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Theatre

Broadway Across Canada presents WICKED

Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One born with emerald green skin - she's smart, fiery, and misunderstood. The other is beautiful,...

Hard Times Hit Parade, Remixology, Eco Fashion Week and a lot more

Amazing theatre, music, chance to make your voice heard, listen to some naked voices, remix other voices and see the latest in eco-fashion.

[title of show] delights with self-referential fun

And, yes, that's really the title of the show.

A day in the performance of Marion Bridge

Jeanie, Rebecca and I bump fists quietly in the blue-light shrouded darkness of the closet sized dressing/green room back stage at the Havana Theatre.  Susan M (our magnificent Stage Manager)...

Avenue Q at Centre for the Performing Arts

Avenue Q opened at the Centre for Performing Arts this week to a packed crowd. The musical, bunraku-style puppet show was a real crowd pleaser to say the least. The audience ate it up: especially...

The History of Dance, Good Fridays: Double Deuce, The Twelves and more

The sun has been shining, cherry blossoms are peeping out – could this be the start of spring? Let's get out there and enjoy all that's going on in Vancouver this weekend.

Crispin Glover at the Cinematheque

Multitalented actor, director, writer, Crispin Glover (River's Edge, Back to the Future, The Doors, The People vs Larry Flynt, Hot Tub Time Machine, Charlie's Angels) will be at the Pacific...

Agokwe tells a powerful tale about gay love on the rez

The Vancouver premiere of the one-performer play promises to wow critics and audiences alike.

The Pavilion at the Firehall Arts Theatre

"This play has a lot of beautiful themes of grace, redemption and forgiveness. I always like to participate in stories that have that at its core," Craig Erickson says.

Top theatre treats for the holiday season

Three Nutcrackers, two Christmas Carols, two musicals, two straight plays, one radio play, one youth theatre cabaret, one children's entertainment show, one adult theatre improvisation and a partridge