April blooms with merriment as The Improv Centre (TIC) on Granville Island has a line-up of laughs programmed for the month. In addition to the ongoing Choose-Day (Tuesdays at 7:30pm) and Date Night (Wednesdays at 7:30pm), TIC audiences can look forward to the following fun: Turn It Up! | Thursday, April 11 at 7:30pm This sound-based improv show invites…
Category: Theatre
Dim Sum Diaries: Second Helping Feeds The Hunger For Representation
Fabulist Theatre has recently completed its world premiere workshop of Dim Sum Diaries: Second Helping at The Nest on Granville Island. While still a workshop, the show felt more complete than some full-fledged new works as it drew inspiration from Mark Leiren-Young’s 1991 Dim Sum Diaries radio play to tell eight new stories. From stories…
The Arts Club rolls out Red Velvet at the Stanley Stage
The Arts Club Theatre Company presents Lolita Chakrabarti’s Red Velvet at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, until April 21st, Based on the true story of Ira Aldridge, an American-born Black actor. Specializing in the tragedies; Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, and Shylock in the Merchant of Venice he made his name as one of the greatest…
Picks of the Week – March 27, 2024
We’re already at the last week of March, as Spring Break wraps up with the Easter Long weekend and a basket full of entertaining picks for the week. Magic: Until March 30th, New Westminster experiences the wonders of The Magic Festival to venues around historic downtown Farce: There’s just a few more shows to catch the…
The 14th Verses Festival of Words brings Poets April 18-27
The 14th annual Verses Festival of Words presented by Vancouver Poetry House comes to venues around the city from April 18–27, 2024. Canada’s largest spoken word festival brings together generations of poets under this year’s theme of “Learning and Remembering.” The Festival’s program, a mix of in-person and streamed content on POETV, highlights education, lineage,…
DanceHouse Announces Its 2024/25 Season
As DanceHouse prepares to close out its current season with the Canadian Premiere of Dorrance Dance’s SOUNDspace, the company has announced its program for an exciting 2024/25 season. Co-presented with Vancouver Tap Dance Society, SOUNDspace will be on stage April 19 and 20, 2024 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse, wrapping up the current…
Sigma Acapella Sings A Happy Tune, Bro
Until March 29th, Rushed Productions is presenting the premiere of Sigma Acapella by Annahis Basmadjian at the Jack and Darlene Poole Theatre at Arts Umbrella on Granville Island. What happens when you mix a University Frat Bro and a Theatre Dad with their respective followers, throw in a nefarious Dean and the potential for homelessness?…