Theatre Review
Consider the tea spilled on mental health in SFU’s Tea Time with Anxiety
March 24, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate As a fellow SFU student, I have definitely had my fair share of anxiety and my moments of panic. And while mine are sometimes only limited to feelings of pressure from deadlines and exams, these experiences are especially frequent and unavoidable for those who suffer from clinical anxiety or depression. Mental illness is not a topic that is often brought up, but in Tea Time with Anxiety, director and lead actress MaFer Douglas aims to shine a light on how it influences our personal relationships and everyday lives. Tea Time follows the story of…
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Vancouver Theatre this September
September 24, 2018By: Winona Young, Zoe Vedova, Gabrielle McClaren F*ck Tinder: A Love Story [caption id="attachment_106377" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo courtesy of David Rodwin[/caption] F*ck Tinder is a one man show that centers around David Rodwin’s autobiographical foray into finding love on…
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Hand to God is a hilarious dark comedy
June 18, 2017By: Tessa Perkins Margery (Jennifer Lines), recently widowed, laments that she can’t sing and her brownies taste like tires. So, she contributes at church the only way she knows how: leading a puppet theatre group. Lines gives a tremendous performance…
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Children of God is a heart-wrenching musical we all need to see
May 30, 2017By: Tessa Perkins “We’re trying to make you better,” says a priest to a little boy, implying that everything he is — his culture, his language, and everything he does — is wrong. This is how children were treated in…
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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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