Produced by Electric Company Theatre and Studio 58
In partnership with Barking Sphinx Performance, The Elbow Theatre and The Arrival Agency

Written by David Hudgins, Jonathon Young and Peter Anderson

Original Music by Peggy Lee
Originally Conceived by David Hudgins

Directed by Jonathon Young
Featuring Peter Anderson, Lois Anderson, David Petersen, Kathryn Shaw & the senior students of Studio 58
With live music by Peggy Lee, JP Carter, Ron Samworth and Dylan van der Schyff

Set Design by Shizuka Kai
Costume Design by Barbara Clayden
Lighting Design by Itai Erdal
Cinematography by Brian Johnson
Choreography by David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen

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Shows – 7:00 pm Tues - Sat; Matinees 2:00 pm Sat & Sun; NO SHOW Monday

Archibald Twill is a destitute watchmaker down on his luck. Madame Renard owns the flophouse in the downtown eastside where Twill lives. Further east, on the edge of the fairgrounds, The Old Hand presides over the most remote sideshow of all the sideshow acts. Oh yeah, and the Pulex irritans is nearly extinct. So, it’s looking pretty grim for everybody. That is until Archibald Twill comes into possession of a singing flea. Her name is Caprice. Soon, Caprice becomes Twill’s breadwinner and muse, and as her acclaim grows, he finds himself responsible for a counterculture outbreak that spreads throughout the city. How Caprice became what she is? Well, that’s an awful little story. One that requires a chorus of 12 oppressed, half-formed performers, a cast of 4 has-been actors, plus some rare and significant music played by a happening 4-piece band.
It’s a story that leaps and clings.
A story that won’t let go.
A story that will drain you.
A story that will leave you scratching your head.