It’s the peak of the spring concert season, between Coachella and Sasquatch, as bands hit the West Coast, so we’ve got a good line-up of gigs plus other fun this week. Food: Tonight, it’s your last minute chance to get a ticket and get eating as Tasting Plates hits Gastown for a night of culinary…
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Picks Of The Week – April 2, 2014
The saying goes “April Showers Bring May Flowers” so we’ll expect to see a bit of rain but Vancouverites are used to that and we won’t let it stop us from getting out and having fun. Laughs: The Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey is the place to be for laughter as Scottish Comedian Danny…
Get Laughin’ at Northwest Comedy Fest
Until February 22nd, expect the sounds of laughter to be ringing out across Vancouver as the second week of Northwest Comedy Festival is in full swing. The Vogue Theatre, The Orpheum Theatre, Comedy Mix, Lafflines and Yuk Yuks are lined up with stand-up and improve events. Some of the highlights of this week are: Pee…
Picks Of The Week – February 5, 2014
We’re already into the second weekend of February and it’s a long weekend for Family Day on Monday the 10th! Get out and have some Family Fun & Laughs! Broadway: One of the most respected musicals in American Theatre, West Side Story, presented by Broadway Across Canada, plays at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre until Sunday…
71st Golden Globe Award Winners
The Hollywood glitterati dressed up Sunday night to celebrate Sunday night at the 71th Annual Golden Globes. Comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler returned to host for a second year. The live broadcast, shown online & NBC, is always lively and unexpected probably due to the drinks that are imbibed by the nominees and guests during…
Laugh with the Christmas Queen at Vancouver TheatreSports
Until December 21st, find the spirit of Christmas at the Improv Centre on Granville Island as Vancouver TheatreSports presents The Christmas Queen, an improv comedy fairy tale. Told in the style of a classic British Holiday Pantomime, Christmas Queen included the narrator and villain along with the usual comedic cast of characters you expect from…
The Arts Club Theatre – Venus In Fur
The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Granville Island Stage got the 50th Anniversary Season underway this week with the opening of Venus In Fur. Venus In Fur is a David Mackay directed production of David Ives’ Tony Award winning play. The play opens on Thomas, played by Vincent Gale, in a sparsely decorated, brick-walled studio space complaining…