Theatre
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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Must-see events
March 25, 2018By: Alex Bloom rEvolver Theatre Festival (early bird tickets) rEvolver Festival is a yearly event designed to promote the work of up-and-coming performance artists in Vancouver. As stated on the organizer’s website, the festival offers “the full range of contemporary…
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Shows to see at the Cultch this February
January 30, 2018By: Alex Bloom Jabberwocky — February 6–17 at the York Theatre [caption id="attachment_102466" align="alignleft" width="164"] (Image courtesy of the Cultch)[/caption] Presented by the Old Trout Puppet Workshop, this is a theatrical experience like no other you will see this year.…
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The East Van Panto returns with a local twist on Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
November 28, 2017By: Tessa Perkins It wouldn’t be the holidays without traditions. Some traditions can be tedious or even irrelevant, but one that is neither of those things is East Van Panto. This year the incredibly talented team from Theatre Replacement will…
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Bah Humbug! brings the holiday spirit to SFU Woodward’s
November 27, 2017By: Tessa Perkins Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a classic story with heart-warming holiday season themes of redemption and gratitude. SFU Woodward’s has teamed up with Vancouver Moving Theatre and Full Circle: First Nations Performance Society to present the…
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New adaptation of Titus Andronicus involves clowns and comedy
November 19, 2017By: Tessa Perkins Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus gets a whole new treatment in Colleen Murphy’s new work produced by Rumble Theatre and developed with the assistance of Bard on the Beach. The Bard’s gory tragedy, which includes multiple deaths, sexual assault,…
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SFU School for the Contemporary Arts’ production of The Bald Soprano takes place in modern-day Vancouver
November 1, 2017By: Edna Batengas SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA) has an upcoming mainstage theatre production of The Bald Soprano. It was originally written in the ’50s by playwright Eugène Ionesco as a French, Absurdist farce. The SCA has adapted…
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Honour: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan is an eye-opening story of resilience
October 29, 2017By: Ashley Lee While Honour is a fictional play, the story is all too real for sex workers and their families in Mumbai. The play, presented as part of Diwali in BC, is a five-year project founded by Rohit Chokhani that…
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The Goblin Market: a stellar acrobatic performance
October 26, 2017By Aaron Richardson During the walk to your seat at the recent production of The Goblin Market you were accompanied by a half-naked man in a goblin mask fingering a cantaloupe. Far from the most sexual use of fruit in…
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