The 30th Season of Bard on the Beach is underway, with Taming of the Shrew starting the season under the tents at Vanier Park. There are few spots in Vancouver nicer to spend a summer evening, add in a new adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s classic comedies by a brilliant company and it’s a near…
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Picks of the Week – June 12, 2019
We’re into the start of another hot spell, and the weather is pretty good too! Let’s see what hot picks are on this week! Musical: Adapted from Roald Dahl’s novel about the precocious, pint-sized, imaginative student, Matilda the Musical is running at Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until July 14th. Global: The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s (VICO) 2019 Global…
Matilda The Musical, Mesmerizes
“Children Are Maggots”, that is the motto of the Crunchem Hall Primary School, run by grim headmistress Miss Trunchbull, in Matilda The Musical. Now playing at The Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Matilda the Musical is based on Roald Dahl’s children’s fantasy novel, adapted by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin….
Colin Mochrie returns to Vancouver TheatreSports
Prepare for loads of laughter when Colin Mochrie, Vancouver TheatreSports (VTS) alumnus and star of Whose Line Is It Anyway, returns to Vancouver TheatreSports for three benefit performances. All performances benefit Vancouver TheatreSports, a registered non-profit charity, and the Colin Mochrie Scholarship Fund at VTS’ theatre school, The Improv Comedy Institute. Established in 2014, this scholarship provides assistance to those wishing to study improv but…
Throne and Games – The Last Laugh at VTS
This week it’s been difficult to avoid talk about the Lannisters, Starks, and Targaryens. Vancouver TheatreSports is jumping into the pop culture battle with their own unique show Throne and Games – The Last Laugh. A satirical parody, loosely based on the wildly popular HBO’s TV series of a similar name. This instalment marks the…
The Matchmaker makes her match at The Arts Club
Say hello to the famed matchmaking busybody Dolly Gallagher Levi as The Matchmaker brings her to The Arts Club Theatre Company Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Thorton Wilder’s 1954 comedy served as the inspiration for the iconic musical Hello Dolly!, which turned Dolly Levi into a legendary role. In The Arts Club Theatre Company’s The Matchmaker,…
Picks of the Week – January 9, 2019
The holidays have past but still a few remnants of the season live on to keep up feeling a bit festive into January Lake: This week is the last to visit Harrison Hot Springs Village’s Lights on the Lake sasquatch-themed illuminations. Lights: Hop the Millenium SkyTrain Line to Lafarge-Douglas Station and enjoy the last weeks of…