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Spooky season musical

WCT brings ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ to Kamloops

Sep 29, 2026 | 5:09 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Western Canada Theatre (WCT) season is about to hit high gear, as the fall musical will take the stage next month. WCT usually performs its musical later in the season, but moving it up opened up the possibility to bring a legendary show to the stage in Kamloops.


A truly perfect fit between the leaves changing colour, pumpkin-spice everything and Halloween, WCT bringing ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ to the Sagebrush Theatre stage in October.

“The characters have so much heart and everybody relates to it. The music is so catchy. It’s written by Howard Ashman, who did a lot of the Disney shows, so it’s just one of those ones that people really love,” said Robyn Wallis, who is playing Audrey. 

It’s a musical well known to audiences and with a legacy of greatness behind it, it can be tough to find the line between staying true and wanting to keep viewers on their toes.

“Off Broadway right now they are doing it and it just passed the most performances ever for that show – more than 2,000 performances,” noted Brett Williams, who is playing Seymour. “In our version, we are wanting to do what you would expect from the show. People who love Little Shop will hopefully love it. But also something new and exciting with ‘Audrey 2,’ the plant.”

“Everyone involved has really kind of played with making it our own, and there are a lot of really interesting takes,” added Wallis. “And they are leaning into kind of a comic book design, which makes it really fun for the stage.”

The curtain will rise on Little Shop on October 8, running through October 25.

“It’s very spooky season-themed, so it’s good timing,” said Williams. “It’s a little scary, but it’s also very funny. It’s very camp and outlandish circumstances, so there is an element of terrifying and truth but also so ridiculous.”