Hugh Hughes in Canada with Floating

As you may already know, Hugh Hughes is touring his theatre show, Floating, in Canada at the moment. He was very excited to catch the plane over this weekend, and he’s already been reporting back to us here in the UK with stories of his adventures – more of those at a later date.

If you’ve already discovered Hugh Hughes at a theatre performance in Canada (or anywhere else, for that matter), and just want to find out a bit more about him, then why not have a look at his new website? It’s something he’s been working very hard on, so that you can use it alongside his live theatre performances and find out what he’s up to when he’s not performing Floating.

You can find his site at http://www.hughhughes.me/

Hugh very much hopes you’ll delve deeper in to his Wonderful World and that you and he can become that little bit more connected.

If you haven’t come across a Hugh Hughes theatre show before, and you’re in Canada, then this is the perfect opportunity to discover our charming Welsh friend. Floating will be performed in three different Canadian cities through January and February, in a tour covering British Columbia and Ontario.

Vancouver, BC,
part of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, with the Arts Club Theatre Company
20th January – 5th February
Details here.

Victoria, BC,
at the Intrepid Theatre
10th and 11th February
Details here.

Toronto, Ontario,
at the Harbourfront Centre
15th – 19th February
Details here.

This picture comes from Hugh's flickr stream - there are more photographic snippets of Hugh's life on there.

A Canadian Adventure

Last week, during my announcement of The Wonderful World of Hugh Hughes, I promised to make further exciting proclamations, particularly to those from further afield. And so as part of my contract to fulfill this promise I bring you news that Hugh Hughes will be seeking out new audiences in Canada!

Hugh's never visited Canada before but is immensely excited (as am I) to be introducing his work to and making even more connections with people across the world.

For this visit, he'll only be taking his very first show, Floating. It sort of sounds disappointing when I say it like that (as opposed to the Barbican run where you'll be able to feast on all three shows), but undoubtedly they'll be opportunities for a return visit to share the others too.
I can't quite believe that Floating first hit the stage way back in 2005 (not long after I started working for Hoipolloi) and five years later it's going from strength to strength.

The tour commences in January 2011 with performances as part of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival in Vancouver (we're playing at the Arts Club Theatre Company's Revue Stage) followed by a trip over to Victoria (details to come shortly) and finally a visit to Toronto's Harbourfront Centre from 15 to 19 February.

At the moment, tickets for our Vancouver run are only available to anyone purchasing an Arts Club season ticket but tickets are on general sale from 3 August (so that gives you a few weeks notice!). Tickets are already on sale in Toronto and booking details can be found here.

I'm amused to be sharing dates for 2011 already (especially as you're not yet able to book tickets for dates in October here in the UK) but if you know anyone in Vancouver, Victoria or Toronto, start spreading the news today!

Posted by Simon Bedford (Producer, Hoipolloi)
And thanks to Rick Harris for the beautiful picture!