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…
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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…
Realwheels Theatre Postpones In Camera
Due to unforeseen circumstance, Realwheels Theatre has postponed this livestream production of In Camera until September 2022. In Camera, the final presentation of the Jessie Award-winning Realwheels Theatre 2021-2022 season, invites audiences on a roller coaster ride of the human experience. Breaking down any barrier to viewing the work, In Camera, will be livestreamed admission-free…
This Is the Story of the Child Ruled by Fear comes to Pi Theatre
Pi Theatre is preparing the latest installment of its Pi Provocateurs 2021-2022 Presentation Series. David Gagnon Walker’s This Is the Story of the Child Ruled by Fear will take the stage June 2 to 4 at Vancouver’s KW Studios Coming to Vancouver from the High Performance Rodeo in Calgary, David Gagnon Walker has written a…