If you're wondering about the woman who graces the Canadian $10 bill, Viola Desmond, then wonder no more.
Playing now at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster is Krystle Dos Santos' one person show (with a four piece band), Hey Viola!
Live theatre is back and this is a perfect one to get you back into the mode of going out and getting some fine entertainment while learning a bit about forgotten Canadian history. We learn about the woman who was Viola Desmond, as imagined by Dos Santos and through songs of the period.
I wasn't expecting to be as moved as I was with this show. There was definitely a moment when I could hear people around me also shedding tears. Moving and poignant, Hey Viola is a musical for the times!
Hey Viola! is on now until March 27 at the Anvil Centre.
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