Category Performing Arts

The prayers within the walls

photo - Nolan Hupp and Annika Hupp play two schoolchildren who protest to save the shul in The Original Deed

Nolan Hupp and Annika Hupp play two schoolchildren who protest to save the shul in The Original Deed. (photo by Gayle Mavor) When Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, z”l, sometimes known as the “Singing Rabbi,” visited Victoria on a concert tour in…

A moving story

photo - Left to right are Dávid Szigeti (cello), Erik Gow (who plays Alvin Kelby), Kevin Woo (clarinet), Wendy Bross Stuart (piano, music director) and Chris Adams (who plays Thomas Weaver), in rehearsal for The Story of My Life, which is at the Canadian Music Centre for five remaining performances, Nov. 25 and 30, Dec. 1 and 2, 8 p.m., and Nov. 26, 2 p.m.

Left to right are Dávid Szigeti (cello), Erik Gow (who plays Alvin Kelby), Kevin Woo (clarinet), Wendy Bross Stuart (piano, music director) and Chris Adams (who plays Thomas Weaver), in rehearsal for The Story of My Life, which is at…

Information and chaos

photo - Wells Hill has its world première Nov. 24-26 at DanceHouse

Wells Hill has its world première Nov. 24-26 at DanceHouse. (photo by David Cooper) “What does it mean to imagine a world where we are not connected all the time?” This is just one of the many questions choreographer (and…

Brave choice to stage Taken

photo - A scene from United Players’ production of Taken at Midnight, which is at the Jericho Arts Centre until Nov. 26. Seen here are Brian Hinson as the Nazi Dr. Conrad and Suzanne Ristic as Irmgaard, Hans Litten’s mother

A scene from United Players’ production of Taken at Midnight, which is at the Jericho Arts Centre until Nov. 26. Seen here are Brian Hinson as the Nazi Dr. Conrad and Suzanne Ristic as Irmgaard, Hans Litten’s mother. (photo by…

Merging psychology, acting

photo - Jed Weiss plays Mr. Gibson in UBC theatre’s production of Wives and Daughters

Jed Weiss plays Mr. Gibson in UBC theatre’s production of Wives and Daughters. (photo from UBC theatre) University of British Columbia’s theatre program has a tradition of presenting historical plays. The current production, Wives and Daughters, based on an 1860s…

Orwell’s vision timeless

photo - Bernard Cuffling as George Bowling in Leslie Mildiner’s adaptation of George Orwell’s Coming Up for Air, at Kay Meek Studio Theatre Nov. 16-25

Bernard Cuffling as George Bowling in Leslie Mildiner’s adaptation of George Orwell’s Coming Up for Air, at Kay Meek Studio Theatre Nov. 16-25. (photo by Stephen Courtenay) Award-winning actor Bernard Cuffling portrays George Bowling in Leslie Mildiner’s award-winning adaptation of…

Jersey Boys at Queen E.

photo - The Four Seasons of Jersey Boys sings “Sherry”

The Four Seasons of Jersey Boys sings “Sherry.” (photo from Broadway Across Canada) The multiple-award-winning Jersey Boys comes to Queen Elizabeth Theatre Nov. 14-19. The musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons was written by Jewish community members Marshall…

What if shul had been sold?

photo - Congregation Emanu-El in Victoria is the subject and setting for The Original Deed, which opens Nov. 15

Congregation Emanu-El in Victoria is the subject and setting for The Original Deed, which opens Nov. 15. (photo by Sid Tafler) Established in 1863, Congregation Emanu-El in Victoria is the oldest synagogue in continuous use in Canada. As the saying…

Calendar Girls now at Metro

photo - The cast of Calendar Girls, at Metro Theatre until Nov. 25

The cast of Calendar Girls, at Metro Theatre until Nov. 25. (photo from Metro Theatre) It takes courage for a small semi-professional theatre to tackle a play that was made into an internationally acclaimed film, with Helen Mirren and Julie…

Stories from the Sylvia Hotel

photo - Left to right: Advah Soudack, Tom Pickett and Adam Abrams co-star in Two Views from the Sylvia, playing at the Waterfront Theatre Nov. 8-12

Left to right: Advah Soudack, Tom Pickett and Adam Abrams co-star in Two Views from the Sylvia, playing at the Waterfront Theatre Nov. 8-12. (photo from Kol Halev) “For me, the ‘coolest’ thing is Sylvia herself,” Advah Soudack told the…