The last Picks of the Week for 2021, still has plenty to do, in spite of the latest wave bringing updated Covid restrictions. However, there are some changes and cancellations to planned performances. Arts Club: Unfortunately, all remaining performances of Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol at Arts Club Stanley Stage, have been cancelled due…
Category: Theatre
ITSAZOO and Aphotic Theatre take you inside The Café
As PuSh Festival brightens January stages across the city, ITSAZOO, in partnership with Aphotic Theatre, present the world premiere of The Café from January 25 – February 5, 2022 at Kafka’s. Directed by project creator Fay Nass and Chelsea Haberlin, the site-specific, immersive theatrical work is a day-in-the-life exploration of the cultural mosaic of a…
John, opens 2022, at the Firehall Arts Centre
The Firehall Arts Centre begins 2022 with Helen Walkley’s powerful dance/theatre piece, John, from Wednesday, January 12 to Saturday, January 15. “John is a memoir of my oldest brother who disappeared from Vancouver in May of 1969, never to be heard from again. I sourced from an archive of family letters dating from 1959–2010, which…
Picks of the Week – December 22, 2021
‘Twas the Wednesday before Christmas and all through the city, many people were stirring, in a great festive flurry. Activities, Illuminations, Theatre and Exhibits all keep us entertained in this Holiday Picks of the Week. Broadway: Gateway Theatre’s A Broadway Holiday wraps up its run of heartwarming holiday favourites tomorrow evening; the festive concert featuring a…
The Dance Centre Opens the New Year with Open Stage
Scotiabank Dance Centre is starting the new year with the 2nd edition of its Open Stage program, January 9, 2022, postponed until April 3, 2022. Featuring a program of dance works by Anya Saugstad and Artists, Lamondance, Linda Hayes, Rachel Maddock, and Tomoyo Yamada, Open Stage is a new program initiated by The Dance Centre,…
Gateway’s Back With A Broadway Holiday
We all need a little Christmas, and Gateway Theatre’s A Broadway Holiday has a whole lot of it, right this very minute! For Gateway’s first return to the stage with an in-person performance since the start of the pandemic, co-creators Barbara Tomasic and Christopher King have assembled a cast and song list that is sure…
The Cultch Announces Its Winter-Spring 2022 In-Person Season
Yesterday, The Cultch announced the next half of its 2021/2022 in-person programming. After a successful, mostly digital fall lineup, and East Van Panto, on-stage now, a full roster of in-person shows in coming to finish the season. As The Cultch welcomes back live audiences, they remain as committed to exploring digital works, stay tuned this…