Kaylin Metchie
It’s the end of the world, do you have your theatre tickets yet?
October 29, 2012Theatre Meele's new production is absurdist comedy in apocalyptic times. By Kaylin Metchie Photos by Theatre Meele There has been a lot of talk recently about the state of Vancouver’s theatre community. For those of you that are not aware, the Playhouse Theatre, one of Vancouver’s prominent theatre production houses, closed down early this year. After this, some people decried the death of Vancouver’s theatre scene, but theatre artists don’t die so easily. Theatre Meele, a company formed back in 2004, opened their newest creation Cozy Catastrophe on Oct. 22, and it promises to be a good one. Created through…
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Here Be Dragons explores the histories and borders of heritage
June 11, 2012By Kaylin Metchie Dragons, the abridged version of a longer research piece by Henry Daniel, previewed at Woodward’s on June 1 The lights fade to black as the overflowing audience waits for the performance to begin. Choreographer Henry Daniel has…
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Cole Porter’s High Society
May 28, 2012By Kaylin Metchie Photo by David Cooper High Society is an exhilarating performance from start to finish. The acting is crisp, the singing flawless, the live band terrific, the choreography entrancing, and the play itself is romantic, lively and humourous.…
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Youth in the Lime Light
May 28, 2012By Kaylin Metchie By Luc Dumas I’ve walked into the loudest rehearsal I have ever been a part of. The conversations and laughter of over 20 energetic children fill the space. It takes over 10 minutes to get the performers…
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Peak Pick: PuSh Festival
January 16, 2012By Kaylin Metchie Photo courtesy of PuSh Festival PuSh is cutting edge and avant garde, featuring acts that push the frontiers of performance art The PuSh Festival is once again upon us, bringing multi-disciplined, visionary, and groundbreaking work to the…
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