The 48th Annual Vancouver International Children’s Festival for a week of world-class theatre, music, dance, circus, puppetry and storytelling. Returning to Granville Island from May 26 – June 1, audiences will witness eleven professional performing artists and companies—from as far away as Ireland and the UK—presenting a total of 79 joyous performances celebrating the power of live performance. “Our Festival is a…
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Picks of the Week – May 21, 2025
Coming on to the final weekend of May, with summer just around the corner, a new season of entertainment comes to the picks Jets: Don’t miss, CTORA Theatre’s West Side Story, a brilliant production that faithfully honours one of Broadway’s most beloved and timeless musicals, running until May 24th, at the Granville Island Stage. Go: Keep Dreaming…
CTORA’s West Side Story Revives A Classic
Until May 24, CTORA delivers a stellar production of West Side Story to the Granville Island Stage. An ambitious venture to produce one of Broadways most beloved musical featuring iconic tunes from the Great American Songbook pays off in spades for CTORA. Directed by Chris Adams, this version of West Side Story feels like it’s…
Joshua Beamish / MOVETHECOMPANY Celebrates its 20th Anniversary, May 29 & 30
Celebrating 20 years of innovative choreography, Joshua Beamish / MOVETHECOMPANY presents a two-night-only 20th Anniversary Gala, May 29 & 30 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Featuring five captivating pieces – from a playful, Beach Boys-inspired ballet to the jazz-infused tonality of John Adams and more – the mixed program is a journey through the company’s evolution over the past…
Picks of the Week – May 14, 2025
Whatever you call it, Victoria Day, May Long, or The May Two-Four this long weekend brings a case-load of entertaining picks Jets: CTORA Theatre presents West Side Story, one of Broadway’s most beloved and timeless musicals, running until May 24th, at the Granville Island Stage. Go: Go! Go! Until June 8th, Metro Theatre wraps up its season…
Metro Theatre Dreams Big With Joseph
Metro Theatre is bringing its 2024/25 season to a close by taking a step back to the Seventies in its staging of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Suitably, the first publicly produced musical collaboration from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice iconic body of work, adapts the story of Joseph from the first book…
City Opera Vancouver presents the Canadian premiere of Sophia’s Forest, May 29-June 1
City Opera Vancouver presents the Canadian premiere of Sophia’s Forest, May 29 – June 1 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. The first project in a multi-year initiative that will aim to showcase and explore the stories and experiences of newcomers to Canada, Sophia’s Forest is a powerfully evocative chamber opera by composer Lembit Beecher and librettist Hannah Moscovitch….