In Late Company, Kerry Sandomirsky and Michael Kopsa are a couple who has lost a son to bullying. (photo by David Cooper) “One year after a tragedy, two couples sit down to dinner. Far from finding the closure they seek, the…
Co-creator Andy Thompson directs the sci-fi musical that is being remounted at the Cultch’s York Theatre Nov. 12-22. (photo from the Virutal Stage) Broken Sex Doll is back. A hit at the Cultch in 2013, it ventured out to Halifax for…
Israel’s L-E-V is at the Playhouse Nov. 14-15. (photo by Gadi Dagon) It feels like it’s all been leading up to this. In 2009, Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company performed at DanceHouse. In 2013, Norway’s Carte Blanche brought Corps de Walk,…
Buckminster Fuller in front of the Montreal World’s Fair geodesic dome. (photo from Magnum Photos) Most of us know Richard Buckminster Fuller as “the dome guy” or, more formally, as the 20th-century genius whose life and vision eventually led to…
Left to right, Jerry Wasserman, James Gill and Mehdi Darvish star in United Players’ production of Facts. (photo by Doug Williams) United Players is set to present Canadian Jewish playwright Arthur Milner’s provocative political drama Facts, loosely based on the…
Maya Tenzer joins Ballet BC for its 2014/15 season. (photo by Michael Slobodian) Earlier this year, Ballet BC welcomed five new company members, bringing the total to 14, and four new apprentices. Now part of this intimate group is Maya…
Joel Bernbaum and Kayvon Kelly are good friends who’ve drifted apart in My Rabbi. (photo by Derek Ford) Religion, family, even something as innocuous as a book club or a sports team – any group to which we belong creates…
Sold out. That pretty much describes every show the Jewish Independent saw during the Vancouver Fringe Festival last month – two even made the Pick of the Fringe, which ran the week after the festival. There were at least five…
Deanna Fleysher as private eye Butt Kapinski. (photo from Deanna Fleysher) Think you’re going to go sit and watch Butt Kapinski at the Cultch next month? Think again. You’re going to be an integral part of the show. An award-winning hit at…
Nathan Barrett and Nicola Cavendish in Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles. (photo by David Cooper) I can be quite nervous going to see a play that relies on only one or two main actors to carry the production, particularly when those one or…
