Theatre review: the festive season opens joyfully with The Sound of Music
The joyful The Sound of Music is a sure sign that the festive season has arrived. Oscar Hammerstein’s lyrics, enhanced by Richard Rodgers’s music...
Refusing to grow up: a Q&A with Peter Pan’s Michelle Bardach
Pirates. Lost Boys. A ticking crocodile. And a child who never wants to grow up. Sound familiar? This holiday season, Carousel Theatre for Young People forgoes...
Theatre review: Waitress plays it safe
There is a spicy musical buried inside the predictability of Waitress. To use a pie analogy like those that pop-up regularly in this musical,...
Theatre review: David Bloom shines in The Turn of the Screw
In his one-act-and-two-actor adaptation of Henry James’s Gothic horror novella The Turn of the Screw, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher leaves many of his characters to...
Lest we forget: a special live Remembrance Day interview with Jake’s Gift’s Julia Mackey...
In June 2004, Julia Mackey travelled to Normandy, France, for the 60th anniversary of D-Day. It was one of the most moving and powerful...
A series of firsts for the Arts Club’s The Sound of Music: a Q&A...
Despite being one of the most iconic musicals of all time, it is surprising to learn that after 55 seasons, Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre...
Designing for The Wars: a Q&A with Cecilia Vadala
In time for Remembrance Day, UBC Theatre and Film presents Timothy Findley's The Wars. Adapted from Findley’s 1977 Governor General’s Award-winning novel, The Wars is...
Theatre review: Escaped Alone escapes Western Gold
Caryl Churchill originally wrote Escaped Alone for British actors to perform at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England. Although expert dialect coach, Adam...
Live with the company of Green Day’s American Idiot
Vancouver's URP is back on North Vancouver's Centennial Theatre stage with a production of the Tony Award-winning Green Day's American Idiot. This rock musical, based...
Presentation Haunted House is not for the kiddies
While Vancouver is host to all manner of haunted houses this time of year, North Vancouver's Presentation House presents a more adult version designed...