Event

Eavesdrop: The Coffee Shop Show at Vendome Café

Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre presents...

EAVESDROP: THE COFFEE SHOP SHOW
April 15-May 2, 2014
at Weeds Café, Caffe Beano & Vendome Café

Have you ever eavesdropped on a coffee shop conversation?

It's okay; it happens. Maybe you listened in on a job interview or a first date, a study session or a heartfelt confession. In that moment, maybe you realized that all the latte-sipping strangers around you have rich stories to tell.

In its upcoming production, Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre takes coffee shop eavesdropping to the next level.

This April, Eavesdrop: The Coffee Shop Show comes to three of Calgary's most-loved coffee shops: Caffe Beano, Vendome Café and Weeds Café. The play is performed during the coffee shops' regular hours, without disrupting their operations. If someone wants to sit down with an espresso and mind their own business, they can! But, sitting at the next table, you'll be enjoying an immersive theatre experience.

When you buy a ticket, we'll hand you wireless headphones that let you eavesdrop on six characters, seemingly normal coffee-drinking patrons who each have burning secrets to share. You'll meet a trio of old friends, a frustrated writer, a man searching for connection and a troubled stranger. You'll listen not only to their words, but to their innermost thoughts and feelings.

After a whirlwind 45-minute performance that transports you to another world, you'll remove the headphones to find yourself back in your local coffee shop but you'll never look at it the same way again.

Tickets $15 each, or $12.50 each for groups of 4+

For more information, visit www.swallowabicycle.com or call 403.710.0093

SHOW SCHEDULE:

Weeds Café, 1903 20th Ave NW
April 15-19, 2014
http://eavesdrop2014.brownpapertickets.com

Caffe Beano, 1613 9th St SW
April 20-27, 2014
http://eavesdrop2014beano.brownpapertickets.com

Vendome Café, 940 2nd Ave NW

Tuesday, April 29 - 6:00 & 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 30 - 6:00 & 7:00 pm
Thursday, May 1 - 6:00 pm
Friday, May 2 - 6:00 & 7:00 pm