Sacre
At The Vancouver Playhouse until January 21, 2023
Is it circus? Is it dance? Is it acrobatics? Yes. Is it absolutely spell-binding? Utterly.
Credit: Pedro Greig
Instantaneous Blue
At Waterfront Theatre until January 22, 2023
The Sandwich Generation is not new but a couple of things have changed: people are living longer and more likely to suffer cognitive decline. As well, some couples are having children later in life than in the past. This means that those who find themselves ‘sandwiched’ might be dealing with parents with dementia while, at the same time, caring for their own newborn. It’s a recipe for frustration and heartache.
Patti Allan as Judith; Charlie Gallant as Edward; and Tom McBeath as Bob in Instantaneous Blue. Credit: Shimon Photo
Little Willy
At The Cultch until January 2, 2023
“Where would you find two shirtless guys and four dancing pricks except at The Cultch?”, quips puppeteer extraordinaire Ronnie Burkett. Where, indeed.
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story
SFU Woodward’s Goldcorp Centre for the the Arts to December 11, 2022
Not often does a show warrant a three-word review: “Just see it”. Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story is one of those.
Ben Caplan as The Wanderer in Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story. Credit: STOO METZ PHOTOGRAPHY
Courage Now
Firehall Arts Centre until December 4, 2022
Courage Now is an earnest play and a reminder that anti-Semitism is still with us, intolerance of all stripes is still rife and it takes courage to take a stand.
Ryota Kaneko as Chiune Sugihara in Courage Now. Credit: Youn Park
East Van Panto: The Little Mermaid
York Theatre until January 1, 2023
Ah, the East Van Panto. I’ve said it before but, really, this is the best one ever.
The East Van Panto: The Little Mermaid Ensemble. Credit: Emily Cooper
Wittenberg
At Jericho Arts Centre until December 4, 2022
Wittenberg is always entertaining, always clever, always irreverent and under Adam Henderson’s brilliant direction full of theatre magic.
Matthew Bissett as John Faustus and Misha Kobiliansky as Martin Luther in Wittenberg.
Credit: Nancy Caldwell
Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey
Arts Club Granville Island Stage to January 1, 2023
Death and taxes – and, oh yes, Christmas; three things you can count on happening. In this, the Mom’s the Word Collective’s fifth installment of their 1993 hit, the writers/performers look at the holiday season in all its joy and jubilation, frustration and frenzy.
Deborah Williams, Alison Kelly, Barbara Pollard, Robin Nichol and Jill Daum. Credit: Moonrider Productions
Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience
Vancouver Convention Centre East Building (999 West Hastings) until January 8, 2023
Little did young King Tut know how important his life and, even more more important, his death would be to uncovering the mysteries of ancient Egypt three thousand years later.
Credit: Andrea Ledingham
YAGA
The Cultch until November 5, 2022
There’s so much genre-blending and bending in YAGA that you’re likely to get whiplash trying to follow all the threads. But fun? So much fun!
Colleen Wheeler as Baba Yaga (and others) in YAGA. Credit: Emily Cooper