How did July fly by so quickly? Here we are at the start of August, with a long weekend and Vancouver Pride ahead to give us plenty to keep busy in these picks of the week Icons: Tonight and Thursday, comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short entertain the audiences at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre…
Tag: Theatre
Picks of the Week – July 25, 2018
Can you believe we’re already at the end of July?! Summer is sizzling and so is the city’s arts & culture scene. Bard: Make your picks between a brilliant Beatles themed version of As You Like It or the dramatic Macbeth on the Mainstage, and find Timon of Athens or Lysistrata on the Howard Family Stage at Bard on…
Ensemble Theatre Festival has more than A Few Good Men
Ensemble Theatre Company 6th Annual Repertory Festival is now underway with A Few Good Men running in the repertoire at Jericho Arts Centre. The military courtroom drama is best known for the star-studded film of the same name but this intimate stage version really allows Aaron Sorkin’s script to be the star. Jericho Arts Centre…
Picks of the Week – July 18, 2018
The weather isn’t the only thing heating up, Vancouver entertainment is hot right now too. Here’s some great entertainment picks to select from Irish: The new, young Irish theatre company Untold Wants Theatre Co., makes its Vancouver debut with the North American premiere of the acclaimed drama, The Human Ear. Opening July 18, at Pacific Theatre Bard: Make…
TUTS opens with a new Cinderella
The 2018 season of Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is now open with Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella alternating nights at Malkin Bowl, in Stanley Park with 42nd Street. Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella brings the familiar story to the stage, with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane, written for the 2013 Broadway production. Without taking…
Untold Wants Theatre Co. Makes Its Vancouver Debut
Irish eyes bring The Human Ear to Vancouver. The new, young Irish theatre company Untold Wants Theatre Co., makes its Vancouver debut with the North American premiere of the acclaimed drama, The Human Ear. Opening July 18, at Pacific Theatre, award-winning British playwright Alexandra Wood’s eerie play, breaks down language and certainties, playing with chronology…
Picks of the Week – July 11, 2018
The heat has returned and the entertainment values in this week’s picks heat up too: Taste: Tonight, Vancouver Foodster Tasting Plates heads to North Vancouver’s Lower Lonsdale to explore the tastes of the neighbourhood. Bard: Make your picks between a brilliant Beatles themed version of As You Like It or the dramatic Macbeth at Bard on the Beach 2018…