For the 38th year, Metro Theatre brings Vancouver a traditional English Panto, this season presenting Sinbad! by Ellie King. Whether it’s your first panto or 38th, you’re in for a rollicking good time! Playwright Ellie King “The Queen of Panto” faithfully preserves the elements of a traditional English panto to be transplanted on the Metro…
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Picks of the Week – December 6, 2023
This weekend brings even more December Holiday entertainment and activities to our Picks of the Week Lights: Don’t miss out on making your spirits bright with many Christmas and Holiday illuminations taking place around Metro Vancouver Turkey: On now, until December 31st, the hilarious Mom’s The Word Collective return to The Arts Club Granville Island…
Celebrate the Students of Arts Umbrella
Since 1979, Arts Umbrella has been a non-profit centre for arts education where young artists ages 2–22 can develop their creativity in Art & Design, Dance, and Theatre, Music & Film. This month, the Theatre, Music & Film department is showcasing the talents of their students through a series of performances in their Winter Shorts…
Applause! wraps up the year with its 50th Musical In Concert
Applause! Musical Society brought its 2023 season to a close with its milestone 50th musical in concert presentation; Do I Hear A Waltz? at PAL Theatre this past weekend. Do I Hear A Waltz? is a 1965 collaboration by a trio of icons of the musical theatre stage; music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Stephen…
A Viking Warrior Woman Comes to Anvil Theatre in Shield Maiden
Funny. Sexy. Fierce. Unapologetic!Find all of that when Anvil Theatre presents Shield Maiden, Saturday, December 16 at 7:30pm Imagine a TED Talk featuring a 10th century Viking on what it means to be a Viking warrior woman. As Garrison Commander Ingrid Larsdottir comedically endeavours to engage new recruits, she inadvertently reveals her own tragic and…
Picks of the Week – November 29, 2023
November comes to a close with holiday activities in full throttle and loading up the picks of the week with festive spirit! Market: Until December 24th, Vancouver Christmas Market welcomes more than 90 artisan huts, a lively line-up of holiday entertainment – performing on the Flying Stage from Vancouver’s only Christmas Pyramid – and Christmas Carousel. Buddy:…
The Comedy Department Is Laughing All The Way To New Year!
Ready for some laughs? In December, The Comedy Department brings holiday cheer to the Vancouver’s The Show Cellar, 1755 Davie Street and Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, with Holiday Comedy Rumble: Every Elf for Themselves. A one-of-a-kind comedy competition Holiday Comedy Rumble: Every Elf for Themselves, promises to swap the ho-ho-ho’s with boisterous…