At The Cultch until December 3, 2017
If you need a really good laugh and you’re okay with dark, grisly, bloody, grotesque, rude and crude – all wrapped up in the French clowning style called bouffon – you will love Titus Bouffonius as much as I did.
Peter Anderson as Sob in The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius. Credit: Tim Matheson
At Performance Works until November 26, 2017
With an offbeat sense of humour, Aaron Bushkowsky writes some of the funniest dialogue on any stage. Directed by Bill Dow for Solo Collective Theatre, now in its 17th year of producing new plays with a lot to say, Satellite(s) puts an entertaining spin on a serious social issue.
Mason Temple as Li and Jillian Fargey as Jan in Satellite(s). Credit: Aaron Bushkowsky
At the Kay Meek Centre until November 25, 2017
In the late 1930s, George Orwell knew something was going to happen and it was going to be bad. That something was, obviously, WWII.
Bernard Cuffling as George Bowling in Coming Up for Air. Credit: Ted Cole
At the Frederic Wood Theatre until November 25, 2017
No contest: the star of Wives and Daughters is the set/light/projection design by Harika Xu and Vanka Salim.
Sabrina Vellani as Molly and Daria Banu as Cynthia in Wives and Daughters. Credit: Emily Cooper
At Waterfront Theatre until November 12, 2017
It was the dream of Abraham Goldstein, who had a precocious young daughter named Sylvia, to build a hotel on beautiful English Bay.
At Studio 16 until November 18, 2017
Brian, Ginny, Valerie and Jackson are smart, complicated characters. This is a smart, complicated play. Smart, complicated people should see it.
Aaron Craven as Brian and Trisha Collins as Ginny in Smart People. Credit: Shimon Karmel
At Templeton Secondary School until November 10, 2017
“Girls are becoming the assholes boys used to be.” It pains me to think that this line from Girls Like That might be true.
The cast of Girls Like That. Credit: Tim Matheson
Under the Grand Chapiteau (Concord Pacific Place) until December 30, 2017
It’s a grand show under the Grand Chapiteau. Release your inner child, open your mind and let your kuriosity run free.
The Aviator in Cirque du Soleil: Kurios. Credit: Martin Girard Shoot Studio
At The Stanley until November 19, 2017
It’s a bit of a shock to see a coffin on The Stanley stage and realize that in Michael Bartlett’s play, it contains the body of Queen Elizabeth II.
Ted Cole as the king in King Charles III. Credit: David Cooper
At the Vancity Culture Lab at The Cultch until November 4, 2017
As well as being dark-eyed, dark-haired and stunningly beautiful, Dipti Mehta is insightful and compassionate.
Dipti Mehta in HONOUR: Confessions of a Courtesan. Credit: Kyle Rosenberg