We moved into June, or is it Junary again? The weather may be variable but the great entertainment in the picks of the week is constant. Mystery: The Firehall Arts Centre brings its 2021-2022 Reunion Season to a close with the presentation of, Yellow Fever, running until June 12. Boots: The Arts Club kicks up its heels…
Category: Theatre
Massey Theatre present a free screening of All The Lonely People
This Thursday June 9th, Massey Theatre in New Westminster presents the Canadian Premiere of All the Lonely People, by The Clowder Group, a not-for-profit filmmaking group and creator of critically acclaimed Gen Silent. This new film about loneliness highlights stories of resilience in the face of social isolation. It places a human face on the…
A West Coast Premiere Closes The DanceHouse Season
To bring its season to a close, DanceHouse presents the West Coast premiere of winter guests’ evocative work, Story, story, die., choreographed by Artistic Director Alan Lucien Øyen, on stage June 22 and 23 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Through cinematic staging and poignant spoken word, Story, story, die. is a thought-provoking look at the interdependency…
Ensemble Theatre Company Summer Repertory Festival returns to a new home at Waterfront Theatre
Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) is welcoming audiences back to the theatre as its Summer Repertory Festival returns June 15 to July 2, 2022 moving to a new home stage at Waterfront Theatre (Granville Island). Taking the stage this year are two pointed and powerful plays: Marjorie Prime and Pass Over, anchoring the festival’s lineup that…
Picks of the Week – June 1, 2022
Let’s see what the entertainment scene has to offer in these first picks of the week for June. Cirque: There’s just days left to catch the fan favourite Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría In a New Light returns with show reimagined for its 25th anniversary, closing June 5, 2022 Mystery: The Firehall Arts Centre brings its 2021-2022 Reunion Season to a…
Women Power Kill The Ripper at Presentation House Theatre
This week, Presentation House Theatre presents the world premiere of Kill the Ripper, on stage June 2nd to 4th. A reimaging of Jack the Ripper, told from the female perspective, by acclaimed Canadian playwright Fairlith Harvey, co-produced by “cult sensation” Geekenders and Jessie-nominated Affair of Honor, puts the power of women at the heart of this…
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival returns in-person June 24 – July 3
The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival returns for its its 36th edition this summer from Friday, June 24th to Sunday, July 3rd at a variety of venues around the city. The Coastal Jazz & Blues Society has made a host of schedule announcements with still more to come before the festival gets underway next month. Included performance mentioned…