Jo Ledingham Theatre Reviews

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Studio 16 (1555 West 7th) to February 9, 2025
At a time in the theatre when there is so much that is lightweight, I applaud Mitch and Murray Productions that consistently offers exciting, provocative fare, for taking on such a difficult play. The hunger amongst Vancouver theatre-goers for relevant theatre, however challenging, is obvious: the run is sold out.

Jennifer Clement, David Kaye, Elizabeth Barrett, Aaron Craven and Nyiri Karakas in Heroes of the Fourth Turning. Credit: Shimon Photo

Wonderful Joe

The Cultch to February 23, 2025
Wonderful Joe. Wonderful Ronnie Burkett who describes this new show as, “a love letter to imagination, hope, and the art of filling broken hearts with gold.”

Mister and Joe in Wonderful Joe. Credit: Ian Jackson

The Height of the Storm

Jericho Arts Centre to February 9, 2025
Someone has died. Maybe someone has died. French playwright Florian Zeller keeps us guessing in this elusive, fascinating play translated by Christopher Hampton.

Christine McBeath as Madeleine and Jerry Wasserman as André in The Height of the Storm. Credit: Nancy Caldwell

I Remember…

Firehall Arts Centre to January 18, 2025
Dancer/choreographer Joe Laughlin’s overwhelming joy in the body, in music, in movement, is infectious. And in a time of unrest and anxiety, to see someone so completely in love with dance or life – or anything – is a gift.

Joe Laughlin in I Remember… Credit: Michael Slobodian

Miracle on 34th Street

Arts Club Granville Island Stage to December 29, 2024
The heart and soul of Miracle on 34^th Street really rests on Kris Kringle, and Kevin McNulty is all eye-twinkling charm without overdoing it.

The cast of Miracle on 34th Street with Kevin McNulty, as Kris Kringle (centre). Credit: Moonrider Productions

East Van Panto: Robin Hood

York Theatre to January 5, 2025
Did I go to the opening of the East Van Panto: Robin Hood last night? “Oh, yes I did!” And was I disappointed? “Oh, no I wasn’t!”

East Van Panto: Robin Hood. The cast. Credit: Emily Cooper

The Sound Inside

The Cultch to November 24, 2024
Finally, here’s a play that’s mysterious, riveting, enigmatic, literary and layered. A play about the intersection between life, art and reality.

Jacob Leonard as Christopher and Kerry Sandomirsky as Bella Baird in The Sound Inside. Credit: David Cooper

Tom Crean – Discovering Antarctica: Heroic Tales of Scott, Crean & Shackleton

PAL Studio Theatre to November 24, 2024
If you’ve never heard of Tom Crean (CREE-an), you’re not alone. Unlike explorers Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton, Crean didn’t keep a diary and so his exploits are only known through the diaries of Scott, Shackleton and other Antarctic explorers all of whom wrote of Irish seaman Crean’s courage, perseverance and high spirits.

Aidan Dooley as Tom Crean in Tom Crean – Discovering Antarctica: Heroic Tales of Scott, Crean & Shackleton

Ridge

Firehall Arts Centre to November 3, 2024
It seemed at first a strange pairing: The Fugitives, an award-winning Canadian folk music group, and the story of Vimy Ridge, often called “the war that made Canada”. But a more sensitive, thoughtful, deeply personal look at what really went on at Vimy is hard to imagine.

The Fugitives: Brendan McLeod, Christopher Suen, Carly Frey and Adrian Glynn

Billy Bishop Goes to War

Jericho Arts Centre to November 3, 2024
If you’ve never seen Billy Bishop Goes to War, here’s your chance to see this 1978 Canadian musical written by iconic Canadian writer John MacLachlan Gray and iconic Canadian actor Eric Peterson.

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