June comes to a close with the FIFA World Cup excitement continuing to build, while more summer spectacles fill the picks History: Today’s Canada v Switzerland at noon at BC Place, has the potential to trigger a party the city hasn’t seen in years. If Canada pulls off a win to advance to the next…
Category: Theatre
Mad Macbeth Slays The Bard on the Beach 37th Season
Macbeth, the second of the Bard on the Beach season’s two BMO Mainstage productions has made its bloody debut, as gruesome as The Merry Wives of Windsor is gleeful. Directed and adapted by Steven Drover, this production is set in a dystopian time, that brings a hint of Mad Max to the mad king’s tyrannical…
Bard On The Beach Kicks Off Its 37th Season With Merry Wives of Windsor
A sure sign that summer is upon us, Bard On The Beach Shakespeare Festival has opened for another season – kicking things off with a slapstick, laugh-out-loud, Merry Wives of Windsor. Directed by Rebecca Northan and adapted with Bruce Horak, like many things this summer, the comedy takes on a soccer-centric edge. Set in the…
Ensemble Theatre Festival Returns with Bloodlines
Vancouver’s Ensemble Theatre Festival returns to the stage after a three-year break with Bloodlines, running July 8–18 at the Jericho Arts Centre.This year’s festival, its first since 2022, will feature two new productions, the hilarious and unhinged dark comedy Peerless by Jiehae Park, directed by Keltie Forsyth, and the iconic A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, directed by Chris Lam. “After…
Picks of the Week – June 17, 2026
After a boisterous start, week two of the FIFA World Cup festivities are on deck with Canada’s first local match sure to boost the excitement even more, but not overwhelming the plethora of picks this week Pitch: The World Cup excitement reaches a fever pitch when Group B Teams: Canada & Qatar prepare to blow the roof…
Picks of the Week – June 10, 2026
After years of build up, the big event kicks off this week as the World Cup Finals come to BC Place and 15 other cities around the continent. While it draws much of the attention, there is still plenty of other entertainment to pick from this week. Kick-Off: Vancouver gets its first taste of World…
Connection Salon presents Mad Pride Festival at Gathering Place
This summer the Connection Salon Artists Collective presents Mad Pride Festival at the Gathering Place Community Centre from June 25 to July 25. Celebrating art-making by people who identify as living with mental illness, psychiatric disabilities, or “madness,” Mad Pride Festival is a free event featuring a diverse line-up of visual artists, stand-up comics, theatre actors, musicians, poets, and more….