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David Suzuki and Tara Cullis take the stage for the world’s greatest love story
February 27, 2024With ever-increasing concern for our planet, longtime Canadian environmental activist duo David Suzuki and Tara Cullis are trying a new way to get people’s attention. They hit the stage February 13–17 to star in What You Won’t Do For Love alongside actors and theatre-makers, Miriam Fernandes and Sturla Alvsvaag. What You Won’t Do For Love is a love story where humans are “not the centre of the story [ . . . ] Nature is,” as Fernandes said in the show. In this play, these four folks gather around a cozy kitchen table to share stories about the love they…
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Broadway Across Canada’s Hadestown masterfully delivers its cyclical love story
November 28, 2023You might know the Greek myth of Orpheus: the talented musician who journeys to rescue his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld. Hades promises Orpheus he can have Eurydice only if he walks out of the underworld without looking back. Famously,…
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Forest of Truth breaks gender stereotypes in a whimsical way
October 24, 2023Vancouver Fringe Festival is the biggest theatre festival in BC, held annually every September on Granville Island. Fringe 2023 wrapped up with over 85 independent artists and performers from across the world, cherishing all kinds of genres, from comedy and…
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Before They Cut Down Our Tree ponders growing out of friendship
September 5, 2023An almost universal experience of adulthood is learning to accept that friendships change over time. For playwright Karter Masuhara, this unspoken realization occurred at an old friend’s bridal shower. “When I went, it was awkward and I realized I didn’t…
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Theatre Under the Stars: much to love and room to improve
July 25, 2023Since 1940, Theatre Under the Stars has put on family-friendly plays in Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl, an outdoor venue equipped with comfortable seating, a commissary kitchen, bar, and emergency ponchos. This season, which runs until August 25, features two high-spirit…
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The Café takes people-watching to another level
February 13, 2023The Café is a play with a unique concept that appeals to those of us that like people-watching. The event took place last week as part of this year’s PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Directed by Fay Nass and Chelsea…
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Pass Over uses morbid humour to critique systemic racism
June 27, 2022Content warning: mention of racial slur, racism, police brutality. Pass Over at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island is a political commentary on Black men wanting a better life for themselves. Written by Antoinette Nwandu and directed by Omari Newton,…
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The Seagull gives its namesake play new life, but not much else
May 11, 2018If you’re into intense love triangles, crying, and general drama, The Seagull is the movie for you. Set in a Russian country estate, the film shows the intense relationships that develop between a group of friends and family. Unfortunately, unrequited…
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URP’s production of Rent hit all the right notes
November 26, 2016The 20th anniversary production of Rent by URP wrapped its last show on November 20, and I’m not alone in wishing it would stick around for longer. I already wish I could see it again. Upon entering the theatre, the…
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The beauty of math through the eyes of SFU’s Peter Dickinson
November 14, 2016You may not think to look at the circumstances that bring people together as a mathematical equation, but Peter Dickinson, SFU professor in the department of English and the School for the Contemporary Arts, has written a play in which…
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