A decades-old cold case, science, intrigue, spies, conspiracy, racial profiling and romance, are all parts of the puzzle that playwrights Ellen Close and Braden Griffiths present in Cipher. The Arts Club Theatre Company in partnership with Calgary’s Vertigo Theatre are presenting the World Premiere of Cipher until March 7th at The Granville Island Stage. The…
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Picks of the Week – February 12, 2020
Cupid is readying his bow and arrow for his annual day of work helping lovers find their Valentine’s. There’s plenty of picks to help everyone find activities to make the weekend fly by. Chocolate: Just days remain to sample the 10th Annual Hot Chocolate Festival before it wraps up on February 14th. Slurp: Postponed in January due to…
Straight White Men play at Gateway Theatre.
Making its Western Canadian premiere, Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men is playing until February 15th at Gateway Theatre in Richmond. Evolving since its 2014 off-Broadway debut, a Chicago restaging and 2018 Broadway debut featuring Armie Hammer and Josh Charles, Straight White Men arrives at Gateway Theatre as a tightly scripted, choreographed and staged…
Arts Club Theatre Company Reveals Its 2020/2021 Season
This week, the Arts Club Theatre Company Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran revealed the shows comprising the company’s 57th season, a lineup that she calls “a vibrant combination of beloved classics and bold new productions, packed with incredible music and storytelling.” The 2020–2021 season will mark Ms Corcoran’s third at the company’s helm, alongside Executive Director…
Picks of the Week – February 5, 2020
As the Groundhogs gave us a mixed bag of spring predictions this past weekend, the picks of the week deliver a mixed bag of great entertainment for the coming days. Arts: This is the last week to catch the great entertainment delivered by the annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival before it wraps February 9th. Chocolate: Until February 14th,…
Gruesome Playground Injuries Explores Relationships
Untold Wants Theatre brings Gruesome Playground Injuries to The Cultch Vancity Culture Lab February 5th – 15th. Written in 2009 by American writer Rajiv Joseph, Pulitzer Prize playwriting finalist for “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”, and Obie-winning playwright for “Describe The Night”, Gruesome Playground Injuries comes to Vancouver after a premiere, starring Selma Blair,…
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Rocks The Royal
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, presented by Broadway in Victoria, sold out Victoria’s Royal Theatre for 5 performances over January 31 – February 2, 2020. Whilst the rain pounded the pavement outside on opening night, inside all thoughts of the weather were washed away by the steady stream of beautiful performances on stage. Beautiful: The…