We specialize in creating new entertaining shows for any audience. Would you prefer an interactive team-building experience? How about a full-length script that you’d like to produce and perform yourself? Maybe you’d like to challenge Bain & Bernard with creating a new custom show for you? Have a gander below at some of the shows we've created, we’re happy and keen to collaborate, and are open to all requests. Contact us, let’s make something fun together.
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TITLE: The Regency Revolution
CASTING: 1m/1f DESCRIPTION: A new ruler will be crowned in the kingdom of Regencia. Meanwhile citizens, lead by Elven rebel leader Rikkikiti Blackthorn, are revolting. Two actors play the entire kingdom, including moments when multiple characters are on stage. PRODUCTION HISTORY: 2018 – Driftwood Theatre’s Trafalgar 24 – Whitby, ON, CAN |
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TITLE: Monsters Matter
CASTING: 1m/1f DESCRIPTION: Henry is an up and coming lawyer working for the established law firm of “Shelley, Stoker, and Stephenson”, who specialize in cases regarding monster matters. He is waiting for his firm’s newest client, the Bride of Frankenstein, in her castle home. She has decided to file for divorce from her husband, Frankenstein’s Monster. PRODUCTION HISTORY: 2017 – Driftwood Theatre’s Trafalgar 24 – Whitby, ON, CAN |
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TITLE: Romeo & Juliet Chainsaw Massacre
CASTING: 7m/3f DESCRIPTION: Everyone thinks they know the story of Romeo and Juliet, but you don't know this one. When a chainsaw-wielding maniac is thrown into Shakespeare's classic tragedy, amidst the romance, blood flies, as members of high-society Verona are taken down one by one... Find out who is (literally!) tearing our star-crossed lovers apart in this comedic horror mash-up. PRODUCTION HISTORY: 2016 – Toronto Fringe Festival – Toronto, ON, CAN |
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TITLE: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of Hamlet
CASTING: 7m/1f DESCRIPTION: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of Hamlet is a farce written by Canadian playwrights Warren Bain and Matt Bernard, in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson face their toughest challenge yet. Hamlet's father has mysteriously died and the world's greatest detective has been called in to solve the case. The story blends the famous detective of Baker Street with Shakespeare's most well-known tragedy. It includes a host of improvisational antics, lively sound effects, and literary puns to keep audiences young and old laughing throughout the quirky investigation. PRODUCTION HISTORY: 2014 - Advice to the Players - Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA 2013 – St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival – Prescott, ON, CAN 2022 - Port Colborne HS - Port Colborne, ON, CAN |
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TITLE: A Midsummer’s Nightmare or
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Desdemona Anyway CASTING: 5 m/f DESCRIPTION: A Midsummer’s Nightmare or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Desdemona Anyway is a farce written by Canadian playwrights Warren Bain and Matt Bernard. Adapted and inspired by William Shakespeare’s box-office hits Othello and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this play is about a magical forest, jealousy, betrayal, and there are five actors who play thirteen parts. The play starts off with the plot line of Othello, then uses the influences of the Midsummer Night’s fairies to alter the original storyline that Shakespeare wrote for the characters of Othello. What will Puck get up to next? How much flower love potion can one play handle? Will Iago get the girl? This Bain & Bernard original features a host of improvisational antics, lively sound effects, and literary puns to keep audiences young and old laughing throughout the journey through the enchanted forest. PRODUCTION HISTORY: 2012 – St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival – Prescott, ON, CAN |
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TITLE: A Cratchit Carol
CASTING: 4m/1f – 6m/2f DESCRIPTION: It’s after Christmas. All of the main characters are here; Ebeneezer Scrooge, The Cratchit Family, Freddie and Clara – Scrooge’s nephew and niece, and all are looking forward to the next big holiday, which is only six days away! New Years Day! Scrooge is hosting the largest first annual New Years Party that England has ever seen, all are invited but will all come? Bain & Bernard Comedy tackle this elegant classic tale with a swift kick of vaudevillian style that has never yet been seen in the colonies. A Cratchit Carol – A New Year’s Sequel to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. PRODUCTION HISTORY: 2010 – St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival – Prescott, ON, CAN |
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TITLE: Bain & Bernard’s Miracle Hour
CASTING: Adaptable DESCRIPTION: Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! Experience a world of unseen wonders! Oh boy! It’s “Bain & Bernard’s Miracle Hour!” Wow! Hear the dulcet tones of our Barbershop Quartet; Wonder at the feats of tiny skill from Dr. Fantasmo and his Fleas; Marvel at High Divin’ Hugh, Prince of Atlantis! Keen! A travelling Circus of real and rare oddities with fantastic acts and facts for the pleasure of your preferred patronage! Step right up and enjoy! PRODUCTION HISTORY: 2012 – St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival – Prescott, ON, CAN |
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TITLE: Time Machine Adventure Time
CASTING: Adaptable DESCRIPTION: Have you ever thought about purchasing time share vacations… in time?!?! Look no further friend, step in line for Bain & Bernard & Son’s Time Machine Adventure Time! Forget HIS-story its THEIR-story! With their Space Continuum Adventure Machine they explore, implore and implode all of the world’s most important historic figures, dates, and events that may or may not have actually happened! Meet Merlin the Magician, experience the gladiators of Rome, and play with the dinosaurs! Super fun!! This Bain & Bernard & Son’s adventure will surely be second to none. Ask your friendly pink haired Time Attendant for more details. PRODUCTION HISTORY: 2010 - Junction Arts Festival – Toronto, ON, CAN |
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TITLE: Bain & Bernard & Sons: Miracle Elixir
CASTING: 3m/1f DESCRIPTION: Are you tired? Losing your hair? Tired of loosing your hair? Friends, do you find yourselves frustrated with other miracle elixirs that just don’t cut it? Well “Bain & Bernard & Son’s” has the cure for you. We’ve travelled all across Canada, and some parts of lower Brazil, to bring our wonderful “This Thing, That Thing, Everything Anything Elixir” to YOU! Just stop by our Wooden Wonder Cart for explanations, demonstrations, samples and more! Sure to excite, ignite, and MIGHT be the best cure-all elixir you’ll every sight. PRODUCTION HISTORY: 2009 - Junction Arts Festival – Toronto, ON, CAN |
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TITLE:The You’ve Never Seen Anything Like it Show!!! CASTING: Adaptable DESCRIPTION: Step Right Up! Step Right Up! Don’t Be Shy! Experience a world of un-seen wonders! The traveling circus is where you should go! It’s Bain & Bernard & Son’s: You’ve Never Seen Anything Like It Show! Gaze your eyes upon many of the world’s rare and exotic treasures! Oh boy! Step right up and witness acts such as The Mystical Misfits do Magic! Alakazam! Place your bets on the Baffling Boxing Beasts! Boing! And exclusive only with our show is a Tap Dancing Unicorn! Wow! Step right up and enjoy! PRODUCTION HISTORY: 2011 – Junction Arts Festival – Toronto, ON, CAN |