ARKENHAM ABBEY
Theatre for a Dark Night -October 2015
The Dark Night Returns - October 2016
I'm gonna keep this short and sweet, because bottom line is if you don't go to Arkenham Abbey, you're

​missing out.

-Leanne Allen CVV Magazine
A wonderful story that delves into breaking down the bat and the humour is well placed to get

​audiences laughing along.

-Ed Sum Two Hungry Blokes
If you have ever had even a passing flirtation with comics, cartoons, or films, this copyright skirting

homage to Batman is exactly how you should be spending an October night…This production is a love

letter to pop culture through and through.

-The Marble
Hie thee thither to partake of theatrical enchantment; prepare to be whisked away to 1929 and a

​classic battle of good versus evil with a high-camp twist.

-Janis LaCouvee



October 19th – October 31st, 2016

The Dark Night returns to Craigdarroch Castle!


Launch Pad Theatre Company brings back their sold out Halloween Spectacular, Arkenham Abbey, a

Batmanesque thriller that combines the best elements from the most Gothic Batman comics and

spins them into a live horror-comedy.

Set in Post Edwardian England in an Abbey-turned-sanatorium for the unethically psychotic, the

inmates of Arkenham Abbey, meant to perform a play for the public, have instead taken over the

asylum and threaten to kill all of the visitors and staff. 


Written by David Radford, and starring: Radford, Justin Carter, Christina Patterson, Jared Gowen, and

Graham Croft.  With stunning costumes by Martha Burd.


An homage to everything Batman, from the costumes, to the criminals, to a clever re-creation of all

the characters themselves.


Warning: Due to the close proximity of actors to audience, parents with children under 10 years old

should be advised that the show does contain blackouts, screaming, and moments of violence.


When: October 19th - 31st


Performances: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm and 9pm, with 8pm

shows on Sunday 30th and Monday 31st.


Where: Craigdarroch Castle. 1050 Joan Cres. Victoria, BC.


Tickets: $28 - Castle members receive a discount on ticket price


*Please note, the Castle boasts a beautiful oak staircase containing 87 stairs to the 4th floor ballroom

with no elevator or ramps.


Written and Directed by David Radford
October 2015


Starring:

David Radford as The Fool

Justin Carter as The Night Watchman

Christina Patterson as Sister Mary Magis and 

Pantaloony

Jared Gowen as The Church Warden, The Man of

​Straw, and The Puzzler

Trevor Hinton as BlackJack


Costumes by Martha Burd
October 2016


Starring:

David Radford as The Fool

Justin Carter as The Night Watchman

Christina Patterson as Sister Mary Magis and 

Pantaloony

Jared Gowen as The Church Warden, The Man of

​Straw, and The Puzzler

​Graham Croft as BlackJack


Costumes by Martha Burd