At the Arts Club Granville Island Stage until May 2, 2015
It seems to me there’s a trade-off to be made with film noir and/or ‘stage noir’: audiences will forgive the fact that the characters are really just caricatures if – and only if – the presentation is sufficiently ‘noirish’.
Graham Percy as Philip Marlowe in Farewell, My Lovely. Credit: Benjamin Laird Arts & Photo
At The Cultch until April 18, 2015
How did Wallis Simpson, a poor Pennsylvania-born divorcee with a self-described “face like a plank”, ever work her way into the heart of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor? Chutzpah!
Diane Brown as The Duchess with Melissa Oei as the Moghul Emerald. Credit: Tim Matheson
At Little Mountain Gallery (26th & Main) until April 12, 2015
Patrick Keating may be the only ex-con who refused to leave when he was due for release. Find out why.
Patrick Keating in Inside/Out. Credit: Bronwyn Malloy
At Jericho Arts Centre until April 19, 2015
Welcome to Thebes is a challenging, frustrating play but United Players has never let that stop them.
MariaLuisa Alvarez and Jordon Navratil in Welcome to Thebes. Credit: Nancy Caldwell
At The Cultch. March 24-28, 31, April 1-4 at 8pm. March 28, 29, April 4 at 2pm.
Put a master storyteller on stage. Add dramatic lighting and a percussive soundscape. And let the magic begin. It’s a rapturous theatrical experience in the company of Tawiah Ben M’carthy.
Tawiah Ben M’carthy in Obaaberima. Credit: Jeremy Mimnagh
At The Stanley until April 19, 2015
As you might guess from the title, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a mash-up of the major plays of Chekhov, scrambled together by American playwright Christopher Durang and set in the present.
Jay Brazeau as Vanya in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Credit: David Cooper
At Presentation House until March 29, 2015
Bad things often happen to bad people. But bad things also happen to good people.
Lindsey Angell as Kassandra in Iceland. Credit: Tim Matheson
At Jericho Arts Centre. Must close Saturday, March 14, 2015
What makes Mozart & Salieri work is young Cate Richardson. In whiteface, with a little rosebud mouth and thin, arching eyebrows, she seems perpetually on the verge of bursting out laughing. Or sharing a secret like, “Isn’t this completely silly and fun?”
Cate Richardson as The Player in Mozart & Salieri. Credit: David Newham
At The Shop (125 East 2nd) until March 22, 201
Chelsea Haberlin, co-artistic producer of ITSAZOO, says that the company has always believed that “theatre should be a party – a night out that is as cool as a concert” but most concerts don’t have guys running around bare-assed with their manly parts dangling, throwing poo or stabbing each other.
Chris Cochrane as John in The Competition is Fierce. Credit: Gaelan Beatty
At Presentation House until March 15, 2015
As you may have assumed, I’m not a video gamer. Plain old reality is hard enough to deal with; virtual reality scares the wits out of me. And the bewildering array of aggressively marketed ‘iThings’ seems to me a technological iCancer, invading our private lives and keeping the natural world at a distance.