Acting shmacting
You can see some of the best acting in the world in Vancouver; you just have to show up for it. If you want to see a young actor at the top of her game, go see Lindsey Angell Jespersen in Iceland at Presentation House. In this smart script about capitalism, playwright...
The Whipping Man, Cat Killer, and Obaaberima
I have two shows to recommend this weekend: The Whipping Man and Cat Killer. Pacific Theatre's production of The Whipping Man runs until March 21 and it contains some of the best acting you're going to see on-stage in town right now. It's about the relationship...
Bumper crop: Cadre, Cat Killer, The Whipping Man
It's rich, Vancouver: I have three shows to recommend this weekend. At the top of my list is Cadre, which runs at the Cultch until Sunday (March 8). It's about the impact that the anti-apartheid struggle had on one revolutionary. The show starts off somewhat...
2014: some of the best of this year in theatre
People often say to me, “You must get so sick of going to the theatre!” But I don’t. I love my job. Not to put too fine a point on it, but my job is fucking spectacular: I get to think and feel for a living. As a way of saying thank-you to everybody who makes theatre...
BEST holiday shows—for grown-ups and for families
Okay. Time for the First Annual Christmas Pudding Awards. There are two categories: Best Holiday Show for Families, and Outstanding Holiday Entertainment for Crusty Old Adults. Let's do the Family category first; kids have short attention spans. The Family nominees...
Top three holiday shows—so far
I'm going to start to sound like a rerun of Sesame Street, but Avenue Q is still my favourite show in town. Both the material and production are first-rate: irreverent and original. Things get a little spicy—there's Muppet sex—and that's great for adults, but Avenue...
Q tip
The best holiday entertainment I've seen so far this year is still the Arts Club's Avenue Q. This outrageously funny but warmhearted musical is running at the Granville Island Stage until January 3. Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to see a whole bunch more...
Cue up for Avenue Q
Avenue Q is the show to see this weekend. The musical's satirical take on Sesame Street—and the generation of young folks raised to feel special and disappointed to find that they're not—is hilarious. The songs include "What Do You Do with a BA in English?" and "The...
This weekend: Speed-the-Joan
The top picks for this weekend are wildly different: Speed-the-Plow at Studio 16 and Saint Joan at the Stanley. In the monumental Saint Joan, an all-star cast led by Meg Roe, Dean Gibson, Scott Bellis, and Tom McBeath, tells the story of the Maid of Orléans. Director...
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