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Brenda Tyedmers launches MRS. WALFORD

  • October 15, 2025 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

  • Pond Playhouse (Festival Seating)

    6 Parkhill Road
    Halifax, Nova Scotia B3P 1R3
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Description

Shrouding a past. Embracing a future. Inspired by actual events.

MRS. WALFORD 

A tale of personal demons, second chances, and the power of friendship in turbulent times.

In mid-June of 1887, Mrs. Robert Walford, thirty year old mother of two and a wife of a Brooklyn ship broker, registers at the upscale Queen Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, under an assumed name. Two weeks later, she is buried in the local cemetery... or is she? 

The evening will be hosted by Louise Renault, featuring readings by author Brenda Tyedmers and actors Rayna Smith-Camp, Debora Pollock and Louise Renault; followed by an interview with the author and Q&A with the audience.

The event is free for admission but tickets need to be booked as seats are limited to 90.  Donations accepted at the door.

Copies of MRS. WALFORD will be available to purchase. Brenda will donate 50% of her royality from the evening's book sales to Ovarian Cancer Canada and Theatre Arts Guild.

 

Date & Time

Wed, Oct 15, 2025 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Venue Details

Pond Playhouse (Festival Seating)

6 Parkhill Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3P 1R3 Pond Playhouse (Festival Seating)
Theatre Arts Guild

The Theatre Arts Guild is proud to be the country’s oldest community theatre with a record of continuous operation. The Guild was founded in 1931 (through a merger of the Little Theatre Movement and the Halifax Dramatic and Musical Club), and has presented entertainment each year since then.

“The Dover Road,” by A.A. Milne was the group’s first production in May of 1931, and was given at the Garrick Theatre (the present Neptune Theatre),  since the group did not have a permanent home. “Dover Road” was repeated for TAG’s 60th Anniversary in 1991.

Over the years, the Guild has had several homes and performed in many venues, including the Capitol Theatre, the former College Street School, and the gymnasium of HMCS Scotian and St. Patrick’s High School. In 1966 however, the Guild acquired a former church hall at 6 Parkhill Road and this property, renamed The Pond Playhouse, has been its home ever since.