A special staged reading series of Eldritch works unearthed from the grave…
Throughout 2024, like carnal gusts of wind billowing from robbed graves, Eldritch Theatre will be cursing their beloved patrons with Eldritch Horrors: Plays from the Tomb – play readings of some of their undead classics from aeons passed: Dear Boss (2004 Outstanding New Play Dora Award Nomination) on March 11 and The Babysitter (2007 Outstanding Production Dora Award Nomination) on June 10; plus a special preview of their newest play in development: Zombocalypse! to commence this horrific journey on January 14.
One day only, on Sunday, January 14, 2024, Eldritch Theatre presents the first of its Eldritch Horrors: Plays from the Tomb staged reading series: Zombocalypse! at Red Sandcastle Theatre. Written by Eric Woolfe and directed by Mairi Babb, the cast includes Lisa Norton, Kimun Perehinec, Craig Lauzon, Patrice Goodman and Eric Woolfe.
Zombie apocalypse survival 101
Take George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club and the Government of Canada’s nuclear war survival pamphlet Seven Steps to Survival and run them through a blender, and you get Zombocalypse!. The tragic, totally true, terrifying tale of a prince, a rebel, a jock, a brain and recluse trying to survive that horrible day in 1986 when the dead rose to feast on the flesh of the living. A staged reading of Eldritch Theatre’s newest work in progress.
Eric Woolfe is one of the city’s genuine, gloriously obsessive originals. No other local theatre company has as completely-defined an aesthetic as his Eldritch Theatre, which specializes in imaginative, lo-fi, old-school horror and mystery stories, with puppetry and a bit of magic thrown into the mix.
– Glenn Sumi
(Photo credits: Eldritch Theatre.)
Event details
Hosted by: Eldritch Theatre
Type of event: staged play reading
Written by: Eric Woolfe
Director: Mairi Babb
Cast: Lisa Norton, Kimun Perehinec, Craig Lauzon, Patrice Goodman and Eric Woolfe
Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024
Start time: 3:30 PM ET (Doors open at 3:00 PM)
Duration: 90 minutes (no intermission)
Cost: C$20 Advance / $30 At the Door / Eldritch Inner Sanctum Members Only $15 (Not a member? Join them.)
Location: Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4M 2J5. To get there by TTC, take the 504 Queen streetcar east and get off at at Queen St. E @ Logan Avenue (TTC stop ID 3059).
Parking: There is Green P parking on Queen Street East.
Booking link: Book your tickets here.
Contact Details: Eldritch Theatre/Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4M 2J5, Canada; website, adrianna@eldritchtheatre.ca
Content warning: For audiences 14+. Death, dying, zombies.
Accessibility: The theatre’s Queen St. East entrance has a ramp and a non-automated door. Washrooms are located on the first floor.
COVID-19 policy: The theatre has a HEPA filter. Masks are mandatory in the theatre at all times; no food or drink is allowed inside at this time. Read more.
Refund policy: Please contact the organizer.