Swordplay a play of swords, a comedic love letter to classics, swashbucklers and retro fantasy video games
A swashbuckling adventure comedy where no plot is untwisted, no bad guy unstabbed, and no chandelier unswung!
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. Back onstage for the first time since 2018, SwordPlay has toured the Canadian Fringe circuit to rave reviews and multiple awards:
🏆 WINNER, Just For Laughs Best Comedy
🏆 WINNER, Atlantic Fringe Best Comedy
🏆 WINNER, Pick of the Vancouver Fringe
🏆 WINNER, BC Touring Council Award
SWORDPLAY: A PLAY OF SWORDS
December 16 - 22 | Saturday at 9:30pm, Sunday at 4:00pm, Sunday & Tuesday at 8:00pm
The Assembly Theatre (1479 Queen St. West)