Jericho Arts Centre to April 16, 2023
The hallmark of a great play is that across all time and boundaries, a character – like Hedda Gabler – remains enigmatic, potent, fascinating and elusive. Is she a villain or a victim?
Hayley Sullivan as Hedda Gabler and Nick Rempel as Judge Brack in Hedda Gabler. Credit: Nancy Caldwell
Performance Works to April 1, 2023
Many Canadian women have become complacent about birth control and abortion thanks to the efforts of (mostly) women who fought hard for reproductive agency. It wasn’t always easy and it was often dangerous, sometimes lethal.
Firehall Arts Centre to April 2, 2023
Written by Vancouver playwright Sally Stubbs, Our Ghosts is a love story that spans almost seven decades. But of those years, Vic and Moira were actually together for only a few.
Corina Akeson as Kate, Barbara Pollard as Moira and Raugi Yu in various roles in Our Ghosts. Credit: Matt Reznek
Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre until April 2, 2023
Under Rachel Peake’s direction, Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility could not be prettier, more charming or more entertaining. Or, arguably, less like Jane Austen.
Nyiri Karakas as Elinor and Amanda Sum as Marianne in Sense and Sensibility. Credit: David Cooper
Firehall Arts Centre to March 12, 2023
The Wrong Bashir found the right audience on opening night if gales of laughter are any indication. From the curtain opener – with all the members of the multigenerational Ladha family racing back and forth, in and out of the wings, arms and hands waving – to the surprise at curtain fall, the sold-out crowd at the Firehall had a grand time.
Neha Devi Singh as Najma Ladha, Aman Mann as Bashir Ladha and Seth Ranaweera as Sultan Ladha. Credit: Matt Reznek