Fabulist Theatre brings the World Premiere Workshop of Dim Sum Diaries: Second Helping to The Nest on Granville Island March 27-30. Inspired by Mark Leiren-Young’s 1991 radio play “Dim Sum Diaries” by CBC Morningside, Second Helping serves as a follow-up in theme but will all new topics and stories. Dim Sum Diaries: Second Helping is…
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Noises Off is On At Metro Theatre
What a farce! Co-produced by Metro Theatre and First Impressions Theatre, Noises Off is on at Metro Theatre until March 31st. Michael Frayn’s fantastic farce thoroughly skewers theatre, with one of the most madcap, fast-paced comedy’s to ever grace stages. The three-acts follow the company of Nothing On – the play-within-the-play – from dress rehearsal,…
The 7th Annual Femme Festival Comes to The Cultch Stages
April at The Cultch springs forth the seventh annual Femme Festival, celebrating female-identifying voices and lived experiences. Across three stages, this year’s line-up of features four world premiere productions, touching on lives from around the globe including: Memories and secrets swirl in this debut play by Canadian-Iranian playwright Aki Yaghoubi! An artist’s private world is…
The Polygon Gallery presents Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia
I predict a Riot! One week from today, celebrate the opening of Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia, a survey exhibition of the feminist art collective, at The Polygon Gallery from March 22–June 2, 2024. Drawing from more than a decade of activism, the show features documentation of Pussy Riot’s actions as assembled by member Maria…
Picks of the Week – March 13, 2024
Beware the Ides of March, but also be aware that there is plenty of entertainment coming at you from all sides in this week’s Spring Break picks! Comedian: Tonight, for one night only, the Mainstage at Surrey Art Centre welcomes Julie Kim LIVE, one of Canada’s top stand-up comedians with support from Syd Bosel, and…
The First Harrison Tulip Festival Springs From The Fertile Fraser Valley
The first ever Harrison Tulip Festival will soon bloom, bringing the biggest and most beautiful bounty of bulbs to the Fraser Valley. If you have explored the brilliance of the Chilliwack Tulip Festival and Tulips of the Valley in the past, the organizers of those festivals, the Onos Family, launches the new Harrison Tulip Festival….
Arts Club Theatre Reveals 61st Season Programming
The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran and Executive Director Peter Cathie White recently announced the line up for the 2024–2025 season. With Canadian premieres, returning favourites, award-winning blockbusters, and more, the 61st season features 11 shows across three Arts Club venues—the Stanley Industrial Alliance stage, the Granville Island Stage and the Newmont…