{"id":3255,"date":"2026-01-18T23:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:29:12","slug":"a-fine-monster-you-are-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/?p=3255","title":{"rendered":"Gibson & Sons"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Kristen Da Silva<\/h3>\n

Directed by Randy Burt<\/h4>\n

Thu to Sun – March 5 – 21, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thu-Sat* at 7:30 pm – Sun at 2 pm<\/p>\n

*NOTE: the final performance on Saturday, March 21, <\/b>will be a 2:00 pm matinee<\/b>.<\/p>\n

From award-winning Canadian playwright Kristen Da Silva comes\u00a0Gibson & Sons<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 a warm, chaotic, and delightfully funny play about family, love, loss, and the misunderstandings that can erupt when cultures collide. Helping his father run the family funeral home has put a serious dent in Harry Gibson\u2019s\u00a0love life, so he secretly turns to an unconventional method of meeting someone: an overseas marriage service. When his European bride\u2011to\u2011be arrives in Canada \u2014 unexpectedly accompanied by her unfiltered sister\u2014 the pair are plunged into culture shock while the Gibson household is thrown into a\u00a0tailspin!<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT<\/b><\/p>\n

Kristen Da Silva is a playwright, actor and director born in Oakville, Ontario and raised in Nobleton, Ontario. She is best known for her plays\u00a0Where You Are, Beyond the Sea, Hurry Hard, Sugar Road, The Rules of Playing Risk<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0By the Light of a Story<\/i>, which have been produced across Canada, in the U.S and Europe, and is a two-time recipient of the Playwrights Guild New Comedy Award. She is a graduate of York University, where she was a founding member of the Vanier Improv Company and company member of Vanier College Productions and she continues to live in Ontario.<\/p>\n

Gibson & Sons<\/i><\/b>\u00a0is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers)\u00a0www.mqlit.ca<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/h6>\n
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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!<\/span><\/h3>\n

Do you plan on joining us for a charming comedy filled with Canadian wit? Here’s what you need to know before curtain time!<\/p>\n

Treat Yourself! Don\u2019t forget to bring along some cash<\/b>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Our canteen and bar will be open\u00a0for\u00a0pre-show and intermission.<\/p>\n

Parking is limited<\/span> on-site, so we encourage you to:<\/p>\n