Swordplay: A Play of Swords at Comedy On Queen Street
December 11-14 – 9pm at The Assembly Theatre
Presented by Sex T-Rex and Bad Dog Theatre
“Sheer, unrelenting comic force” – CBC
“Inspired, imaginative and first-rate comedic theatrical magic.” – My Entertainment World
“Live theatre with something everyone secretly wants: a video game on legs, with references they can’t fail to get.” – 12th Night
Starring Conor Bradbury, Julian Frid, Lowen Morrow, Seann Murray and Sharjil … view more »
Swordplay: A Play of Swords at Comedy On Queen Street
December 11-14 – 9pm at The Assembly Theatre
Presented by Sex T-Rex and Bad Dog Theatre
“Sheer, unrelenting comic force” – CBC
“Inspired, imaginative and first-rate comedic theatrical magic.” – My Entertainment World
“Live theatre with something everyone secretly wants: a video game on legs, with references they can’t fail to get.” – 12th Night
Starring Conor Bradbury, Julian Frid, Lowen Morrow, Seann Murray and Sharjil Rasool
Toronto-based comedy company Sex T-Rex remounts their most beloved and acclaimed one-act show, SwordPlay: A Play of Swords, as part of Bad Dog Theatre’s Comedy on Queen Festival at Assembly Theatre!
SwordPlay is a loving parody of the swashbuckling genre mixed with retro video games, drawing on The Princess Bride, The Three Musketeers, Game of Thrones, Legend of Zelda, and Final Fantasy, to name a few.
WINNER, 2024 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Ensemble WINNER, Just For Laughs Best Comedy WINNER, Atlantic Fringe Best Comedy WINNER, Pick of the Vancouver Fringe WINNER, BC Touring Council Award
Join us this December and make thrilling fight scenes, puffy pants, and more foam swords than five adults would reasonably need to put on a show, a part of your holiday tradition!
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