworld and all cardboard!
Many thanks to our generous sponsors: 
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