Heads & Tales Storytelling Theatre

Tour schedule. 

No two shows are the same. It all depends what you pull out of the hat!

Tea 'N Tales 10:30am Friday Aug 14. Just show up. Guelph Enabling Garden, Riverside Park Guelph NOTE this is a date change. Some event calendars may say August 28. I assure you, it is Friday Aug 14

The lovely gallery at Minto Arts Council Culture Days. 6:30pm Tuesday Sept 29 It is a pay what you wish event.

Elora Public Library 6:30pm Thursday Nov 12 Registration details to be announced

Your picnic, gathering, library, intimate venue - Call me.

A hat full of titles. A room full of words.

A night of stories chosen by chance.

You draw the title. I take the leap.  

The True Story of the Harvey Murders 1889

 

The Unfortunate Man: Guelph’s Most Shocking True Crime Story

In March 1889, the Royal City was shaken by a tragedy so shocking that businesses closed, crowds filled the streets, and newspapers declared that no event in Canadian history had inspired such grief, fascination, and horror.

The Unfortunate Man retraces the final days of William Harvey—a respected accountant and devoted church leader whose life collapsed under the weight of financial disgrace, culminating in one of Canada’s most haunting crimes.

Through dramatic recitation, hear vivid newspaper accounts, courtroom testimony, eyewitness descriptions, and Harvey’s own final words brought chillingly to life.

More than a true crime tour, this is a powerful exploration of Victorian Guelph, public morality, faith, justice, mental illness, and the fragile line between respectability and despair.

A story that stunned a nation.
A tragedy that still echoes through Guelph’s streets.

90 minutes • Gentle walk • Mature audiences

Book a Private Tour

Enjoy The Unfortunate Man as a private walking tour for your own group of four or more. CONTACT ME

Exciting news about Guelph's upcoming Bicentennial celebrations 2027

Gwelf Early Days at The River Run Centre 

Sunday January 17, 2027 at 2pm

TICKETS HERE

"I've always wanted to experience this show, but I am not really a fan of walking tours"

"Well have I got good news for you!" 

Gwelf Early Days is now an immersive indoor show. Same great stories, journal entries, newspaper accounts, diary writings and poetry revealing the humour, hardship and ambition of carving a city out of the forest.

Photographs and sound effects compliment the performance transporting you to 19'th century Guelph

And it is coming to The River Run Centre in January 2027 to kick off the Bicentennial celebrations.

You don't want to miss this!

JayWalking Theatre

I am drawn to one of theatre's oldest traditions: a performer standing before an audience and holding their attention through story, character, humour, and humanity.

It is a simple form. It requires little more than a voice, an imagination, and a willing audience. Yet it remains one of the most powerful ways we have of connecting with one another.