Brian Cummins, standing, with, left to right, Michael Germant, Christine Wallace, Gina Leon and Brendan Riggs. (photo by Gregory Wills Photography) Seminar, by American playwright Theresa Rebeck, is a sex comedy with occasional insights into the life of a professional…
In the House Festival organizer Myriam Steinberg. (photo from Myriam Steinberg) “I fell into this career by accident,” In the House Festival organizer Myriam Steinberg told the Jewish Independent in an interview about the festival, which starts its 2014 season with…
Killer Joe tells the story of a greedy, vindictive famly. (photo by Andrew Klaver) A crazy, violent, Texas family plots a murder in the play Killer Joe. Playwright Tracy Letts has a way with lousy families and their dangerous disputes.…
Jamie James as the Emcee, centre, with the ensemble of Cabaret. (photo by Kristian Guilfoyle) Many know the title song from the musical Cabaret. You can hum it. “Life is a cabaret,” it tells us, but it is not a celebration…
Richard Newman and Pippa Mackie in The Grandkid. (photo by David Cooper) Former community member John Lazarus is a very interesting man. Dubbed by the media as one of Canada’s best-known playwrights,” his fertile mind has spawned the likes of…
The cast of This Stays in the Room. (photo from horseshoesandhandgrenades.ca) Baring one’s soul is always difficult. Imagine how it would be to share your angst and pain with a room full of strangers. This is exactly what four brave actors…
Sidra Bell (photo by David Flores) Back in Vancouver for the third time, Sidra Bell Dance New York presents a double bill of STELLA and garment March 27-29. The performances are co-presented by the Chutzpah! Festival as part of its…
Caitriona Murphy, left, and Stephanie Moroz in Between the Sheets by Jordi Mand. (photo by Tim Matheson) Twenty-something Torontonian Jordi Mand is a Canadian playwright coming off a huge success with her first full-length script, Between the Sheets, the story…
Idan Sharabi will be joined by three other dancers when he comes to Vancouver for Chutzpah! (photo by Tami Weiss) From running around barefoot as a child to dancing for audiences around the world, Idan Sharabi has never stopped moving.…
Alon Nashman as John Hirsch in Hirsch. (photo by Cylla von Tiedemann) When theatre and its creative engines become the main focus of a theatrical show, the results can be fascinating. An audience is always hungry for a glimpse behind…
