In these tumultuous times, a little levity goes a long way and Firehall Arts Centre has just the evening for you with its presentation of TJ Dawe’s Blueberries are Assholes. Playing until October 30th, TJ Dawe brings audiences an hour of observations and revelations about the most mundane. Dawe finds wacky and bizarre truths whilst…
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Picks of the Week – October 19, 2022
Although the autumnal equinox was a month ago, it feels like the weather’s clock is running late as we finally see some precipitation, let’s hope it clears up the smoke but not the hot entertainment this week’s picks have to offer. Latin: Continuing to November 2nd, the fourth annual Latin American Heritage Month celebrates with Latin American Arts…
Zee Zee Theatre’s Storytelling Project Returns with The Rainbow Elders & Allies Collection
On November 5-6 and 12-13, Zee Zee Theatre honours the protest and perspectives of Vancouver’s Rainbow Elders. Following the digital pivot of the company’s annual storytelling project, this free event at the Vancouver Public Library, Central Library marks a return to in-person and interactive storytelling. Co-curated by Allan Morgan, Melanie Ray, Alysha Collie, and Dallas…
Bad Parent makes Good Theatre as vAct bring Ins Choi’s new work to The Cultch
Bad Parent a new play from award-winning playwright Ins Choi is now on stage at The Cultch Historic Theatre until October 23rd. Produced by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (VACT), with Prairie Theatre Exchange, and Soulpepper Theatre Company, the play takes a lighthearted look at marriage, parenthood and everything that goes along with them. Stars Raugi…
The Cultch brings the RE/PLAY: Digital Playground 2022 Fall Season to a screen near you
With its Fall Season of in-person productions in full swing at the Historic and York Theatres, The Cultch gets its Fall 2022 RE/PLAY: Digital Season, underway today with the first of three feature performances, as well as an ongoing collection of RE/PLAY Shorts coming this autumn. Over the past couple of years, The Cultch has…
19th Heart of the City Festival brings 100+ events to the Eastside
The 19th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival returns October 26 to November 6, 2022. The twelve day festival features a line-up of free and ticketed, live and online events filling the Eastside neighbourhood, indoors and out, with music, stories, poetry, theatre, ceremony, films, dance, readings, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, art talks,…
Picks of the Week – October 12, 2022
This week’s picks find Thanksgiving has been and gone, now Halloween is coming swiftly on. River: Carousel Theatre for Young People production of Frozen River | nîkwatin sîpiy continues, a story of two eleven year olds born under the same moon, but in different parts of the world, until October 16, 2022. Latin: The fourth annual Latin American…