Me, Vivien Leigh and the Roller Rink
Please note that this performance has been postponed again due to the pandemic and will now take place via live stream on Thursday, June 3 at 7:30PM EST. All tickets holders will be contacted, and will receive a link for this performance one hour before show time. This link will allow tickets holders to access a recorded version of the show up to one week after the live performance. We apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your patience as we continue to bring you excellent storytelling events during this challenging time. If you have any questions or wish a refund, please contact info@ottawastorytellers.ca.
NEW DATE * Thursday, June 3* at 7:30PM | Lucy van Oldenbarneveld with Me, Vivien Leigh and the Roller Rink (Blackbox Studio, Arts Court and Live stream broadcast)
Broadcaster and storyteller Lucy van Oldenbarneveld recounts her adolescence growing up in Hamilton, Ontario, attempting to escape gritty, working class Steeltown through the perceived glamour and romance of the novel and film “Gone with the Wind.” The pumping music of the roller rink acts as a soundtrack to her life as she navigates growing up on the wrong side of the tracks and a restrictive religion, while desperately searching for a good role model - and a way out. Passing up a chance to marry into a local egg empire, she discovers that her perhaps own plucky, entrepreneurial spirit may be the key to never going hungry again.