At Havana Theatre until December 16, 2018
This may not be the best Christmas pageant ever but it sure is the rowdiest.
Amelie Love, Melissa Oei and Madeline Angel in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Credit: Angelo Renai
At The Stanley until January 6, 2019
Under the direction of Bill Millerd, Arts Club Artistic Director Emeritus, this show is enchanting and colourful, heartwarming and uplifting for the whole family. A story about seeing the best in others is probably a timely reminder for those who want to get on Santa’s ‘nice’ list.
Michelle Bardach as Belle and Jonathan Winsby as the Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Credit: David Cooper
At The Cultch until December 22, 2018
Little Dickens is not for children but it’s really, really terrific entertainment for open-minded, open-hearted adults.
Schnitzel and Esmé Massengill in Little Dickens: The Daisy Theatre presents A Christmas Carol
At the York Theatre until January 6, 2019
“Let’s Do The Panto Again” (to the tune of “Let’s Do The Time Warp Again”) brings both the curtain and the house down on this season’s East Van Panto. Oh, what fun, glorious fun!
Raugi Yu (Stoned Crow), Christine Quintana (Dorothy), Craig Erickson (Beastly Lion) and Dawn Petten, below (Tin Them) in East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz. Credit: Emily Cooper
At Seven Tyrants Studios (1019 Seymour Street) until December 14, 2018
“What do you do when you’re not sure?” That’s how playwright John Patrick Shanley has Father Flynn open multi award-winning Doubt.
Tallulah Winkelman as Sister Aloysius in Doubt. Credit: David Thomas Newham