Matchstick Theatre’s first new work, and winner of the “Fringiest Fringe” award, Henricus Gielis’ King of the Goats, was presented as part of the 2019 Halifax Fringe Festival at the Bus Stop Theatre from August 29th-September 7th, 2019. 

Henricus Gielis is the King of the Goats. But what even is a Goat? In this new comedy from Matchstick Theatre, Gielis compares his career as an emerging actor to those society has deemed the Greatest of All Time. Raised on TV and movies, this generation’s actor can’t help but compare their interpretations and creations to the immortalized and iconic performances they grew up with. If Gielis can perfectly impersonate Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet or Cole Sprouse’s Jughead, is he not just as great? Through the reproduction of a series of classic and contemporary monologues, the King of the Goats goes on a journey of self-discovery where he finds that every representation is a misrepresentation and that the only true Goat is the Goat within.

Promo Photos and Poster Design by Stoo Metz (Stoo Metz Photography)
Photocall by Samm Fisher (Samm Fisher Photography)

Winner of the ‘Fringiest Fringe Show’ award in 2019.

As the recipient of Neptune Theatre’s 2018/2019 Open Spaces program, Matchstick Theatre presented Michael Melski’s Joyride on Neptune Theatre’s Scotiabank Stage from January 24th-27th, 2019.

Joyride, the play that launched the celebrated Cape Breton playwright’s career, was first performed at the Atlantic Fringe Festival in 1994 and is a reflection of post-industrial Cape Breton. There we meet Rachel, earning minimum wage as a convenience store clerk, Jess, working for his father’s seasonal landscaping business, and Craig, home on probation and unemployed. With nowhere to go and nothing to do, the three friends get caught up in a whirlwind.

Promo Photos and Poster Design by Stoo Metz (Stoo Metz Photography)
Photocall by Samm Fisher (Samm Fisher Photography)