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
At The Annex (823 Seymour Street) until December 8, 2018
How can a play about a broken family be so bloody funny? That’s the genius of playwright Taylor Mac.
Andrew Wheeler (on the floor, left) as Arnold, Deb Williams as Paige and Victor Dolhai as Isaac in Hir. Credit: Tim Matheson
At Studio 58 until December 2, 2018
Mortified is a terrific play, brilliantly staged by Anita Rochon and her cast, and a great place to start a conversation. Who should see this? Everyone. Kudos to Studio 58 and Touchstone Theatre.
Emily Jane King as Girl in Mortified. Credit: Emily Cooper
At the Firehall Arts Centre until December 1, 2018
Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, often referred to as ‘the father of modern drama’, was a rabble-rouser in the late 19th century theatre world.
Paul Herbert as Mayor Stockman and Jenn Griffin as Dr. Elizabeth Stockman in The Enemy. Credit: Pedro Meza
At the Jericho Arts Centre until December 2, 2018
With hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers on the move all over the world, The Suppliant Women, adapted from Aeschylus by Sally Clark and Adam Henderson, could hardly be more relevant.
Douglas Abel as Danaus and the cast of the Suppliant Women. Credit: Nancy Caldwell
At The Cultch until November 17, 2018
It took three years for POWs in Stalag Luft III to build ‘Harry’, one of three tunnels that would lead them from the Nazi camp where they were interned, to freedom. The plan was ambitious: two hundred and fifty men were to make a break for it on a moonless night.
The cast of Three Winters. Credit: Emily Cooper
At Queen Elizabeth Park until December 31, 2018
Bacio Rosso is as much an experience as a show. Old World glitz and glam comes at you even before the show and the four-course meal prepared by Chef Adam Pegg of La Quercia.
Spiegeltent interior.
At PAL Studio Theatre until November 18, 2018
Playwright Aaron Bushkowsky has the gift of smart, funny dialogue so if you are able to suspend disbelief, there are rewards here.
France Perras (Carol), Gerry Mackay (Derek) and Anna Hagen (Hannah) in Red Birds. Credit: Emily Cooper