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…
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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…
Picks of the Week – May 25, 2022
The Sun came out and gave us a taste of summer last weekend, what will we find happening in the city this weekend? Cirque: There’s not much time left to catch the fan favourite Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría In a New Light returns with show reimagined for its 25th anniversary, until June 5, 2022 Comedy: Until May 29 at Metro Theatre,…
Yellow Fever closes Firehall Arts Centre’s Reunion Season.
The Firehall Arts Centre is bringing its 2021-2022 Reunion Season to a close with the presentation of, Yellow Fever, more than 3 decades after it was first mounted. From May 28th to June 12th, Yellow Fever follows hard-nosed private eye ‘Sam Shikaze’ as he investigates the disappearance of the mysterious ‘Cherry Blossom Queen’. Set on…
Picks of the Week – May 18, 2022
The May long weekend is upon us, usually the unofficial kick off to summer, but this season’s weather has us hoping for at least the feeling of spring to meet these picks of the week… Capitalism: Pi Theatre is presenting the Canadian premiere of Anders Lustgarten’s extraordinary play, Lampedusa, which explores migration, Capitalism, and human connection at The Cultch’s…