Gateway Theatre’s romantic musical offering of the holiday season is a delightful triumph. Crazy for You is crammed with exuberant dance numbers, addictive show tunes, rigorous choreography, and razor-sharp dialogue. The intensity » Read More
Articles by Cora Li
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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 16, 2014
The staging of Cymbeline at this year’s Bard on the Beach squares out the themes of “daughters and redemption”. While A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Cymbeline center around defiant daughters, » 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
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June 30, 2014
Illusions and conspiracies continue at the opening night of The Tempest, Bard on the Beach’s second remounted play of its celebrated 25th season. Comparable to Bard’s delightfully imaginative A Midsummer » Read More
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June 23, 2014
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies about love, propriety, and supernatural intervention. The Duke of Athens will wed the Amazon Queen in four days. Within that span, » Read More
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May 17, 2014
The Grand Chapiteau’s iconic blue and yellow swirl is the destination for throngs of Vancouverites this warm spring evening as we march excitedly towards the premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s » Read More
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May 7, 2014
No bells, no whistles, fireworks or special-effects; no farcical plot or outrageous slapstick: how can a play about two people having a “chummy” conversation over a few drinks possibly captivate » Read More
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May 5, 2014
Axis Theatre, renowned for the acclaimed Number 14, premiered its first new creation for adult audiences in over a decade, RIP! A Winkle in Time. Conceptualized by playwright KC Brown, the » Read More
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United Players Take on an Abridged Version of Dickens’ The Old Curiosity Shop at Jericho Arts Centre
April 1, 2014
The Old Curiosity Shop was originally published by Dickens as a weekly serial in 73 installments before it was compiled into a best-selling novel. Eager readers circa 1840 languished in anticipation » Read More
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March 31, 2014
In our modern age of instant gratification, YouTube sensations and information overload, originality is a rare commodity. A production fraught with stereotypes and clichés typically do not make for satisfying entertainment. But » Read More
