Ensemble Theatre Company’s Summer Repertory Festival has returned to the stage, with a new home at Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island. Antoinette Nwandu’s acclaimed play Pass Over alternates with the festival’s other production, Marjorie Prime. Directed by Omari Newton, Pass Over draws from Samuel Becket’s Waiting For Godot, the Book of Exodus, and American history to…
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream brings Bard on the Beach back
As we approach Midsummer’s Eve, it’s a perfect occasion for Bard on the Beach to return to the tent after a long pandemic-hiatus with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare’s 425 year old comedy features a series of interconnected storylines woven around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. Mix in a selection of star-crossed lovers, juggle…
Kinky Boots Kicks Up its Heals at Arts Club
The Arts Club’s Kinky Boots delivers a perfect pair for Pride Month. The Tony Award winning musical brings a summer of pride and joy to the the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until July 31st. Based on the 2005 film of the same name written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, with a book by Harvey…
Picks of the Week – June 15, 2022
Mid-June and we’re nearly to the the Summer Solstice but when will we see Summer weather? At least we have these picks of the week to keep us entertained. Boots: Tonight is opening night of The Arts Club Kinky Boots. The hit Broadway musical by Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein is on stage at the Stanley Industrial…
Renegade Arts Presents ONCE the Musical
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, Renegade Arts Co. has returned to the stage with a new production of ONCE, running until June 25th. Featuring Oscar, Grammy, and Tony-award winning music by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, stars of the original 2007 film from which the musical is based, ONCE the musical is a week-in-the-life of a…
EMV Vancouver Bach Festival – Scottish Baroque and Other Traditions – returns.
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) is preparing for the 2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – Scottish Baroque and Other Traditions. The festival returns, in-person, from Tuesday, July 26 to Saturday, August 6 at venues around the city, including The Chan Centre, Christ Church Cathedral, Pyatt Hall, VanDusen Botanical Garden, The Wolf & Hound, and UBC’s Sage Bistro….
Touchstone Theatre presents the World Premiere: Morag, You’re a Long Time Deid
Starting today, Scottish-Canadian multidisciplinary artist Claire Love Wilson and Austrian director Peter Lorenz bring to stage the World Premiere of their experimental musical Morag, You’re a Long Time Deid Produced in association with Touchstone Theatre, the production takes the stage The Russian Hall, June 9 – 19 to wrap up its 45th anniversary season. The piece follows the story of Sam (Claire Love…