It’s the most hilarious time of the year! Dive into East Van Panto: The Little Mermaid at The Cultch York Theatre until January 1, 2023. Theatre Replacement’s 10th anniversary production of East Van Panto carries on the annual tradition of over-the-top hijinks and hilarity. Written by Sonja Bennet with music once again by Veda Hille,…
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The Arts Club comes alive with the Sound of Music!
The Arts Club Theatre Company brings back Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music to the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage this Holiday season until December 24th. Previously staged in 2019, this post-pandemic production wraps the audience once again in the comforting, familiar warmth of the classic musical. With the film version of The Sound Of Music…
Picks of the Week – October 5, 2022
Can you believe it’s already October?! The weather feels like Summer but this week the activities and entertainment are full of Fall. Motherlovers: There’s only days left to get a taste of Hot Brown Honey – The Remix, the brilliant troupe of Global First Nations women from down under back for more of the boisterous, bold,…
Stream, Pageant: A Musical Comedy Beauty Contest
“Girls will be boys, and boys will be girls.” said The Kinks – those words aptly apply to Pageant: A Musical Comedy Beauty Contest, in which that odd and somewhat tarnish artefact of the recent past, the All-American Beauty Contest, gets a re-gendered 21st century makeover—leaving laughter in its wake. After 2018’s successful (but too short) run…
The Cultch goes from East Van to Edinburgh
The Cultch is reaching across the globe for its latest series – East Van to Edinburgh – bringing five dynamic shows from Vancouver to audiences in the UK, Canada, and all around the world from now until August 28, 2021. Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest celebration of arts and culture. Every August, Edinburgh…
Get to know Carmen: Up Close and Personal with Vancouver Opera
Is fate written in the card for Carmen? We will have to see as, Vancouver Opera wraps its digital season with a unique production of Bizet’s timeless classic, Carmen: Up Close and Personal. Director Brenna Corner has crafted a production that lives up to the title Up Close and Personal. Mounting an opera as grand…
Vancouver Opera Closes its Season with Carmen
The Vancouver Opera 2020–2021 digital season is coming to a close with the premiere of Carmen: Up Close And Personal on Saturday, May 1. This film adaptation of Bizet’s original masterpiece provides an intimate and unique view into Carmen’s world. Inspired by French arthouse film, stage director Brenna Corner plays with the conflicting ideas of fate and choice. Focusing on…