Rupi Kaur at the Orpheum Theatre, 12/12/18 In a sparkling olive dress, 26-year-old Hindu-Canadian poet Rupi Kaur rose to the occasion of giving rainy Vancouver’s audience a warm and mellow Wednesda...
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Little Dickens, Big Laughs
It feels like a bit of a put-on when Ronnie Burkett misses a beat, glances left, right, left, and finally, with a thankful grin, remembers what scene he’s supposed to be doing next. Burkett warns u...
The Art Club’s Beauty and the Beast is a Dancing Dish Served with Flair
With the revival of one of their most popular musicals, Vancouver’s Arts Club is once again inviting audiences of all ages to relax, and pull up a chair, as these talented actors present— Disney’s ...
A Blind Date to Remember
In association with Spontaneous Theatre, the Arts Club brings Blind Date to the BMO Theatre Centre. Since it’s debut, this improv led show been performed over 700 times throughout North America and...
Inaugural Vancouver Podcast Festival sounds off this week
The inaugural Vancouver Podcast Festival kicks off tomorrow (Nov. 8). The audio-loving event is presented by DOXA in partnership with CBC, and will run until Saturday, Nov. 10, taking place at mult...
Bacio Rosso Delights: The Circus has come to Town
A red, velvet Spiegeltent has sprouted up in Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Park. For the next few months, you’ll hear laughter coming from inside. You’ll catch the scent of delicious food. The circus...
Backbone takes us backstage to a world of acrobatic play
Australian production Backbone opened at the Vancouver Playhouse this week. The acrobatic troupe Gravity and Other Myths make a welcome addition to the Cultch’s 2018- 2019 season after the success ...
The Ones We Leave Behind Traces the Lonely Heart
Loneliness is a slow-moving tragedy. Like acid rain or a calcium deficiency, it erodes us over time. It’s also pervasive in Canada, especially among seniors, close to 25 per cent of whom live alone...
Testosterone – Looks Masculinity Square in the Face and Asks it to Dance
We first meet Kit, the extremely likeable protagonist of the play, one year after he’s received his initial injection of testosterone. Kit has transitioned from female to male, but with this actual...
Cascadia Project Showcases Delightful New Plays on Granville Island
The 2018 Cascadia Project is a festival that showcases new works from local Vancouver artists. Held over two weeks at Studio 1398 on Granville Island, this festival has an intimate, creative appeal...
This year’s Hump! Film Festival served up some fun erotic flicks
Dan Savage’s Hump! Film Festival at the Rio Theatre, September 20 – 23, 2018 Vancouver’s vibrant community came out to the Rio Theatre this weekend to see Dan Savage’s annual Hump! Film...
Whistler Beer Festival 2018 recap: it’s more than a cold brew
Whistler Beer Festival 2018, September 11-16, 2018 Whistler used to be about skiing and very little else for much of the 52 years it has been in existence. It is well known that that is simply no l...
