Theatre Train Events 2010
Experience a private return train ride from Montreal or Beaconsfield to the delightful village of Hudson. Relax, shop or dine at one of the many charming boutiques and restaurants. Then top your day off with a first-rate performance at the celebrated Hudson Village Theatre. A perfect day!
Details below.
Please take note:
Tickets are only available through the AMT (Montreal Metropolitan Transport Agency)
AMT Office hours are: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.
Ticket sales begin May 3rd 2010.
You must call or email in order to purchase your tickets. There are no online purchasing options.
AMT ticket phone line: 514-287-7866
AMT ticket email: escapadesentrain@amt.qc.ca
Price: $55.00 per event (including taxes)
Three Theatre Train Events will be taking place this summer.
Each Theatre Train Event is in conjunction with a separate live theatrical show:
June 26th, July 17th and August 7th. (See “Shows” below)
Theatre Train Schedules:
In all cases Theatre Trains depart from Montreal’s Lucien l'Allier train station at 12:30 pm, with one stop at the Beaconsfield train station at 12:50 pm, arriving at the doorstep of the Hudson Village Theatre at 1:30 pm. The Hudson Village Theatre is located within the renovated historic Hudson train station.
From there you can either enjoy an afternoon (2:00 pm) or evening (5:30 pm) theatre performance. In between or during the shows you can take in a little shopping, dining or just unwind before returning home on your very own private train.
Return train leaves the Theatre at 8:00 pm – sharp. Arrival at Beaconsfield at 8:40 pm and the Lucien l'Allier train station at 9:00 pm. A perfect day!
On board entertainment provided.
Refreshments and more provided upon arrival at the theatre.
Please note: Hudson Village Theatre box office will gladly supply information about the events but will be unable to supply ticket sales. All tickets must be purchased through the offices of the ATM.
Hudson Village Theatre box office: 450-458-5361 – hvtbox@videotron.ca
Welcome aboard!
Shows
Mending Fences
by/de Norm Foster
June 24th - July 11th
Train date: June 26th - Show times 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm
This is a sparkling comedy with wit and humanity. What happens when a son, estranged for 13 years, returns to is gruff and uncommunicative father’s farm. In Foster’s deft hands, histories are revealed, vulnerabilities laid bare, and laughter is always close at hand.
Celebrity
by/de Peter Quilter
July 15th - August 1st
Train date: July 17th - Show times 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm
The North American Premiere
“Celebrity” spins around a show business family and their thirst for fame. The father, Alan Coogan, is a faded game show presenter. His wife Helen, a retired folk singer. His son, Jamie, a rising young movie star. And the latest addition to the household is George, a documentary film maker, always present in the house to record every incident of their lives for television. But the family will soon discover that George has dark secrets and he is not at all what he seems to be...
"Funny, original, thought-provoking, and with a streak of menace -
by the writer of the global hit comedy "Glorious!"
Snake in the Grass
by/de Alan Ayckbourn
August 5th - August 22nd
Train date: August 7th - Show times 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm
Annabel returns home following her father’s death and is confronted by Alice, the nurse who has been helping younger sister Miriam care for the old man. Alice has proof that Miriam in fact killed the father. She is intent on blackmailing the two sisters to obtain a large share of the inheritance. As the sisters join forces to rid themselves of the pest, a sinister plot unfolds, a body is hurled down a well and haunted spirits add suspense to an already treacherous garden tale.
Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc
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