WIP: at the end of time | Peek Fest 2026

A work-in-progress showing of a new work by Amber Downie-Back, Angus Steele-Gaffney, and Sarah Rose Mercer. Impulse Theatre presents at the end of time by Amber Downie-Back, Sarah Rose Mercer & Angus Steele-Gaffney Sunday, November 8 | 2pm Intrepid Studio (2-1609 Blanshard St) PWYC ($5 to $25) a work-in-progress at the end of time (working title) is a sculptural live performance that explores themes of care, tenderness, illness and mortality. Performers and audience encounter porous and transitory objects sculpted by cycles of fatigue and hospitalization. ‘at the end of time’ explores these transitional spaces and questions the systems that touch sickness, death, pain and care with a focus on the spaces and materials that accompany these processes. Credits • Amber Downie-Back - Creator & Performer: installation, movement, video • Sarah Rose Mercer - Creator & Performer: installation, movement • Angus Steele-Gaffney - Creator & Performer: installation, sound, video • Scout Heckel - Dramaturg Duration 40 to 50 minutes Practical Information May not be suitable for children. Accessibility Content Notes Themes of grief, illness, mortality, medical systems; sculptures that may resemble hospital equipment (ie. IV bags); and clothed but bodysuit and sports bras that are nude coloured. Scent-Reduced Space Policy As some attendees experience severe scent sensitivities we ask that individuals attend these events as scent free as possible. This means where possible no perfumes, colognes, hairspray, scented creams and deodorants, or essential oils. Intrepid Studio (1609 Blanshard St #2) Intrepid Studio has level access to the building with a slight lip to go over when passing through the door. It also has two single user, all gender washrooms, one of which is wheelchair accessible. The lobby is fully wheelchair accessible. The stage is on one level and is wheelchair accessible. More details about the venue are available here: https://intrepidtheatre.com/venues/intrepid-theatre-club/itc-accessibility/​ Parking & Transit:There is a small, free parking lot in front of Intrepid. Some of the BC transit bus routes that run near Intrepid Theatre are: #6 along Quadra St, #2, 27 & 28 along Pandora Ave, #4, 11, 30, 31, 50, 70, and others along Douglas St. For more information about accessibility, please visit: www.impulsetheatre.ca/accessibility Read our Safer Spaces Policy. Acknowledgements Presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of BC, the Victoria Foundation, the Government of Canada, City of Victoria, Hamber Foundation, and the CRD Arts Development Service. Sponsors include Braem Accountancy Ltd and Theatre SKAM. Impulse Theatre lives and creates on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lekwungen Peoples, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. Support Peek Fest Like Peek Fest? Consider donating to Impulse and you can snag yourself a Charitable Tax receipt. More info and to donate, head here: www.impulsetheatre.ca/support-us