James has just died, and finds that Purgatory isn’t exactly what he was expecting. With sadness and a strange new sense of humour, he watches his wife Amelia try to cope with his departure.
A bittersweet comedy (or funny drama?) about the grieving process, premiering in the London Fringe Festival, summer 2008.
PERFORMANCES
Saturday August 2 - 3:00pm
Sunday August 3 - 10:30pm
Tuesday August 5 - 7:00pm
Wednesday August 6 - 8:30pm
Thursday August 7 - 5:30pm
Saturday August 9 - 11:00pm
All performances are in the Spriet Family Theatre, located in Covent Garden Market, downtown London. (map)
Tickets are $10 at the door (available one hour before each performance) or $12 in advance on the London Fringe website.
Peter Cavell (James. Book, music, and lyrics)
Peter is a composer, writer, actor, pianist, and sound artist...in no particular order. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2004 with a Bachelor's degree in Music, majoring in composition, and completed a Masters degree in composition at the University of Victoria. Some of Peter’s recent creative projects include his short play Lead Us Not Into Temptation (2008 Grand Theatre Playwrights Cabaret), the multimedia drama Walking the Labyrinth (2007 London Fringe), the one-man show As I Was Going Up the Stair (2007 London One-Act Festival, awarded Best Male Actor in a Lead Role), and the Brickenden-winning original musical The Devil Loves to Haggle with Jonathan De Souza (2003 London Fringe Festival). This summer, in addition to presenting Death! in the London Fringe, Peter will be touring Walking the Labyrinth to the Toronto and Ottawa Fringe Festivals. Peter's interests include creating accessible yet experimental interdisciplinary works that combine drama, music, words, sound, and (sometimes) humour.
Erica Laine (Amelia)
After a year in Toronto at York University, Erica Laine is pleased to be back in London on the stage! She was previously a member of London’s Original Kids where she was involved in such productions as Jesus Christ Superstar (Annas), Working (Kate the housewife/Candy Cottingham), and The Wizard of Oz (Glinda). Erica has also been involved in the arts in St.Thomas. Performing in such shows as The Capitol Theatre’s A Christmas Carol (Belle), and the Elgin Theatre Guild’s The Senator Wore Pantyhose (Nellie). Erica also had the pleasure of being part of the historical play The Myrtle Street Boys for Central Elgin Collegiate Institute portraying the role of Norma Miller. More recently Erica is involved in The Noisy Mime’s productions of Robin Hood and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. She is very excited to be a part of Death! and is thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of London’s Fringe Festival.
