The Cultch Historic Theatre is presenting an evening of marionette madness with Ronnie Burkett’s Little Dickens featuring the cast of The Daisy Theatre. Starring Daisy Theatre’s past-her-prime diva Esmé Massengill in the Scrooge role, and a cavalcade of Daisy Theatre stars helping bring the Dickens story of A Christmas Carol to life…or to strings. Toronto-based The…
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Picks of the Week – December 5, 2018
December has arrived and the Holidays are in full swing, Hanukkah is upon us and Christmas is just around the corner. Along the way fill your entertainment stockings with this great line-up of picks of the week Wiz: Take off to see the Wizard as The Cultch and Theatre Replacement present East Van Panto: The…
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz is a Wicked good time
Returning to the York Theatre for the sixth year, Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto : Wizard of Oz, paves the holiday road with laughter. Until January 6, 2019 follow the yellow brick road to East Van as Dorothy and friends try to make it home to Poco. Directed by Stephen Drover, the family friendly (not…
Go On A Blind Date at The Arts Club BMO Stage
Just like a true blind date, with Blind Date at The Arts Club Theatre Company BMO Stage what’s about to unfold is a mystery. The premise of the mainly improvised Blind Date is a blind date between a couple, who don’t know each other. In this case, they really do not know each other, the…
Bombay Black returns to the Vancouver stage
In a change from the festive fair on most stages around town, next week The Firehall Arts Centre presents Bombay Black. Running December 5 to December 15, 2018, the play by the award-winning novelist and playwright Anosh Irani was heaped with praise during its 2017 production at Vancouver Fringe Festival. Bombay Black is set in…
Picks of the Week – November 28, 2018
The last week of November and the first weekend of December brings us a plethora of festival fun to entertain the whole family. Pride: Catch the follow up to Pride & Prejudice with Miss Bennet : Christmas at Pemberley at The Arts Club Granville Stage until December 30 Date: Until December 30, spend your date night…
Albireo, A New Musical, Shines
Like it’s namesake star, Albireo, a new work by Annahis Basmadjian, shines with potential. Albireo was brought to the Red Gate Revue Stage by producers Rushed Productions Ltd with support from UBC Players Club. Liam Lazenby directs a cast of experienced and new to the scene actors and singers to bring Annahis Basmadjian’s light musical-comedy to…