Vancouver Opera launches its 2023–2024 season on October 21st with the full-scale production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Originally produced for Toronto’s Canadian Opera Company, and directed by Diane Paulus, this production is a fairytale within a fairytale, immersing audiences in a magical, wild journey of high drama and whimsical delight featuring one…
Author: Jay Minter
Picks of the Week – September 27, 2023
Wrapping up September with the weather taking a truly autumnal turn but there’s plenty of entertaining picks to keep busy indoors. Mid-Autumn: September 29 & 30, the 37th Annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, returns bigger and better than ever, with art and activations, food & drink, tea ceremonies, and…
Western Gold Theatre Debuts Have A Senior Moment Festival
A brand new theatre festival is coming October 5, 6, and 7 when Western Gold Theatre presents the inaugural Have a Senior Moment Festival, at the PAL Studio Theatre. From the rooftop studio in Vancouver’s West End, the festival will premiere, three new plays by local playwrights – all senior artists whose plays will be…
New West Culture Crawl celebrates 20 years
From October 14th to 15th, The New West Cultural Crawl returns – bigger and more vibrant than ever to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The New West Cultural Crawl opens the doors to everyone — art aficionados, collectors, supporters, and the casually curious who just want a peak inside the city of New Westminster’s vibrant arts…
The Improv Centre gets Stage Fright!
Start off spooky season with dose of murder with a side of laughter as The Improv Centre on Granville Island presents Stage Fright 2: Murder at the Disco! From September 29th to October 28th, Fridays and Saturdays will be murder! The Improv Centre’s wildly successful murder mystery is back with a groovy new twist. Picture it! It’s…
Realwheels Theatre Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Realwheels Theatre has announced its 2023-2024 season to celebrate its 20th anniversary season. After the pandemic pivots and several changes to the company’s leadership, Realwheels is preparing a new season with new faces, new ideas, and a list of exciting initiatives and projects. “The pandemic was particularly hard on the company and the community we…
Picks of the Week – September 20, 2023
Fall finally descends upon us bringing a change in the weather but no less activities and entertainment in these picks Bard: At Bard on the Beach the brilliant mainstage productions; As You Like It wraps up September 30th but this is final weekend for the mainstage production of Julius Caesar, as well as the final weekend for the uniquely…