Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Djanet Sears’ Governor-General’s Award-winning drama Harlem Duet comes to Bard on the Beach during its 33rd season. Taking inspiration from Shakespeare’s Othello, directed by Cherissa Richards, Harlem Duet explores the complicated relationship of a Black couple during three different eras of the American Black experience: Plantation era pre-US Emancipation Proclamation; the Jazz-Age New York…
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Picks of the Week – June 22, 2022
Summer is here! If the forecast is to be believed we may finally be seeing our first run of warm weather to heat up these picks of the week Boots: You’re in for a good time, at The Arts Club production of Kinky Boots. the hit Broadway musical by Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein is on stage…
Vancouver Opera kicks off the season with free Opera In The Park
Vancouver Opera is getting ready to kick off its 2022-2023 season with the first annual Opera in the Park. On Sunday, July 17 the free, family-friendly, opera concert takes place at Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park. The afternoon will be filled with fun outdoor activities followed by an evening concert featuring a sampling of opera’s greatest…
Do not pass over Ensemble Theatre Company’s PASS OVER
Ensemble Theatre Company’s Summer Repertory Festival has returned to the stage, with a new home at Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island. Antoinette Nwandu’s acclaimed play Pass Over alternates with the festival’s other production, Marjorie Prime. Directed by Omari Newton, Pass Over draws from Samuel Becket’s Waiting For Godot, the Book of Exodus, and American history to…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream brings Bard on the Beach back
As we approach Midsummer’s Eve, it’s a perfect occasion for Bard on the Beach to return to the tent after a long pandemic-hiatus with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare’s 425 year old comedy features a series of interconnected storylines woven around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. Mix in a selection of star-crossed lovers, juggle…
Kinky Boots Kicks Up its Heals at Arts Club
The Arts Club’s Kinky Boots delivers a perfect pair for Pride Month. The Tony Award winning musical brings a summer of pride and joy to the the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until July 31st. Based on the 2005 film of the same name written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, with a book by Harvey…
Picks of the Week – June 15, 2022
Mid-June and we’re nearly to the the Summer Solstice but when will we see Summer weather? At least we have these picks of the week to keep us entertained. Boots: Tonight is opening night of The Arts Club Kinky Boots. The hit Broadway musical by Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein is on stage at the Stanley Industrial…