At the Firehall Arts Centre until October 27, 2018
Kill Me Now is a play that makes you glad to be alive. And it reminds you how terrifyingly thin and fragile is the connection between good and ill health.
Bob Frazer as Jake and Adam Grant Warren as Joey in Kill Me Now. Credit: David Cooper
No more performances
With his hair slicked up into a spike and looking like a demented yet adorable woodpecker, Birdmann is profoundly silly – with the emphasis on profound.
At Pacific Theatre until October 6, 2018
Vancouver audiences had a chance to see Kim’s Convenience back in 2014 on the Arts Club Granville Island Stage. It was a hit there but it’s even better in the intimate Pacific Theatre space. Carolyn Rapanos’ set is so authentic, it’s all you can do not to snatch a bag of chips as you walk past.
James Yi (right) as Appa (Mr. Kim) in Kim’s Convenience. Credit: Jalen Saip
Awkward Hug
At the Cultch. Last show September 15, 2018. May be sold out.
If Awkward Hug persuades you to go home and hug your children, your parents or anyone at all, it deserves – at the very least – to be Pick of the Fringe. Hugs back at you, Cory Thibert.
Cory Thibert in Awkward Hug
Spinning You Home
At Carousel Theatre until September 16, 2018
Radio drama lovers and those who relish tales of Gold Rush, sub-zero temperatures and bodies preserved in rum will love Spinning You Home.
Simon Webb and Sarah Roa in Spinning You Home.
At The Stanley until October 7, 2018
Ashlie Corcoran, the newly-appointed Artistic Director of the Arts Club and director of the first production of the 2018-2019 season, makes a dazzling Arts Club debut with the multi award-winning The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Daniel Doheny as Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Credit: David Cooper
Six reviews
At various venues until September 16, 2018
Sara Vickruck and Anais West in Poly Queer Love Ballad
At the Jericho Arts Centre until September 30, 2018
British playwright David Hare has his way with Bertolt Brecht in his adaptation of The Life of Galileo and while the result is less than satisfying it reveals the perils that face those who contradict commonly held beliefs.
Michael Vairo as Galileo and Trisha Li as Andrea in The Life of Galileo. Credit: Nancy Caldwell
At the Kay Meek Centre until September 20, 2018
Nicola Cavendish, how do we love thee? The ways are too numerous to count.
Lynda Boyd, Nicola Cavendish and Beatrice Zeilinger in Marion Bridge. Set design: Tiko Kerr. Credit: David Cooper
At the Italian Cultural Centre until August 25, 2018
Now in its 11th year, the Tremors Festival is, according to outgoing artistic director Stephen Drover, the ‘flagship’ event of Rumble Theatre. While all three plays might not send tremors through you, they will get you talking.
Grace Le, Olivia Lang and Carlen Escarraga in Selfie. Credit: Mark Halliday – Moonrider Productions