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
Articles by MJ Ankenman
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July 6, 2016
It’s morning in 1899, and New York’s young and homeless newspaper delivery boys arise from makeshift homes atop buildings and fire escapes. Newsies opens with main character and hero Jack » Read More
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February 22, 2016
Bright Blue Future, a play set in Victoria, BC during 2008’s economic downturn, begins at a nightclub with four twenty-somethings partying and posing. Gay character Carston (Dmitry Chepovetsky) name drops » Read More
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February 5, 2016
Four Play is a collection of four plays presented by Vancouver’s Studio 58, Langara College’s theater school. The plays are written, performed and produced by both students and recent grads. » Read More
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October 27, 2014
American playwright Edward Albee wrote Three Tall Women in the 1990’s, winning a 1994 Pulitzer prize for Drama (his third), among other awards. According to Albee, the play, divided into » Read More
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October 3, 2014
Educating Rita’s themes are well known both through the stage comedy and in the 1983 film starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters, explored in numerous recreations. For those not familiar » Read More
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May 22, 2014
Pacific Theatre’s remount of Lucia Frangione’s Espresso begins with an empty stage containing two suspended windows hung at an angle facing each other. Two stage hands come out and in » Read More
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March 27, 2014
The Havana Theatre stage is simply set with a bed, its red sheets and pillows hinting at passion, possibly sex. The house lights go down and when the stage lights » Read More
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March 18, 2014
Chutzpah! is the familial name given to The Lisa Nemetz International Showcase of Jewish Performing Arts. The festival is named in memory of Lisa Nemetz , a dancer, lawyer, mother, » Read More
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An Excellent Student Cast and Wonderful Staging for Exit 22 Productions’ Witness for the Prosecution
February 14, 2014
Capilano University is home to a beautiful theatre, the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts. The centre provides students in the university’s various theatre programs an opportunity to create » Read More
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February 14, 2014
A girl who took up drumming in school, now a woman looking back on her professional musical career, Lauri Lyster is The Drummer Girl, with stories to tell and music » Read More
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December 13, 2013
If you’re looking for a new take on the Christmas spirit theme, then Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen will fit the bill, leaving you humming and smiling as you exit the Presentation » Read More
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December 3, 2013
The Vancouver Aquarium is currently showcasing the bioluminescence of the underwater world with “Luminescence – A Celebration of Aquatic Life“, on now through January 22. The Vancouver Aquarium is a » Read More
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November 6, 2013
It’s nearly impossible as an adult to hear “The Wizard of Oz” and not think about the 1939 classic movie. For many, including this writer, we grew up with the » Read More
