The Full Light of Day
At The Vancouver Playhouse until January 12, 2019
Exposed to the scrutinizing light of the-day-after-opening-night, The Full Light of Day is still fabulous.
Gabrielle Rose as Mary in The Full Light of Day. Credit: Don Lee
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
At Havana Theatre until December 16, 2018
This may not be the best Christmas pageant ever but it sure is the rowdiest.
Amelie Love, Melissa Oei and Madeline Angel in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Credit: Angelo Renai
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
At The Stanley until January 6, 2019
Under the direction of Bill Millerd, Arts Club Artistic Director Emeritus, this show is enchanting and colourful, heartwarming and uplifting for the whole family. A story about seeing the best in others is probably a timely reminder for those who want to get on Santa’s ‘nice’ list.
Michelle Bardach as Belle and Jonathan Winsby as the Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Credit: David Cooper
Little Dickens: The Daisy Theatre presents A Christmas Carol
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
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
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
Doubt
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
Hir
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
Mortified
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
The Enemy
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
The Suppliant Women
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