The 2019 Chutzpah! Festival returns at a new autumn period from October 24 to November 24, with performances at the Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vogue Theatre, Rickshaw Theatre, and The WISE Hall. Now in its 19th year of celebrating culturally rich works in comedy, music, theatre and dance, the Chutzpah! Festival has established a reputation for…
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Dance House opens the season with Spirit.
Next week, DanceHouse, opens its 2019/20 season with the Canadian Premier of Spirit, October 25 & 26, at the Vancouver Playhouse. Presented in partnership with Vancouver-based Indigenous dance company, Dancers of Damelahamid, Spirit is from Australia’s acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre, a leader in the celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance. Choreographed by Bangarra’s Artistic Director Stephen Page and…
Picks of the Week – October 16, 2019
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the next occasion, Halloween, brings us plenty of picks to entertain us over the next week. Alpen: #DasOriginal Oktoberfest wraps up another year of fun, this weekend, at Vancouver Alpen Club Spooks: The most frightful time of the year, Fright Nights at PNE, fills the fair with haunted houses, thrilling rides and ghoulish…
Learn about The Birds & The Bees at The Arts Club
Turkey Semen, Beekeeping, Mothers & Daughters, , One Night Stands, N.S.A. Sex are just some of the unexpected topics found in The Birds & The Bees by Mark Crawford. The Canadian comedy is filling The Arts Club Granville Island Stage with laughter. The Birds & The Bees is really a story about rolling with the…
Tasting Plates visits Gastown and Chinatown
Tasting Plates Gastown and Chinatown invites you to find out what’s new in the oldest neighbourhoods. October 23, at 6pm, join other food fans to explore the restaurants and cafés in the downtown Vancouver food scene. As with all Tasting Plates, participants will get to explore the neighbourhood with their friends, and family meet fellow…
Victoria Prepares for Beautiful: The Carol King Musical
Presented by Broadway In Victoria Beautiful—The Carole King Musical is the Tony & Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter, premieres at the Royal Theatre, Victoria for 5 performances, January 31 – February 2, 2020. “Carole King might be a native New Yorker, but her story…
Vancouver TheatreSports Welcomes the World of Improv
A world of laughter is coming to Vancouver from October 14 to 20 as Vancouver TheatreSports (VTS) hosts the 2019 International Theatresports Institute Conference and Festival. The International Theatresports Institute (ITI) is the largest improv network in the world, representing 90 improv companies, schools and universities from 22 countries on six continents. Every two years, ITI convenes a conference…