Theatre review: story takes a backseat to the music in Fado – The Saddest...
There is some beautiful music being made on stage at the Firehall Arts Centre in Fado - The Saddest Music in the World. Its...
Theatre review: The Father will blow your mind
Mindy Parfitt produces and directs The Father, described as a tragic farce, with her newly formed theatre company, The Search Party. The company’s inaugural...
Theatre review: Seminar is honest, poignant and riveting
A dozen people comprise the brand new theatre production company of Alex&Main. One of them is Shane Leydon. He directed the company’s inaugural production,...
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...