Our final week of April goes out with a bang, bright weather and plenty of entertainment in the picks of the week, what more could we ask for? Photos: The 5th Annual Capture Photography Festival continues to bring all things photographic and lens-based to galleries and public spaces around the city throughout the month. Suspense: Stephen King’s…
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Nine Dragons brings mystery to Gateway Theatre
Gateway Theatre closes out their 2017-18 season with the original crime caper, Nine Dragons. Written by Gateway Artistic Director, Jovanni Sy and directed by Craig Hall, Nine Dragon is a co-production with Calgary’s Vertigo Theatre and Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. Set in 1920s Kowloon, Nine Dragons is a gritty homage to film noir mysteries, Hong…
Realwheels Theatre presents Sequence
As luck would have it, Realwheels Theatre is presenting Sequence by Arun Lakra at the Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver, until March 24th. It’s not uncommon for a piece of theatre to be inquisitive, Sequence asks many and leaves us with even more questions. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Is our…
Salt-Water Moon brings simplicity to Gateway Theatre
Salt-Water Moon has been performed countless times since its debut in the mid 1980s, yet the current production at Gateway Theatre brings a fresh take to the Canadian classic. The Factory Theatre production, on tour with Why Not Theatre is directed by Ravi Jain who reimagines David French’s story about the romantic beginnings of Jacob…
Firehall Arts Centre presents SHIT by Patricia Cornelius
Firehall Arts Centre is now presenting the Canadian debut of Patricia Cornelius’ SHIT. Directed by Firehall Arts Centre’s Artistic Producer Donna Spencer, the profane and provocative production is an in-your-face look at the lives of three women. The trio, played with stunning realism by Yoshié Bancroft, Kayla Deorksen, & Sharon Crandall appear to exist on the…
Dublin Old School brings beats to The Cultch
Dublin Old School wraps up the final week of PuSh International Arts Festival at The Cultch. Playwright Emmet Kirwan has created a unique production paints a colourful slice of Dublin life. The television star’s first play is a smash hit, with a hip hop beats and rhymes that feel straight outta the top 40. Dublin…
Picks of the Week – January 17, 2017
As we move into the second half of January, in the picks of the week we find last year’s Festive events ending and the new year’s Festivals beginning. Festival: Catch the dozens of Chinese lanterns covering the 14 acre Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival at the PNE before they go dark this weekend, January 21st Lights: Lights at Lafarge Coquitlam’s…