Verdi’s Macbeth in Vancouver – July 5 and 6
“This is Game of Thrones-level drama. Treachery, swordfights, murders, wild women in the woods telling the future…what isn’t to love?” says Jeanine Fynn, Macbeth’s Director.
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Bard on the Beach Returns for Its 30th Season with the Devilishly Delightful Taming of the Shrew!
As part of their vision for the Bard’s 30th anniversary season, artistic director Christopher Gaze and Executive Director Clare Sakaki are “looking both to the past and to the future” in their programming this year. As a result, the BOTB is revisiting (and evolving) its immensely popular spaghetti western: Shrew (2007).
SHIFT Festival 12: Fierce truth tellng for here, now July 11, 12 and 13
Dedicated to honest and resonant live performance, and spotlighting diverse and underrepresented voices and stories, the SHIFT Festival has become an annual theatre tradition in Vancouver.
7th Annual Summer Repertory Festival
Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts, Garson Kanin’s Born Yesterday, and Michael Healey’s The Drawer Boy promise to provide local audiences with a reason to see theatre during the warm summer months.
Vancouver TheatreSports Presents ‘The SuperDad Show’ June 16 at 2:00pm
The SuperDad Show pokes fun at the foibles and challenges of what it means to be a modern Dad. Based on audience suggestions, VTS’ quick-witted improvisers could explore such timeless themes as ‘two-Dad families’, ‘Dads and their love affair with the barbecue’, ‘hockey Dads’, ‘Dad, can I have the keys to the car?’
The Cake is Sweet, if Missing a Few Layers
It was a thrill. There is a lot of humour, beauty and honesty between the characters, and it’s hard not to find yourself understanding each of the characters’ often polarizing perspectives.
Refreshing Revamp of a Wild West inspired The Taming of the Shrew kicks off the 30th season of Bard on the Beach
Featuring Jennifer Lines as Kate and Andrew McNee as Petruchio, this season’s production is inspired by the Bard’s beloved 2007 Wild West production of the play, directed by Miles Potter. The 2019 production is directed by Lois Anderson (Lysistrata, 2018; Pericles, 2016).
Shakespeare in Love Takes to the Stage in the 30th Season of Bard on the Beach
Romance & Laughter Take Centre Stage as Shakespeare in Love Joins the 30th Season of Bard on the Beach Bard on the Beach continues its 30th season with a stylish stage adaptation of the lively Oscar-winning romantic comedy, Shakespeare in Love. The play tells the story of Will Shakespeare, who is suffering from temporary writer’s … Read more
Vancouver TheatreSports™ Slays Audiences with Throne and Games – The Last Laugh
The show began with a riveting live performance of the Game of Thrones theme music by Johanna Sö on violin and Duane Keogh on the cajón. I was sitting mere feet from these two gifted performers and the music literally went though me. Utterly amazing.
Seven Tyrants closes out first season with remount of award-winning production of A Steady Rain
A dark duologue filled with sharp storytelling and biting repartee, A Steady Rain explores the complexities of a lifelong bond tainted by domestic affairs, violence, and the rough streets of Chicago.