As we approach the centenary of the signing of the armistice to end WWI on November 11, 1918, The Cultch presents The Ceasefire Series. From Oct 30 – Nov 17, The Cultch’s three venues will bring to their stages three shows that explore the causes, effects, and traumas of war from different lenses. The series…
Category: Theatre
Picks of the Week – October 17, 2018
Even though the weather doesn’t feel like it, Halloween is just around the corner and we’re well into the Autumn entertainment season. Kicks: Whitecaps FC play their second to last home match of the regular season tonight at BC Place Beer: It’s your last weekend to experience #DasOriginal Oktoberfest at Vancouver Alpen Club this Friday and Saturday night….
Picks of the Week – October 10, 2018
Hope you had your fill of good food and good company over the Thanksgiving weekend, now’s the time to burn off some of those extra calories with exciting entertainment in these picks of the week Beer: Raise your mug, grab your schnitzel and hit the dancefloor at #DasOriginal Oktoberfest at Vancouver Alpen Club this Friday and Saturday…
Diwali in BC spreads the light until November 17
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, celebrated every autumn in the northern hemisphere. Diwali in BC, founded in 2017 by Rohit Chokhani, has a goal to spread Diwali celebrations throughout the province over the coming years. The theme for the 2018 celebrations, running now until November 17, is ‘New Horizons’ and features programming in Vancouver,…
Picks of the Week – October 3, 2018
How can it be Thanksgiving weekend already? Wasn’t it just summer? Let see what kinds of entertainment this week has harvested! Domino: British belter Jesse J brings her powerful voice and pop tunes to the Vogue Theatre tonight. Pucks: The Vancouver Canucks 49th Season opens tonight as they host Calgary Flames at Rogers Arena Beer:…
Catch Krapp’s Last Tape at Tyrant Studios
Seven Tyrants Theatre, opens its first season of work in their new performance venue with Samuel Beckett’s absurdist one-man masterpiece: Krapp’s Last Tape. Opening October 5th, the Jessie Award winning independent theatre company’s production stars Jessie Award nominated actor Linden Banks as “Krapp,” and is directed by David Thomas Newham. Rarely produced professionally in Vancouver, Krapp’s Last Tape is a portrait…
Les Belles-soeurs at Gateway Theatre until October 6th
Now onstage at Richmond’s Gateway Theatre, Les Belles-soeurs (The Sisters-in-law) presents 15 women in the English language version of the gritty romp. The Ruby Slippers Theatre Production, directed by Diane Brown, was Quebec playwright Michel Tremblay’s first professionally produced play. Les Belles-soeurs was risque and vulgar when it premiered 50 years ago, and is just…