Seven deadly sins await at the Beaumont Studios’ Flushment Day, to October 30

Immersive theatre experience arrives just in time for spooky season, featuring freaky performances and mischievous sewer rats

Opening night of *Flushment Day*. Photos from Beaumont Studios Instagram

The Beaumont Studios presents Flushment Day until October 30, with departures every 15 minutes between 7 and 9 pm

THE LAST TRAIN to Utopia is set to depart from the heart of Mount Pleasant this fall, and only a select few have been invited to climb aboard. Horror meets burlesque at the Beaumont Studios’ annual Halloween program, returning for its eighth frightful edition, Flushment Day.

Directed by Ryan Gladstone, with Jude Kusnierz as creative director, the immersive theatrical event launches visitors into a dystopian world full of otherworldly chaos, unforgivable vices, and an army of zombie sewer rats. To catch the last train and reach this purported paradise, passengers in groups of 20 must venture through the seven deadly sins that have now overrun every inch of the arts hub.

*Flushment Day.* Photo from Beaumont Studios Instagram

The two-hour promenade show features live performances by local artists that span comedy, cabaret, music, installation, and more. Moving from room to room, guests will encounter bizarre characters representing each of the deadly vices: a gluttonous mermaid with a taste for human flesh (Melody Mangler); a greedy beatboxer with sneaky tactics (Jackson Wu); a wrathful comedian one weird look away from blowing up (Jordy Matheson); a prideful Elvis that will never remember your name (Richard Meen); a lustful OnlyFans star with no personal bubble (Vita Devour); a lazy cat that seems fairly harmless (Martina Voss); and an envious bromaxxer (Brent Hirose) bent on stealing everything you own—including your seats. Alongside these sinful souls are the Train Station Announcer, voiced by Carly Pokoradi, and the mysterious Judge played by Joe King.

The adult-only production runs until October 30, with departures scheduled every 15 minutes from 7 to 9 pm. For parched screamers (or laughers), a themed bar will also be serving drinks throughout the night.

For more details, see the Beaumont Studios website here.

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Ashley Kim

Ashley Kim is an American writer based in Vancouver with a degree in English Literature from McGill University, where she also minored in Hispanic Studies and European Literature and Culture. Her work is shaped by a love of food and travel, and fuelled by a passion for storytelling in all its artistic and cultural forms.

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