The cast of Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto: West Van Story, left to right: Tom Pickett, Ben Brown, Ivy Charles and Meaghan Chenosky. (photo by Emily Cooper Photography) If you want a ticket to East Van Panto: West Van Story,…
Ronnie Marmo brings his one-man show I’m Not a Comedian … I’m Lenny Bruce to the Chutzpah! Festival Nov. 18. (photo from dorensorellphotography.com via Chutzpah!) In 2017, with the expectation of a six-week run, creator and performer Ronnie Marmo and…
Omer Backley-Astrachan and Jana Castillo present the North American premiere of their work Common Place on Nov. 20, as part of this year’s Chutzpah! Festival. (photo by Wendell Levi Teodoro) Intoxicating, moving, compelling, exhilarating – these are just some of…
Gila Münster, left, Yan Simon and Sarah Freia bring 8 Gays of Channukah: The Musical to the Chutzpah! Festival Nov. 13. (photo by Jamie Marshalls) At this year’s Chutzpah! Festival, which runs Nov. 12-23, Jewish drag queen entertainer Gila Münster…
From Oct.31 to Nov. 8, the Heart of the City Festival features more than 100 events – music, stories, poetry, theatre, ceremony, film, dance, readings, workshops, discussions, art talks, history walks and more – all rooted in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside…
Lorin Sklamberg, left, Sasha Lurje and Craig Judelman close the 10-day festival of comedy, music, theatre, dance and storytelling on Nov. 23 with Yiddish Songs of Social Change. (photo from Chutzpah! Festival) The Chutzpah! Festival returns for its 25th anniversary…
The Vancouver Fringe Festival runs Sept. 4-14. For the full lineup and tickets, visit vancouverfringe.com. (photo from festival listing) Jem Rolls brings Adventures in Canadian Parking Lots to the Vancouver Fringe Festival Sept. 5-14. “Describing the contents of the show…
Director Francis G. Matheu, right, with actors Nolan Fidyk and Dan Landry rehearsing Alan Segal’s Shade Apparel. (photo by Sarah Nicole Faucher) This year’s Victoria Fringe Festival, billed as “12 days of madcap fun this summer,” started on Aug. 20…
Arghavan Jenati as Emilia Bassano and Nathan Kay as William Shakespeare in Jessica B. Hill’s The Dark Lady, now playing at Bard on the Beach. (photo by Tim Matheson) There has always been a controversy over whether William Shakespeare was…
Beatrice Zeilinger, Zander Eke, Charlie Gallant, Anthony Santiago and Melissa Oei in The Mousetrap, which runs to Aug. 24 at Arts Club Theatre’s Granville Island Stage. (photo from Moonrider Productions) You would be hard-pressed to find someone who did not know…
