Acky-Made presents...



Old growth

Two troubled young people - a writer and a musician -  travel to the Queen Charlotte Islands to perform for a murdered spruce tree - and to be transformed...

Acky-Made weaves together fact, fiction, magic and music into a unique story about an eco-prophet for our time.


written by Alex Eddington

Inspired by "The Golden Spruce" by John Vaillant

starring
 Alex Eddington and Aura Giles  
(Ottawa, Wakefield, toronto, winnipeg and calgary fringe festivals)

Alex Eddington and Alison Williams  
(victoria and vancouver fringe festivals)


directed and dramaturged by Alison Williams

(see Cast/Crew biographies)

Music by Alex Eddington  
with  Aura Giles

(read about Old Growth's music)



publicity photography by  Hugh Wesley
web design by  Alex Eddington

tour dates and ticket info

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press release
Cast and Crew
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(full press reviews)    (audience reviews)    (previews and other press)




                                                                                                                            - Winnipeg Free Press




"an eloquent, intense
piece of textual composition...
[that] should be seen by West Coasters."
                                                                                            - Plank Magazine

"wonderfully fringey..."  
- Mary Agnes Walsh, Winnipeg Free Press


"...bold,
well-performed
and visually striking"  
     - Joff Schmidt, CBC Manitoba



"lyrically written, morally ambitious and
exponentially more sophisticated and original than most fringe fare."  
- Mary Agnes Walsh, Winnipeg Free Press


"Fascinating...
convey[s] the pain of lost souls seeking redemption."

"see Old Growth.  
In fact, see it twice..."
- Plank Magazine


"Aimed at changing our way of seeing the world...
 Quite amazing to watch...moving, and it seemed real...
be prepared to be
carried away."  
- Alvina Ruprecht, CBC Ottawa


"[a] very insightful script about humanity's connection to nature..."
                                                                                            - Paul Terrene, Winnipeg Sun



                                                                                                                                                    -  Winnipeg Sun


"Alex Eddington is a charismatic performer..."  - Kaj Hasselriis, CBC Ottawa


"[Eddington's] works offer a rare blend of
artistic ambition and accomplishment,
while being both a deeply personal exploration and a
generous invitation to the audience to explore his world."
                                                                                                                                                          - Kevin Longfield, The Jenny Review


               "a powerful performance"    - The Paladinian's Retreat (online)


"hauntingly beautiful original music played on the flute by Aura Giles and composed by playwright/actor Alex Eddington."
- The Gate [online]
 

"...what is environmentalism? It’s not a political platform or a religion, but rather, it is us. This play asks us to stop consuming the world around us because we are in fact consuming ourselves."  - Destination: Journey [online]



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