Wrenched: The Renovation Musical
had a great run at the Vancouver Fringe and recevied great reviews
In this fast-paced musical comedy, the cracks in Larry and Twyla Young’s seemingly perfect marriage start to show when the installation of a new mailbox snowballs into an epic renovation.
Larry, a failed inventor and stay-at-home dad, is seduced into an elaborate remodelling of their modest house. All Twyla wants is their cozy cottage to come home to at the end of a stressful workday.
Navigating inept workers, siren neighbours, zoning bylaws, and George the contractor, the Young’s relationship is wrenched apart. Meanwhile, Larry flounders in parenting their twenty-something son, Greg, who lives on social media, barely ever speaks aloud, and is falling in love with the only competent worker on the renovation.
Featuring a blues-singing toilet and workers dancing their way through a path of destruction, Wrenched is spirited from beginning to end. Ultimately, Larry exposes a nefarious secret, saves the neighbourhood, and becomes the local hero. What really matters in life? It’s the company we keep.
A cast of talented singers/actors and a skilled creative team brought Wrenched to life at the Vancouver Fringe, leaving the audience with songs to hum as they left the theatre.
Vancouver Fringe
Cast and creative team
Eddie Chamberlin (“Greg Young”) is a UK-born performer who trained at The Poor School in London. Stage credits include Falstaff (Scottish Opera), Replay and Mata Hari: The Musical (Edinburgh Fringe), and On The Other Side of a Life (Off-Broadway). Screen credits include SCALE (Cannes 2022), BBC’s Doctors, One in a Million (Cannes Film Fest), The Girl on the Train (Netflix), and Ill Fares the Land (Amazon Prime). This marks his Canadian theatrical debut and first appearance at the Vancouver Fringe. Eddie is thrilled to join the cast of Wrenched: The Renovation Musical.
Brent MacKenzie (“Jim”) Described by ReviewVancouver as a “mellifluous tenor”, Brent is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, holding a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music. In 2022, Brent appeared in City Opera Vancouver’s world premiere of Chinatown as The Policeman and lent his talents to the original cast recording. Brent has sung in the chorus for Vancouver Opera since 2023, first appearing in The Flying Dutchman. Also, an avid jazz and musical theatre singer, Brent is very excited to be making his Fringe fest debut!
Darren Monette (“George”) began his acting journey in Edmonton theatre before moving to Vancouver in the late 80s, where he appeared on sets like Wiseguys, X-Files, 21-Jump Street, Stargate, Sliders, MacGyver and more. After a few decades away, he’s back – and busier than ever – now that “old guys” are in demand! Recent work includes the feature Open Hous, shorts like Scar and It Happened and various Ford commercials. A drama student at VanArts and the Improv Centre, Darren is owner of the Granville Island Soap Gallery. He is super excited to be back on the boards with Wrenched – and a mostly Edmonton connected crew!
Kim Steger (“Twyla Young”) is excited to be performing in the Vancouver Fringe once again after appearing in Amélie in 2019. She’s been performing in musicals, plays, and chamber music concerts around Vancouver for the past twenty+ years after earning her master’s degree in musical theatre from The Boston Conservatory and performing in New York, New Jersey, and Toronto. Other recent credits include A Prayer for Owen Meany at Pacific Theatre, A Few Good Men with Ensemble Theatre Company, and Christmas Journey with the Postmodern Camerata.
Bernie Yao (“Larry Young”) was born in the capital of Taiwan and immigrated to Vancouver in 1999. He graduated in 2012 with a BFA in filmmaking from Emily Carr University. Bernie started acting in TV & Film in 2009 and began studying theatre at Haven Acting Studio with Ben Immanuel in 2019. Recent theatre credits include the Or Festival in 2021, Scorched with Farandula Theatre in 2023, and You’ve Got Male in 2024.
Stephen Heatley (director), B.A. (Brock), MFA (Alberta), served as Head of the Department of Theatre and Film at UBC from 2015 to 2023.
Stephen spent twelve seasons as Artistic Director of Edmonton’s Theatre Network, where he directed over thirty world premieres. He also served as Associate Artistic Director at the Citadel Theatre for five years and has directed across Canada in cities including Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Toronto, Blyth, Victoria, Richmond, and Rosthern.
Internationally, his 2016 production of the drag action musical Heels of Glory was staged at the Chelsea Theatre in London, England. Stephen is excited to be directing Wrenched: The Renovation Musical and is embracing all the chaos of a Fringe show!
Glynis Whiting (librettist) was born and raised in Edmonton and worked there extensively before relocating to Port Moody. A proud Westerner, she holds an MFA in Playwriting from UCLA and has written award-winning work across print, radio drama, television, and film. Returning to theatre—her first artistic love—has brought her immense joy. “It’s like magic being surrounded by the best team imaginable,” she says.
Richard Link (composer) is a Canadian composer living in London, UK, where he teaches composition at the London College of Music. His music has been performed across Canada, the US, Europe and Australia. Musicals performed in London include Heels of Glory and Six Nights in Naples.
Hear some of the songs
Twyla sings The Simple Things
Greg sings Seeing Through a Window
George sings Everything in Life is For Sale
The neighbours and the houses sing A House is Great
Larry and Twyla sing This Bone
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