The Cultch Historic Theatre to March 22, 2025
I saw the first production of Itai Erdal’s How to Disappear Completely at the 2011 Chutzpah! Festival and I was curious about how the show might have changed over time.
Itai Erdal (with a photo of his mother, Mery Erdal). Credit: The Chop Theatre
Vancity Culture Lab at The Cultch to March 15, 2025
With war still raging in Ukraine and an on-again-off-again trade war imposed on us by President Donald Trump, it’s easy to forget about what’s happening in Hong Kong.
Photo credit: Chelsey Stuyt
York Theatre to March 16, 2025
Not given to laughing out loud very often in the theatre, I – and everyone else – laughed a lot at playwright/director Kevin Loring’s Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer on opening night at the York Theatre.
Gordon Patrick White as Little Red in Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer. Credit: Trudie Lee
Firehall Arts Centre. Held over to March 2, 2025
Anishinaabe/Slovene playwright Frances Koncan creates three imaginary women to poke fun at Louis Riel and to trash the so-called Father of Confederation. What does the “A” in John A. MacDonald stand for? “Asshole”.
Kaitlyn Yott as Marie-Angelique, Kate Besworth as Cecilia and Danica Charlie as Eugenie in Women of the Fur Trade. Credit: Jon Benjamin
Arts Club Granville Island Stage to March 2, 2025
Primary Trust is a mild-mannered little play – no sex, no drugs, no rock and roll. Nothing offensive. And that might be exactly what audiences are looking for. What with all the threats flying across the 49th parallel, we’ve had it up to here with ‘offensive’.
Andrew Broderick as Kenneth in Primary Trust. Credit: Moonrider Productions
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
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
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
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
Arts Club Granville Island Stage to December 29, 2024
The heart and soul of Miracle on 34th 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