An Undeveloped Sound

Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre at SFU Woodward’s Goldcorp Centre to February 11, 2023
I really need to see An Undeveloped Sound again. It’s an unsettling work by writer/director Jonathon Young that feels like Beckett, Kafka and Sartre.

Amy Rutherford as Heidi in An Undeveloped Sound. Credit: David Cooper

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Sacre

At The Vancouver Playhouse until January 21, 2023
Is it circus? Is it dance? Is it acrobatics? Yes. Is it absolutely spell-binding? Utterly.

Credit: Pedro Greig

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Instantaneous Blue

At Waterfront Theatre until January 22, 2023
The Sandwich Generation is not new but a couple of things have changed: people are living longer and more likely to suffer cognitive decline. As well, some couples are having children later in life than in the past. This means that those who find themselves ‘sandwiched’ might be dealing with parents with dementia while, at the same time, caring for their own newborn. It’s a recipe for frustration and heartache.

Patti Allan as Judith; Charlie Gallant as Edward; and Tom McBeath as Bob in Instantaneous Blue. Credit: Shimon Photo

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Little Willy

At The Cultch until January 2, 2023
“Where would you find two shirtless guys and four dancing pricks except at The Cultch?”, quips puppeteer extraordinaire Ronnie Burkett. Where, indeed.

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