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Theatre

Stupendously silly "What About Luv?" is rollicking good fun

As we head into the darkest days of the year, banish those blues with What About Luv?

Is "Us and Them" the theatrical equivalent of new media?

"Us and Them: The Inquiry" was cultivated through the influences of Paulo Freire and The Theatre of the Oppressed. This inquiry evolved into it's own entity when First Nations communities challenged...

'Night Mother sadly still relevant

Wendy Morrow Donaldson and Bronwen Smith, directed by Carol Hodge, of The Good Company Collective.

Halloween fun with Here Be Monsters Festival High Wire

Here Be Monsters Festival 2010 running Thursday, October 28th to Sunday, October 31st at Performance Works, Granville Island has over 80 participants and different programming each night for Halloween

At long last, GREASE arrives in Vancouver

"The choreographer (Joyce Chittick) and I conceived the opening of the show. I won't actually spoil it by telling you what we did, but it's a very cool," says director David O'Brien.

Melanie Preston Connects With Role in Metro Theatre's Brighton Beach Memoirs

The odds were against Melanie Preston being cast as Blanche in the Metro Theatre show, Brighton Beach Memoirs.

Vancouver’s newest ballet company marries art and science

A group of dancers gathered in front of the ballet bar that runs the length of the airy rehearsal space above Davie Street. They chatted softly, laughing and unfurling long limbs as they took...

The inside scoop on Walking With Dinosaurs

"To have seventeen full size, one to one scale dinosaurs is just mind boggling."

Don Quixote rides onto Granville Island this September

On September 23 the Arts Theatre Company will debut their version of Don Quixote. "This classic tale of a country gentleman with the immortal quest has captivated readers for over four centuries...

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

The play eats you up and spits you out. It's brutal. It's demanding. Don't miss it.