Halloween is behind us, the temps are cooling off to get us into the mood for the Holidays to come but the entertainment in these picks of the week keep things warm Stage: The Arts Club Theatre Company brings back the city’s favourite moms with their new comedy Mom’s The Word: Talking Turkey opening tonight and already held over…
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2nd Annual STAND Festival returns to Presentation House Theatre November 2-8
From November 2 to 8, Presentation House Theatre (PHT) and Blackout Art Society co-present the 2nd annual STAND Festival, a celebration by and for immigrant and refugee artists at PHT. Featuring a diverse line up of 19 performances and free workshops, STAND showcases and amplifies the voices of newcomers to Canada in a global line-up…
TJ Dawe thinks Blueberries are Assholes and other observances at Firehall Arts Centre
In these tumultuous times, a little levity goes a long way and Firehall Arts Centre has just the evening for you with its presentation of TJ Dawe’s Blueberries are Assholes. Playing until October 30th, TJ Dawe brings audiences an hour of observations and revelations about the most mundane. Dawe finds wacky and bizarre truths whilst…
Fall for an Opera Adventure with Vancouver Opera & Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver Opera, in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library, is kicking off October with Opera Adventures, a new program that invites the public to get to know opera with a taste of opera’s rich history, its stories, and colourful possibilities. Launching October 5th, each free adventure will feature short performances, and fascinating guests to give…
City Opera Vancouver presents CHINATOWN, A New Opera September 13 to 17
Next week, City Opera Vancouver presents CHINATOWN, A New Opera written by Madeleine Thien and composed by Alice Ping Yee Ho with translator Paul Yee. The company’s fifth commission in ten years, will be stages September 13 to 17 at the Vancouver Playhouse, chosen due to its proximity to Chinatown. The ground-breaking new work, like…
Chutzpah! PLUS Presents Two Exciting Events this September
As August draws to a close, The Chutzpah! Festival prepares to kick off the fall festival season with two special events. Take This Waltz, September 10 – 11 and Gili Yalo, September 24, come to the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, as part of the Chutzpah! PLUS event series. Music and dance lovers will…
Vancouver Opera Returns to Queen E Theatre, Live
Vancouver Opera has announced the return of live performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for its 2021–2022 season. Kicking things off, Vancouver Opera presents two days of outdoor performances at the šx???ex?n Xwtl’a7shn (formerly QET Plaza), September 18 and 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. followed by three extraordinary operas starting in December. “The entire…