The Firehall Art Centre kicked off its 37th season with Speakeasy Theatre’s production of the provocative work The Shipment by Young Jean Lee. The play takes a look at black cultural stereotypes and makes us examine our ingrained assumptions and perceptions of race. Starting off, the first half of the show firmly places the 5…
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Presentation House Theatre presents launches 2019/20 season
North Vancouver’s Presentation House Theatre (PHT) launches its 2019/20 season October 8th. Before the season begins visit Presentation House Theatre this weekend, for Nchem?u?s Day on September 21st. The annual free community event welcomes everyone to join in the world’s largest Slahal “Bone Game”, an ancient traditional game of the Coast Salish territory. Presented in…
Vancouver Fringe Festival on stage until September 15, 2019
The 2019 Vancouver Fringe Festival takes over stages around the city starting today. With 101 shows to choose from; comedy, drama, musicals, clowns, political satire and more themes make sure that you will find some “Theatrically Delicious” performances during the Fringe run from September 5 to 15. Vancouver Fringe Festival’s vision is “Theatre for Everyone”,…
Coriolanus blows up Bard on the Beach
The 30th Season of Bard on the Beach hosted its final opening night of the season this weekend as Coriolanus made its debut on the Howard Family Stage. Due to solid early ticket sales, Bard on the Beach has already added 7 more performances to the run, now ending September 21st. Quite literally fighting its…
Ensemble Theatre Co. 7th Annual Repertory Festival
Ensemble Theatre Company Annual Summer Repertory Festival returns to Jericho Arts Centre, July 10th to August 16th. The 7th annual festival features An uplifting comedy set in a doughnut shop, a classic political satire for the age of Trump and a celebration of the power of storytelling. The 2019 line-up of works promise to provide…
The Sea comes to Jericho Arts Centre
Edward Bond’s The Sea, comes ashore at the Jericho Arts Centre, presented by The Slamming Door Artist Collective, from May 2nd to 19th. The Sea is set in the aftermath of a tempest on the salt-sprayed shores of a quiet village, two young lovers try to make sense of chaos in an irrational society peopled…
The Arts Club’s Bed & Breakfast Entertains
Now onstage, The Arts Club Theatre Company presents, Bed & Breakfast by Mark Crawford at the Granville Island Stage. The heartwarming comedy follows Brett and Drew, a 30-something couple in Toronto, struggling with typical big-city life; finding an affordable house, job prospects and progress. Their life changes when Brett inherits a family home in his…