Theatre
Bah Humbug! brings the holiday spirit to SFU Woodward’s
November 27, 2017Charles 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 eighth annual Bah Humbug!, an East Vancouver version of A Christmas Carol. This holiday favourite compares Victorian era London and present day Vancouver. James Fagan Tait, who is a Jessie Award-winning actor as well as playwright and director leads this annual tradition. The production is full of a variety of musical genres and local touches such as the projections of…
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New adaptation of Titus Andronicus involves clowns and comedy
November 19, 2017Shakespeare’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, severed heads and…
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SFU School for the Contemporary Arts’ production of The Bald Soprano takes place in modern-day Vancouver
November 1, 2017SFU’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 it into a…
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Honour: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan is an eye-opening story of resilience
October 29, 2017While 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 aims to…
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The Goblin Market: a stellar acrobatic performance
October 26, 2017During 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 the performance, the…
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The Vancouver Fringe Festival in review
September 25, 2017Scientist Turned Comedian False Creek Gym Armed with a PhD in ecology and evolution, Tim Lee infuses his comedy with scientific concepts while applying them to everyday life. Both educational and hilarious, Lee’s dry brand of comedy was refreshing. Using…
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Let your Fringe flag fly
September 4, 2017The Vancouver Fringe is an opportunity for independent theatre to shine in all its unique glory. It’s also the place to find the best one-person dramatic monologues. There are silly shows, funny shows, and serious shows. There are shows about…
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Oath-Midnight Rain, Best of F-O-R-M, and Logarian Rhapsody: Dancing on the Edge 2017
August 29, 2017Oath-Midnight Rain | Beijing Modern Dance Company A bird, a fish, a mosquito, a blade of grass, and a flower make their way into the audience. One woman is in tears; she has been so moved by their performance. The…
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This is Our Youth is an authentic glimpse into the lives of three troubled teenagers
August 7, 2017An impressive directorial debut from SFU alumnus Beau Han Bridge and his new theatre company Midtwenties Theatre Society, This is Our Youth pulls you right into the chaotic lives of three teenagers in New York City. Kenneth Lonergan…
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Mary Poppins lands in Malkin Bowl this summer
July 17, 2017Mary Poppins is tart, outspoken, and opinionated. Ranae Miller is a bit shy and quiet. “This is a character that’s the furthest from who I am that I’ve played,” Miller told The Peak. She’s enjoying embodying this strong-willed woman while…
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