The Smoking Gun Collective

01/17/2024

TROIKA: 3 irresistible comedies by Chekhov, directed by William B. Davis. NOW ON YOUR SCREEN!

If you missed Troika on stage or enjoyed it so much that you want to watch it again, you can now watch the film of the stage play from the comfort of your home.

WATCH THE MOVIE🎬: https://www.williambdavis.com/troika
Duration: 1hour15minutes. PPV available for 72 hours after the time of your rental.

With Jack Rigg, Chris Walters, Rebecca Husain, William B. Davis, Martha Ansfield-Scrase, Peter Robbins and John Prowse. Film of the November 9th, 2023 live performance at the Jericho Arts Centre, in Vancouver.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ REVIEWS ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"A fantastic production, a great ensemble, brilliant performances!"

“The delightful staging of the three short one-act plays will have audiences chuckling even after the show." VANCOUVERPLAYS

“Excellent!"

11/12/2023

📣TROIKA: LAST PERFORMANCE TODAY 2PM!
at Jericho Arts Centre.
3 irresistible short comedies by Chekhov.
ONLY A FEW SEATS LEFT.
TICKETS: www.williambdavis.com/troika

11/10/2023

Would you like a program? Scan the QR code to download the program on your phone and discover the director's notes, actors' background, and behind the scenes of TROIKA.

TROIKA - LAST DAYS ON STAGE:
Friday 8PM, Saturday 2PM & 8PM, Sunday Nov 12 at 2 PM.
at Jericho Arts Centre.
Tickets: https://www.williambdavis.com/troika

11/09/2023

CHUBUKOV: You Lomovs have had lunacy in your family, all of you!
NATALYA STEPANOVNA: All, all, all!
CHUBUKOV: Your grandfather was a drunkard, and your younger aunt, Nastasya Mihailovna, ran away with an architect, and so on.
LOMOV: And your mother was hump-backed. [Clutches at his heart] Something pulling in my side.... My head.... Help! Water!

THE PROPOSAL …THAT GOES WRONG
TROIKA : LAST WEEK ON STAGE at Jericho Arts Centre, By Chekhov.
Buy your Tickets: williambdavis.com/troika
With Chris Walters, Rebeca Husain and Jack Rigg.

11/08/2023

Come see The Proposal. A very funny play where everybody dies at some point 😄

📣LAST WEEK ON STAGE at Jericho Arts Centre.
TROIKA an evening of 3 irresistible short comedies by Chekhov.
THE PROPOSAL: with Chris Walters, Rebecca Husain, Jack Rigg.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS: www.williambdavis.com/troika

11/05/2023

What's your excuse? If you don't have a funny one, you have to see the play.
📣LAST WEEK ON STAGE at Jericho Arts Centre.
TROIKA an evening of 3 irresistible short comedies by Chekhov.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS: www.williambdavis.com/troika

11/05/2023

"The highlight of this little piece is Husain as Natalya. Husain is small but mighty. And her body language is perfect: exaggerated but not too much. It’s delightful. Obviously, The Proposal is farcical and both Rigg and Walters ham it up gleefully."
Jo Ledingham Theatre Reviews.

TROIKA: THE PROPOSAL by CHEKHOV
DON’T MISS THE FUN!
📣ON STAGE NOW at Jericho Arts Centre:
Only until Nov 12.

With Chris Walters, Rebecca Husain and Jack Rigg.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS: www.williambdavis.com/troika

11/04/2023

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEK-END?

DON’T MISS THE FUN!
TROIKA ON STAGE NOW at Jericho Arts Centre.
Only until Nov 12!

BOOK YOUR TICKETS: www.williambdavis.com/troika
at Jericho Arts Centre

11/04/2023

"Do you think I can fly away from my creditors in a balloon, or what? Or do you expect me to go and run my head into a brick wall? I go to Grusdev and he isn’t at home, Yaroshevitch has hidden himself, I had a violent row with Kuritsin and nearly threw him out of the window, Mazugo has something the matter with his bowels, and this woman has “a state of mind.” Not one of the swine wants to pay me! Just because I’m too gentle with them!"

John Prowse as Smirnov in TROIKA: THE BEAR by CHEKHOV
DON’T MISS THE FUN!
📣ON STAGE NOW at Jericho Arts Centre.
Only until Nov 12.

With John Prowse, Martha Mansfield-Scrase and Peter Robbins.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS: www.williambdavis.com/troika

11/03/2023

"It’s exactly seven months today since the death of my husband, and I’m in a state of mind which absolutely prevents me from giving money matters my attention."

Martha Ansfield-Scrase as Popova in TROIKA: THE BEAR by CHEKHOV
DON’T MISS THE FUN!

📣ON STAGE NOW at Jericho Arts Centre.
Only until Nov 12.
With John Prowse, Martha Mansfield-Scrase and Peter Robbins.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS: www.williambdavis.com/troika

11/02/2023

ON THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT TODAY:
"Good things come in threes. Three bears; three little pigs; three fairies; three acts of a play; three 99s arriving at once after you’ve been waiting for 20 minutes. Now add Chekhov comedies to the list.

Helmed by veteran director William B. Davis, see why Chekhov’s plays still hold their appeal over 100 years later. The classics are beloved for a reason!"

Read the full article here:

Chekhov comedies don't get enough love.

11/02/2023

DON'T MISS THE FUN!
TROIKA
an evening of 3 irresistible short comedies by Chekhov.
NOW ON STAGE at Jericho Arts Centre. Only until Nov 12.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS: www.williambdavis.com/troika