At Myrtle Philip Community School. No more performances.
Two Macbeths back-to-back: one at Bard on the Beach last Sunday evening and one at Myrtle Philip Community School in Whistler the following morning. What a Shakespeare bonanza.
Rowan Hardie as Macbeth in Division 1, Myrtle Philip Community School’s Macbeth.
At the Russian Hall until June 24, 2018
Written by Bryony Lavery and directed by Kendra Fanconi for The Only Animal, SLIME starts off excitingly.
Polar Bear with Sophia Wolfe and Teo Saefkow. Puppet design by Shizuka Kai. Credit: Donald Lee
At The Cultch until June 17, 2018
Ignorance and human greed being what they are, investors continue to take risks that all too often cost them their life savings. If it sounds too good to be true, chances are it’s too good to be true.
Jenn Griffin as Victim 1 and Allan Morgan as Victim 3 in Victim Impact. Credit: Chris Randle
At Jericho Arts Centre until June 24, 2018 (Thursday through Sunday)
In the play, King Charles II, having had a tiff with his current mistress, goes off to the theatre where he expects to find “joy and gaiety”. And that’s what you’ll find at the Jericho Arts Centre until June 24.
Marc LeBlanc as Charles II and Charlotte Wright as Nell Gwynn in Nell Gwynn. Credit: Nancy Caldwell
At the Firehall Arts Centre until June 9, 2018
Playwright Amy Lee Lavoie could not have predicted the #MeToo movement when she started writing C’mon, Angie! a year and a half ago. The subject of sexual harassment/sexual assault/consent has skyrocketed in last few years and C’mon, Angie! could not be more timely.
Robert Moloney as Reed and Kayla Deorksen as Angie in C’mon, Angie! Credit: Tim Matheson
At The Cultch May 30, 31 and June 1, 2018
It’s the most wildly imaginative take on the Scottish play I’ve ever seen. See it!
Jérémie Francoeur (Macbeth) and Clara Prévost (Lady Macbeth) in Macbeth Muet. Credit: Sophie Gagnon-Bergeron
At the Shadbolt Centre until May 26 (sold out); Progress Lab, May 31-June 2 (some tickets still available)
Kim Collier and Daniel Brooks, performers, past winners of the prestigious Siminovitch Prize for directing, are in love, consumed by love and, being the inquisitive theatre artists they are, are curious about the True Nature of Love.
Kim Collier and Daniel Brooks. Credit: Kyle Purcell
At The York Theatre until May 27, 2018
More than a romance, Les Filles du Roi is a tale of reconciliation that the play suggests is the direction Canada needs to take.
Raes Calvert as Jean-Baptiste, Kaitlyn Yott as Kateri and Julie McIsaac as Marie-Jeanne in Les Filles du Roi. Credit: David Cooper
At The Stanley until August 12, 2018
It’s so cheesy and I love it. A pox on those who mock Mamma Mia!
Cathy Wilmot as Rosie, Stephanie Roth as Donna and Irene Karas Loeper as Tanya in Mamma Mia! Credit: David Cooper
At Kay Meek Arts Centre until May 19, 2018
Why do dog owners pay thousands of dollars to surgicallyremove gloves, sox or rocks that their respective Rovers or Spots mistook for actual food? Why are they willing to look ridiculous carrying around bags of doggie doo-doo? The Best Brothers tells all.
Ryan James Miller as Kyle and Aidan deSalaiz as Hamilton in The Best Brothers.