Now playing at The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Granville Island Stage, Blood Brothers is a tale of nature vs nurture told in a musical retelling of the Alexandre Dumas tale, The Corsican Brothers. Set initially in the working class industrial slums of 1960’s Liverpool the first act centers around single-mother of 7, Mrs Johnstone who,…
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Falling In Time – Theatre Review
Falling In Time – Performance Works Theatre Set in Vancouver in 1994 and Korea during the Korean War years, Falling In Time tells the tale of how the war directly affected those involved in the conflict and the generations to follow. Four actors portray an array of a diverse characters; Nelson Wong playing a young Korean…
What’s On Weekend September 15-18, 2011
Is it the weekend already? Where did the week go? Oh well, let’s see what’s happening? Thursday Sept 15 – running until September 30th is the Friends For Life Society Toonie Drive. Help the society help raise funds by donating a toonie and the FFL board and staff will match it. – continuing to Sunday…
Mom’s The Word: Remixed
CALLING ALL PARENTS! This show is for you…especially mothers. As the title suggests this is a show about and for Mom’s, although I’m sure Dad’s will definitely relate to the humour. Mom’s the Word: Remixed tells anecdotes and skits related to the trials, tribulations and tests that mother’s have endured through the ages. The diverse…
Eco Fashion Week 2 – Red Jade
Designer Margarita Angelatos is one busy artist, not only is the 2008 Generation Next Award winner presenting a new Red Jade collection at Eco Fashion Week but also has a second line, Peridot Kiss. With a mantra – Love, Laugh, Play – Red Jade highlights feminine comfortable garments right for today’s busy confident women…or very young…
August: Osage County
August: Osage County – Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage – February 8, 2011 One hot summer meltdown (literally & figuratively) in the life of the Weston Family is portrayed in this Tony award winning play by Tracy Letts. The story plays out over the course of a swelteringly hot summer in the American South as a…
Avenue Q – On Tour
Avenue Q : The Musical – The Centre in Vancouver – February 1, 2011 The touring production of the long running Broadway and Off-Broadway hit has made its way to Vancouver for 6 shows only. Opening tonight and running until Saturday February 5th (playing nightly plus matinee on Saturday) I highly recommend checking it out….