A theatre event like no other, Goblin: Macbeth at Bard on the Beach is an ingenious, interactive performance that does more than break the fourth wall, it doesn’t even have the wall to start with. In a quest to better understand human culture, three Goblins have found a document – The Complete Works of William…
Tag: Shakespeare
Picks of the Week – June 28, 2023
Canada Day entertainment lines up across the region in this week’s picks Together: Crowds will descend upon Canada Place on for the 2nd Canada Together, an all day party “Weaving together the fabric of a nation,” planned collaboratively with representatives from the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations with entertainment and performances throughout the day featuring…
Picks of the Week – June 21, 2023
Summer begins, the longest day of the year brings a long list of entertainment picks Briefs: It’s your last chance to see the seductive mix of circus, drag, dance, burlesque, music, and comedy, as Briefs Factory International from Australia, with Zee Zee Theatre presents Dirty Laundry at The Cultch until June 25. Beatles: If you’ve never seen a Bard…
As You Like It, Really Like It, at Bard on the Beach.
The Bard meets Beatles in the 60s-inspired As You Like It, under the tents at Bard on the Beach until September 30th. If you’ve never been to Bard on the Beach this is the show not to miss! As You Like It broke Bard box office records in its 2018 debut, and now returns to…
Vancouver Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream wakes in 2 weeks
In just two weeks, the Vancouver Opera 2022-2023 season continues with the company premiere of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. British composer Benjamin Britten’s romantic, atmospheric opera makes its Vancouver Opera debut for three performances starting February 11th at 7:30pm, followed by Thursday, February 16th at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 19 at 2pm. Adapted from the…
Little Willy, Huge Laughter! Ronnie Burkett’s Daisy Theatre returns to The Cultch
Ronnie Burkett’s Theatre of Marionettes newest production, Little Willy, brings the Daisy Theatre back to the Historic Theatre until January 29th. Little Willy, finds the marionette Daisy Theatre (within the Historic Theatre) attempting a loose…very loose…adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. From the opening number of burlesque star Dolly Wiggler kicking off with…
Bard on the Beach 34th Season welcomes Beatles, a Dictator, a King and Goblins.
Before the current season of Bard on the Beach comes to a close this Saturday, September 24, Bard Artistic Director Christopher Gaze has announced the lineup for the Festival’s 34th Season, running from June to September, 2023. Season 34 includes the return of the most successful production in Bard’s history, a sweeping historical drama, an…