Carousel Theatre for Young People (CYTP) is partnering with Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People to present the Canadian premiere of Oz, at Granville Island’s Waterfront Theatre from March 1-26, 2023. Set in 1899 Chicago, Oz takes a whimsical look at an imagined backstory for how L. Frank Baum might have written his best selling children’s…
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Ballet Jörgen’s Cinderella coming to Massey Theatre
The Massey Theatre is preparing to welcome a stunning visual experience for audiences of all ages, Ballet Jörgen’s Cinderella. Taking the stage Saturday February 18th, Artistic Director Bengt Jörgen’s Cinderella is a mesmerizing and innovative take on the classic fairy tale. Toronto-based Ballet Jörgen’s choreography balances the fairy tale elements of the story with a…
Picks of the Week – February 8, 2023
Love Month ticks closer to Valentine’s Day, and plenty of opportunities for Date Night activities in the picks of the week. Chocolate: Continuing until February 14, the 13th annual Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival is brewing up and a bigger and better festival than ever, with visions of hot chocolate flavours from cafes, bakeries and eateries to…
Friends Get Real in The Cull at The Arts Club
The Arts Club Theatre Company is presenting its latest Silver Commission World Premiere, The Cull by Michele Riml & Michael St. John Smith. At the Granville Island Stage, until February 26th, “find out what happens…when people stop being polite…and start getting real”, no it’s not an old lost episode of MTV’s The Real World, but…
The Improv Centre celebrates Love Month with Laughs
As February draws near it’s time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re planning something for you and your significant other or a single’s night out, The Improv Centre has some laughs for you.A night out on Granville Island is always fun, and The Improv Centre has plenty of programming to add to your…
Picks of the Week – February 1, 2023
We roll into February, with Valentine’s Day coming soon and plenty of activity in the picks of the week… Arts: There’s just a few more days to take in the creative line up PuSh International Festival of Performing Arts brings to the city – it’s timely, honest, politically active works of dance, music, theatre and multimedia programming…
Ruby Slippers Theatre’s Advance Theatre Festival gets underway today.
Starting tonight, January 30th, Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre for the Arts welcomes Ruby Slippers Theatre’s Advance Theatre Festival. A showcase of new plays written and directed by female identifying and gender non-conforming artists who also identify as BIPOC (Indigenous, Black or Person of Colour). In addition to the first week’s five staged readings, this year’s Advance…