“My Jewish identity has gotten stronger in the past few years, as I believe it has for many other Jews my age. I’m incredibly proud of where I come from,” actor and playwright Ari’el Stachel told the Independent. “And, even…
What happens when Oceans 11 meets Mission Impossible meets Cirque du Soleil? The Arts Club Theatre Company’s season opener Heist, now playing at the Stanley, until Oct. 18. This is a glitzy, high-tech, stunt-filled, fast-paced, whodunit crime drama that fuses…
“He was a brilliant man who lived a fascinating life, survived major world events, and left some mystery behind. He was also very, very funny,” said award-winning Toronto playwright and storyteller Ronit Rubinstein about her late father. “I so hope…
On Nov. 10 and 11, the Chutzpah! Festival presents the world premiere of Exile by Calgary choreographer and dance artist Meghann Michalsky. Developed in partnership with Project InTandem and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Exile is an ensemble…
Educators have until the end of November to apply for the Improv Centre’s 2027 East Vancouver Schools Improv Project. The 10-week program has artist-educators from the Improv Centre (TIC) giving 90-minute after-school classes on site, with students learning the foundational…
The Dance Centre launches its 2026/27 Global Dance Connections series Oct. 1-3 with Cedar Woman by dance and theatre artist Tasha Faye Evans. A prayer in a long line of prayers, Cedar Woman is a Coast Salish story of ancestral…
The Chutzpah! Festival returns for its 26th edition with a lineup of performances Nov. 3-15 that showcases music, theatre, comedy, dance and storytelling presentations by local, national and international artists through a multicultural Jewish lens. In addition to performances, there…
Bard on the Beach’s production of Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor is an adaptation set at a recreation centre in a Vancouver suburb, where the women’s soccer team has just won the local championship. (photo by Emily Cooper) World Cup…
Zander Eke, Ben Elliott, Scott Bellis, Genevieve Fleming and Andrew McNee in The Play That Goes Wrong, playing at Arts Club’s Granville Island Stage until Aug. 16. (photo from Moonrider Productions) Collapsing sets, misplaced props, missed cues, forgotten lines, unconscious…
Theatre Under the Stars opened July 7 with Sister Act, starring Kat Reynolds, which alternates nights with Disney’s The Little Mermaid, starring Madison Simms, until Aug. 22 at Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl. (photo by Emily Cooper) This summer, Theatre Under…
