History
THE COMPANY - William Head on Stage (W.H.o.S.)
William Head on Stage (or WHoS) is the only prisoner-run prison theatre company in all of Canada that invites the public into the prison to experience their shows. WHoS has been creating shows for the public for the last 37 years at William Head Prison, which you will find tucked away on the windy coast in the forests of Metchosin, a 35-minute drive from Victoria, BC. Members of the public may buy a ticket, enter through prison security to the prison gymnasium theatre and watch the fall play performed by the prisoners.
Production History
Spring '81 - The Birthday Party
Fall '81 - Dracula
Spring '82 - The Knight of the Burning Pestle
Fall '82 - Ten Little Indians
Spring '83 - MacBeth
Fall '83 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Spring '84 - The Paper Cage
Fall '84 - Stalag 17
Spring '85 - Fools
Fall '85 - Born Yesterday
Spring '86 - Wait Until Dark
Fall '86 - The Dancing Mice
Spring '87 - See How They Run
Fall '87 - The Mad Dog Blues
Spring '88 - Don't Drink The Water
Fall '88 - Curse of the Starving Class
Spring '89 - Hamlet II
Fall '89 - My Three Angels
Spring '90 - The Odd Couple
Fall '90 - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Spring '91 - Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar & Grill
Fall '91 - The Stranger
Fall '92 - Beyond Mozambique & Leftover Crumbs
Spring '93 - Fathers
Fall '93 - The Boys Next Door
Spring '94 - Marat / Sade
Fall '94 - Right Bed, Wrong Husband
Spring '95 - The Bacchae
Fall '95 - Amateurs
Spring '96 - No Exit & Endgame
Fall '96 - Our Country's Good
Spring '97 - Mr. 80%
Fall '97 - Bathroom Humor
Spring '98 - Ripe Conditions
Fall '98 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Spring '99 - Andromeda & The Waiting Room
Fall '99 - Three Penny Opera
Spring 2000 - No Room for Love
Fall 2000 - Criminals in Love
Fall 2001 - Playboy of the Western World
Spring 2002 - The Cage & The Tell-Tale Heart
Fall 2003 - The Elephant Man
Fall 2004 - The Firebugs
Fall 2005 - Autobahn
Fall 2006 - MacBeth
Spring 2008 - Waiting for Godot
Fall 2008 - Animal Farm
Fall 2009 - Frankenstein in Oblivion
Fall 2010 - CHALK
Fall 2011 - Gormenghast
Fall 2012 - The Hobbit
Fall 2013 - Fractured Fables: The Prison Puppet Project
Fall 2014 - Time Waits for No One
Fall 2015 - Here: A Captive Odyssey
Fall 2016 - Sleeping Giants
Fall 2017 - Antigone
Fall 2018 - The Crossroads
Fall 2019 - The Emerald City Project
Fall 2020 - Dark Traveller, the Podcast
Production History
Spring '81 - The Birthday Party
Fall '81 - Dracula
Spring '82 - The Knight of the Burning Pestle
Fall '82 - Ten Little Indians
Spring '83 - MacBeth
Fall '83 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Spring '84 - The Paper Cage
Fall '84 - Stalag 17
Spring '85 - Fools
Fall '85 - Born Yesterday
Spring '86 - Wait Until Dark
Fall '86 - The Dancing Mice
Spring '87 - See How They Run
Fall '87 - The Mad Dog Blues
Spring '88 - Don't Drink The Water
Fall '88 - Curse of the Starving Class
Spring '89 - Hamlet II
Fall '89 - My Three Angels
Spring '90 - The Odd Couple
Fall '90 - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Spring '91 - Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar & Grill
Fall '91 - The Stranger
Fall '92 - Beyond Mozambique & Leftover Crumbs
Spring '93 - Fathers
Fall '93 - The Boys Next Door
Spring '94 - Marat / Sade
Fall '94 - Right Bed, Wrong Husband
Spring '95 - The Bacchae
Fall '95 - Amateurs
Spring '96 - No Exit & Endgame
Fall '96 - Our Country's Good
Spring '97 - Mr. 80%
Fall '97 - Bathroom Humor
Spring '98 - Ripe Conditions
Fall '98 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Spring '99 - Andromeda & The Waiting Room
Fall '99 - Three Penny Opera
Spring 2000 - No Room for Love
Fall 2000 - Criminals in Love
Fall 2001 - Playboy of the Western World
Spring 2002 - The Cage & The Tell-Tale Heart
Fall 2003 - The Elephant Man
Fall 2004 - The Firebugs
Fall 2005 - Autobahn
Fall 2006 - MacBeth
Spring 2008 - Waiting for Godot
Fall 2008 - Animal Farm
Fall 2009 - Frankenstein in Oblivion
Fall 2010 - CHALK
Fall 2011 - Gormenghast
Fall 2012 - The Hobbit
Fall 2013 - Fractured Fables: The Prison Puppet Project
Fall 2014 - Time Waits for No One
Fall 2015 - Here: A Captive Odyssey
Fall 2016 - Sleeping Giants
Fall 2017 - Antigone
Fall 2018 - The Crossroads
Fall 2019 - The Emerald City Project
Fall 2020 - Dark Traveller, the Podcast