eOne’s top-rated animated series PJ Masks is on tour as a hit musical across North America and Vancouver managed to snag a performance last Tuesday. A packed Queen Elizabeth Theatre barely ma...
Out ‘N’ About
Theatre Reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Fashion, Gaming, City Events
The Spirit of Revolt in Pancho Villa from a Safe Distance, an Opera
“It can’t end like this. Tell them I said something.” Legend has it that these were the last words of Pancho Villa, a famous bandit and revolutionary general of the Mexican Revolution, (roughly 191...
The Matchmaker offers a few inspired moments of slapstick and some surprises
The Arts Club production of Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker is a nostalgia piece, but at least it’s nostalgic for something good. The play’s wry one-liners crackle as much as ever, though your own...
Ric Flair reveals little in Untold Tales of Pro Wrestling in Vancouver
Ric Flair at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 1/11/19 The Untold Tales of Pro Wrestling with Ric Flair at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre last night was as much story-time as it was opinion-time. For an hour a...
Rupi Kaur invites Vancouver to break all emotional boundaries
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...
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...
