The Two Gentlemen of Verona, directed by Scott Bellis, rounds off Bard on the Beach’s 2017 summer offerings (Shylock to come in September). The only other time Bard tackled this » Read More
THEATER
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July 10, 2017
The best arts in any form – whether visual, aural, literary or performing – intrigue us because they can be interpreted in several ways and evoke many emotions. Shakespeare’s The » Read More
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July 6, 2017
Isobel, a nine-year old Portuguese girl, roams through her neighbourhood lost and frightened. She observes a series of interconnected episodes that give graphic glimpses into the desperate and unsettled lives of the strangers » Read More
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June 26, 2017
Why are there so many conflicts in the world? Perhaps too many viewpoints? Viewpoints can change over time through generations. What aspects can be simplified? What if you could view » Read More
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June 21, 2017
For 35 years, the Firehall Arts Centre has been a cultural beacon for the Vancouver arts community, producing and presenting thought-provoking, compelling and highly entertaining pieces of work in the » Read More
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June 19, 2017
The Tony Awards aired last week, with much ado given to play revivals, so it was with great joy and amusement that I watched director John Murphy’s updated take on » Read More
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June 2, 2017
The Hand to God stage at the Arts Club’s Goldcorp Stage at BMO Theatre Centre is designed to replicate a church basement in suburban Texas, containing bookcases filled with religious » Read More
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May 19, 2017
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival launches its 28th season with Much Ado About Nothing. This family-friendly production of one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays simply bubbles over with humour, » Read More
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May 1, 2017
The Piano Teacher: Lessons on Life and Letting Go tells the story about about two musicians: Elaine (Caitriona Murphy), a piano teacher, and Erin (Megan Leitch), a concert pianist. The » Read More
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April 27, 2017
Vancouver’s Pacific Theatre closes its 2016-2017 season with John Patrick Shanley’s latest work, Outside Mullingar, a charming story of Ireland and the prickly, brooding people who have lived off its » Read More
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April 12, 2017
Classics never die: they get a reboot. This is true of jeans, vinyl records, sports cars and of course, fairy tales. In every country, almost every child has heard the story of » Read More
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March 22, 2017
From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas: Mom’s the Word 3: Nest ½ Empty. The » Read More
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March 15, 2017
Pacific Theatre is proud to present Valley Song by Athol Fugard (originally produced by The Gateway Theatre). When a nation undergoes sweeping reform, it’s not just policy that has to » Read More
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March 8, 2017
Considered one of the greatest works of 20th-century theatre, Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches is a gripping tale of companionship, abandonment and awakening that provides a compassionate voice to the » Read More
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February 8, 2017
Kinky Boots offers a wonderful transformation of both mind- and stage set in Broadway Across Canada’s red-hot ticket production based on a true story (and independent film of the same » Read More
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January 25, 2017
Broadway Across Canada is excited to announce this year’s stunning season at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The 2017/18 season will open with Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s » Read More
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January 23, 2017
From Winston Churchill (Joel Wirkkunen) to Margaret Thatcher (Erin Ormond), through Tony Blair and David Cameron (Jay Hindle), the Queen (Anna Galvin) has held a weekly meeting, or “audience,” with » Read More
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January 18, 2017
Witness As I Lay Dying, the classic William Faulkner novel come to life in a highly imaginative Arts Club Theatre production where drama and dance intersect. The Bundren family embarks on » Read More
