Although this year’s shows at Bard on the Beach have taken new, creative spins with the invasion of Steampunk and Chicago jazz, the staging of King Lear holds steadfast to » Read More
Articles by Cora Li
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May 4, 2015
Vancouver-based Fighting Chance Productions (FCP) lavishes comical touches on composer Stephen Sondheim and book author James Lapine’s collaborative musical Into the Woods, now on at the Jericho Arts Centre. While » Read More
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April 13, 2015
Vancouver’s Art’s Club Theatre has teamed up with Calgary’s Vertigo Theatre to present a Raymond Chandler classic, Farewell My Lovely. Considered a prototypical example of “hard boiled” fiction, Chandler “cannibalized” (a » Read More
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February 23, 2015
Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. His name alone represents ideals of peace and perseverance against oppression. The achievements that canonized him as a legend and the rousing speeches that inspired millions were » Read More
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February 12, 2015
I love mobile technology. I love how I can stay connected to everything and everyone without actually having to be tethered to anything or anyplace. Like most active people, I take » Read More
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February 5, 2015
MOVE Studio has been open for business since January 12 and is New Westminster’s newest choice for those looking to stay fit. Offering classes in yoga, pilates and dance, » Read More
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November 17, 2014
First, I must confess, I did not enjoy The Good Person of Setzuan, by German playwright Bertolt Brecht. When I go to theatre, I want to be immersed in the story, » Read More
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November 10, 2014
If you were asked to name a classic Christmas-time story, what comes to mind? Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol or Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life? Ever heard of Illatszertár (translated as » Read More
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November 4, 2014
Vancouver’s vibrant theatre scene is fortunate to be the birthplace of many marvelous productions. The Canadian premier of Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook is sure to provide theatre goers with an evening » Read More
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October 14, 2014
A drought has gripped the town where H.C. Curry, sons Noah and Jim, and daughter Lizzie reside. Threatened with financial ruin, Curry is nonetheless more worried about his daughter’s dry spell » Read More
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July 7, 2014
Pulitzer finalist playwright Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries peers into the lives of two people bonded together by a reciprocal need for unnecessary misery. An undercurrent of romance runs through their » Read More