10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Matara, Royal Bison and Ed the Sock

Matara
The real-life saga of Lucy the Elephant and her life at the Edmonton Valley Zoo is the basis behind Matara, playing at the Backstage Theatre until Dec. 8. Originally produced as part of Workshop West’s This is YEG, New Plays for a Changing City series, Matara (playwright Conni Massing’s name for the elephant in her production) circles around three characters who work at the zoo: Matara’s caregiver Karen, marketing consultant Romney, and Marcel, the Rwandan security guard