Gateway Theatre brings the holiday tradition, It’s A Wonderful Life, to the stage, until December 31, 2018. Based on Frank Capra’s 1946 film, Peter Jorgensen has adapted a new musical production with music from the 1920s, ‘30s, and ‘40s by some of the greatest songwriters of the period, from George and Ira Gershwin to Kurt…
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Picks of the Week – December 5, 2018
December has arrived and the Holidays are in full swing, Hanukkah is upon us and Christmas is just around the corner. Along the way fill your entertainment stockings with this great line-up of picks of the week Wiz: Take off to see the Wizard as The Cultch and Theatre Replacement present East Van Panto: The…
Go On A Blind Date at The Arts Club BMO Stage
Just like a true blind date, with Blind Date at The Arts Club Theatre Company BMO Stage what’s about to unfold is a mystery. The premise of the mainly improvised Blind Date is a blind date between a couple, who don’t know each other. In this case, they really do not know each other, the…
Picks of the Week – November 28, 2018
The last week of November and the first weekend of December brings us a plethora of festival fun to entertain the whole family. Pride: Catch the follow up to Pride & Prejudice with Miss Bennet : Christmas at Pemberley at The Arts Club Granville Stage until December 30 Date: Until December 30, spend your date night…
Albireo, A New Musical, Shines
Like it’s namesake star, Albireo, a new work by Annahis Basmadjian, shines with potential. Albireo was brought to the Red Gate Revue Stage by producers Rushed Productions Ltd with support from UBC Players Club. Liam Lazenby directs a cast of experienced and new to the scene actors and singers to bring Annahis Basmadjian’s light musical-comedy to…
Pi Theatre opens the Canadian Premiere of Hir
Just as the American Thanksgiving brought families together, laying bare all the dysfunction, family drama, laughter and love that accompanies holiday get togethers, Pi Theatre opens, Hir, a darkly comic exploration of family. The Canadian premiere of acclaimed American playwright Taylor Mac, Hir runs until December 8, 2018, at Vancouver Civic Theatre’s Annex. The production explores the dynamics…
Celebrate the Season with Miss Bennet : Christmas At Pemberley
The Arts Club Theatre Company welcomes the holiday season with the opening of Miss Bennet : Christmas At Pemberley, playing at Granville Island Stage until December 30, 2018. The seasonal sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice revisits the Bennet sisters, focusing on the bookish, unmarried middle sister Mary (Kate Dion-Richard). Written by Lauren Gunderson…