March rolls in like a lion and gets the picks of the week roaring along. Man: On at The Cultch Historic Theatre until March 5, Pi Theatre’s Beautiful Man, examines traditional gender roles as they are portrayed in popular media, and turns them on their head. Dance: Online until March 6th, DanceHouse, in partnership with Digidance, welcomes audiences to view…
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Hockey Dads Face Off in Zee Zee Theatre’s Men Express Their Feelings
Get ready to head to the locker room, as two hockey dads face off in the Vancouver premiere of Zee Zee Theatre’s production of Men Express Their Feelings, from March 18 to April 3 at Firehall Arts Centre. A poignant and provocative comedy challenging stereotypical assumptions about masculinity, gender norms, sexuality and identity, Men Express…
Carousel Theatre gets Gruff for Spring
Carousel Theatre for Young People (CTYP) is kicking off its Spring 2022 season by welcoming Victoria’s Puente Theatre and its touring production of Gruff to the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island from March 2-20. Roll into Spring Break with this rollicking musical for the whole family. Gruff, written by Mercedes Bátiz-Benét, Judd Palmer, and Brooke…
Picks of the Week – February 23, 2022
Moving into the last week of February, let’s see what’s keeping us entertained in these picks… Festival: VMF Winter Arts continues until February 27, 2022, transforming the city’s downtown core into a free, interactive, open-air gallery and celebration of art and live entertainment. Noises: The laughs continue at the Massey Theatre with the Arts Club Theatre Company’s hit…
Touchstone Theatre invites you to …Another F*cking Dinner Party Play
Touchstone Theatre continues its 45th anniversary season with its second world premiere production, presenting Ominous Sounds at the River Crossing (or, Another F*cking Dinner Party Play) by Governor General award-winning playwright Jason Sherman on the Performance Works stage on Granville Island, March 6 – 13. Directed by Touchstone Artistic Director Roy Surette, Ominous Sounds is…
JD Derbyshire gets Certified at Gateway Theatre, March 8-20
A comedian, a playwright, a performer and certified insane, JD Derbyshire has turned their experiences with the Canadian mental health system into a one-person play, Certified, running March 8-20 at Gateway Theatre, directed by Roy Surette. In Certified, Derbyshire turns the audience into their personal mental health review board to assess their sanity and takes…
The Farce is Strong in NOISES OFF at Massey Theatre
Need a good laugh? Head to the Massey Theatre in New Westminster, where the laughter comes swift and often as the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Noises Off plays until February 27th. Scott Bellis returns to direct the remount of his Arts Club Theatre Company’s pre-pandemic 2020 production. The Massey Theatre’s run also brings back all…