Robert More

Robert More

Robert has had more than 70 professional productions of his plays. DADS! THE MUSICAL was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award in Toronto, and won the prestigious Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival. DADS 2: THE TODDLERS’ REVENGE, premiered at Waterloo Stage in April 2004, went on to The Mayfield Theatre in Edmonton, The Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, and The Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay. As an actor, Robert has performed across Canada, and was at the National Arts Centre… [Read more]Robert has had more than 70 professional productions of his plays. DADS! THE MUSICAL was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award in Toronto, and won the prestigious Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival. DADS 2: THE TODDLERS’ REVENGE, premiered at Waterloo Stage in April 2004, went on to The Mayfield Theatre in Edmonton, The Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, and The Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay. As an actor, Robert has performed across Canada, and was at the National Arts Centre and Stratford for six years as well as a member of the Grand Company with Robin Phillips in 1983-84. Robert is currently Managing Director at Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver. Previously he served as Artistic Director of Lighthouse Festival Theatre in Port Dover for ten years ; Managing & Artistic Director for seven years at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia; and Artistic Director of Bluewater Summer Playhouse in Kincardine. Other writing credits include A MATTER OF TIME (Theatre Orangeville, 2004 and Theatre Magnus, 2008), OIL RUSH, co-written with composer Jacqueline Sadler (Victoria Playhouse, 2008) and a wonderful family focussed one act play THE SHADOW STEALER which has been produced many, many times across Canada over two decades. His most recent writing projects include “Everything I Love About Christmas” (Upper Canada Playhouse December 2012) and his newest play, a vampire musical, “Carry On Vamping” (expected June 2016 | venue TBA!). Robert He has four fantastic daughters, Caitlin, Emily, Rhianna and Heather.

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  • A Matter of Time

    Comedy, Drama, Dramatic Comedy
    A Matter of Time
    This funny yet tender play is about one family and the ties that bind them. The heart of the story lies in the special bond between Grandad and his ten year-old granddaughter Stacy. The story is set against the backdrop of… [Read More]

  • Carry On Vamping

    Musical Comedy
    Carry On Vamping
    Tim and Bernadette decide to go on an adventurous holiday to an old castle in Romania run by an eccentric innkeeper named Dracula. He is assisted by his humble and loyal humpbacked servant Igor and his ‘dark and sour’… [Read More]

  • Dads 2 ~ The Toddlers Revenge

    Musical Comedy
    Dads 2 ~ The Toddlers Revenge
    The comic possibilities of parenthood, When unexpected job loss struck, three dads from diverse backgrounds decided to stay home while their wives continued their work careers. Despite applying “male organization” to the job,… [Read More]

  • Dads! The Musical

    Musical Comedy
    Dads! The Musical
    Suddenly without jobs, three first-time dads opt to stay at home and take care of their infant kids while their wives return to work. All three are confident that with some male organization, becoming Mr. Moms will prove an… [Read More]

  • Everything I Love About Christmas

    Family, Musical
    Everything I Love About Christmas
    The Barnes family is gathered for Christmas. Ted and Maggie, the mom and dad; Grace who is nine; and Grandad who is cantankerous but lovable. Norman Rockwell but in Canada. Older daughter Susan is trying to get home from… [Read More]

  • The Shadow Stealer

    Family
    The Shadow Stealer
    Three young children are drawn into an amazing adventure when the flowers in their garden begin to lose their shadows. To solve the mystery of the disappearing shadows Shelby, Margaret and William must embark on a perilous… [Read More]