Now onstage, The Arts Club Theatre Company presents, Bed & Breakfast by Mark Crawford at the Granville Island Stage. The heartwarming comedy follows Brett and Drew, a 30-something couple in Toronto, struggling with typical big-city life; finding an affordable house, job prospects and progress. Their life changes when Brett inherits a family home in his…
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Catch the ‘Queen of Fado’, Mariza at the Chan Centre
This Wednesday, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia presents Portugal’s brightest star, Mariza. The internationally lauded fadista — a performer of Portugal’s traditional soul music, fado — will showcase brand new material from her latest self-titled release, her seventh album. “From the moment she first steps on stage until the end of…
DOXA Documentary Film Festival reveals 2019 line-up.
This week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, announced its 2019 festival line-up. Western Canada’s largest documentary Film Festival, returns to Vancouver for the 18th annual festival May 2 through May 12, 2019. Committed to cultivating curiosity and critical thought, DOXA will bring 82 films (shorts and features) from across Canada and around the world, to Vancouver screens, representing…
Picks of the Week – April 10, 2019
April showers continue to be upon us but let’s make the most of the bounty of spring entertainment in this week’s picks Hockey: At Gateway Theatre, Glory the story of women’s hockey in the 1930’s, continues until April 13. Blossoms: The city is in bloom as swaths of Cherry Blossoms paint the town pink, celebrate them all during…
Spend an evening with Cristina Pato Quartet at Chan Centre
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia presents the sounds of the Cristina Pato Quartet on April 11th in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Cristina Pato is a musical force, skilfully playing at the edges of jazz, classical, Latin, and world music with a tightly knit, synergistic band featuring…
Gateway Theatre Announces 2019/20 Season
Last week, Gateway Theatre announced its 2019/2020 season line-up of productions. Introducing four MainStage shows and two Studio Gateway Theatre is bringing a season of productions which travel through culture and history to present a diverse collection of stories, guided by an all female line-up of directors. The season takes the audience from China, to…
Vancouver Opera Festival brings Fairytales & Fables
Vancouver Opera has revealed details for the third edition of its annual Festival. Themed Fairytales and Fables, Vancouver Opera has curated nine days of voice, music, theatre and visual arts for all ages. The Festival opens on April 27th with performances of the mainstage operas. Rossini’s much-loved La Cenerentola (Cinderella) kicks off the day with a 2pm matinee…