Fabulist Theatre has recently completed its world premiere workshop of Dim Sum Diaries: Second Helping at The Nest on Granville Island. While still a workshop, the show felt more complete than some full-fledged new works as it drew inspiration from Mark Leiren-Young’s 1991 Dim Sum Diaries radio play to tell eight new stories. From stories…
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Dive into Fabulist Theatre’s World Premiere Workshop of Dim Sum Diaries: Second Helping
Fabulist Theatre brings the World Premiere Workshop of Dim Sum Diaries: Second Helping to The Nest on Granville Island March 27-30. Inspired by Mark Leiren-Young’s 1991 radio play “Dim Sum Diaries” by CBC Morningside, Second Helping serves as a follow-up in theme but will all new topics and stories. Dim Sum Diaries: Second Helping is…
Prophecy Fog takes a spiritual journey at Gateway Theatre
Opening tomorrow, Gateway Theatre presents the B.C. premiere of Prophecy Fog by award-winning Indigenous artist Jani Lauzon. Prophecy Fog is based on her voyage to the sacred site of Giant Rock in California’s Mojave Desert. For thousands of years, Giant Rock was a spiritual site for Indigenous nations. Today, it’s covered in graffiti and surrounded…
The Cultch presents the world premiere of IN MY DAY December 2-11
Opening to carry on momentum from this Thursday’s World AIDS Day, The Cultch presents the world premiere of In My Day, a new work for the stage from playwright Rick Waines and Zee Zee Theatre, playing at The Cultch’s Historic Theatre, from December 2 to December 11. A verbatim work of contemporary drama, In My…
PuSh Festival Reveals Its 2023 Program
Tuesday evening at Granville Island Brewing Co. PuSh International Performing Arts Festival gathered Board members, its team, performers and supporters for the debut of its upcoming line-up. Once again PuSh Festival will bring the city a line up of hot entertainment to the cold winter nights of January 19 – February 5, 2023. Gabrielle Martin,…
The Library is Open, Zee Zee Theatre present Virtual Humanity
Zee Zee Theatre is presenting the world premiere of Virtual Humanity, adapted from the company’s annual Human Library, streaming online from March 6th to 28th. A deeply personal, one-on-one experience brings the Human Library project into the digital space, where participants can ‘check out’ a human for a candid conversation about their life experiences, culture and beliefs. The project includes such titles as Perspective…