A farce is defined as a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations – Noises Off at The Arts Club Theatre Company Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage certainly meets that definition. Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, is often referred to as one of the funniest plays ever written….
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Picks of the Week – January 29, 2020
Wrapping up January already, where does time fly? As we wrap up the second New Year (Lunar) celebrations of the month let’s see what else is in the picks of the week. Arts: The annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival fills the city with a stunning program of performing arts from around the world until February 9th Eat: Dine…
All-Female Ensemble Brings Steel Magnolias to Life
This Valentine’s Day celebrate the love of friends and family as Boone Productions presents Steel Magnolias, opening at The Nest on Granville Island, February 14th. An all-female collective of Vancouver-based performers brings playwright Robert Harling’s heartwarming and witty play to life. Steel Magnolias is based on the life of Harling’s younger sister, Susan, who passed…
Picks of the Week – January 22, 2020
The snow has mostly washed away, and with the rains come a bounty of entertainment and activities, including the month’s second new year celebrations for Year of the Rat, Lunar New Year. Canyon: This weekend is the last chance to catch the hundreds of thousands of lights spanning the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park, as Canyon Lights before…
House And Home Skewers Vancouver Real Estate
Until January 25, 2020, Firehall Arts Centre is presenting the World Premiere of House And Home. With Vancouver’s skyrocketing real estate market and the difficulties facing homeowners and renters Playwright Jenn Griffin has written a hilarious satire covering all aspects of Vancouver housing market. If you’ve seen a news story on a housing related topic,…
Picks of the Week – January 15, 2020
And just like that, it’s mid-January, let’s see what’s on in the picks of the week… Canyon: Hundreds of thousands of lights span the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park, as Canyon Lights keep a little bit of sparkle into the dark winter nights, until January 26th. Exhibition: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents Out of Concealment, a solo exhibition…
5 PuSh Festival & Dine Out Vancouver pairings to try.
Some might think of January and February as the doldrums of winter but in Vancouver they’re packed with great things to do. PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, running January 21 – February 9, 2020, and Dine Out Vancouver Festival, on January 17 – February 2, 2020, are just two of the many events. With dates…