Whodunit? APPLAUSE! Musicals in Concert seeks the answer by bringing another forgotten musical to audiences. October 13th to 15th APPLAUSE! presents Curtains, a musical comedy whodunnit with music and lyrics by Broadway collaborators Kander & Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret, Kiss of the Spiderwoman), at Arts Umbrella. Another forgotten musical, Curtains is a hilarious parody that cleverly…
Picks of the Week – October 4, 2024
October is here, bringing with it a change in seasons – new Arts seasons are in full force as shown in these picks of the week! East: The Cultch opens its 50th season with the brilliant, thoughtful Fairview, running until October 8th, the thought-provoking play by Jackie Sibblies Drury is theatre at its best. FeedMe: The Arts…
As Bard On The Beach Closes, Look Ahead To Its 2024 Season
As the 2023 Bard on the Beach season came to a close last week, it wastes no time in looking forward to its 2024 season. Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival will return to the shores of Sen?á?w/Vanier Park from June 11 to September 28, 2024. The 2024 season will include four dynamic productions including…
Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Fairview’ Opens The Cultch 50th Anniversary Season
The Cultch gets its 50th anniversary season off to a bang, welcoming the award-winning Fairview to the Historic Theatre stage. Running until October 8th, the thought-provoking play by Jackie Sibblies Drury is theatre at its best; entertaining, funny, dramatic, introspective, stimulating, and perhaps a little bit uncomfortable. Co-presented by The Search Party (Vancouver) and b…
Monster Jam brings the high-speed action back to Pacific Coliseum
Monster Jam is back! The adrenaline-packed weekend brings families and fans to PNE’s Pacific Coliseum from October 6th to 8th. The unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience features four action-packed events where the Monster Jam world champion athletes and their 12,000-pound monster trucks compete in speed and skill. Monster Jam drivers are trained, world-class…
Mozart’s The Magic Flute Launches the Vancouver Opera 2023-24 Season
Vancouver Opera launches its 2023–2024 season on October 21st with the full-scale production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Originally produced for Toronto’s Canadian Opera Company, and directed by Diane Paulus, this production is a fairytale within a fairytale, immersing audiences in a magical, wild journey of high drama and whimsical delight featuring one…
Picks of the Week – September 27, 2023
Wrapping up September with the weather taking a truly autumnal turn but there’s plenty of entertaining picks to keep busy indoors. Mid-Autumn: September 29 & 30, the 37th Annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, returns bigger and better than ever, with art and activations, food & drink, tea ceremonies, and…