The blue and yellow big top has been in town for a few weeks now but Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA will be ringing in the holiday season with a special event on November 25th. The KOOZA Holiday Village will open up at 5:00pm that day, free of charge*, and will offer complimentary hot chocolate, treats, […]

The 12th annual Diwali Fest will take place November 3rd to November 15th, bringing together people of all backgrounds to celebrate multiculturalism and inclusiveness. Two main festival sites will host events and two theatrical performances with take place on Vancouver stages. Diwali Downtown Events Event: Diwali Downtown, Vancouver When: November 7th, 2015 Where: Roundhouse Community […]

Ballet BC is celebrating its 30th anniversary this season as they focus their programming firmly on the future of dance. Program 1 will hit the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage November 5th to November 7th, Program 2 will shine in the spotlight March 17th to March 19th, and Program 3 will round out the season May […]

The “Pick of the Fringe” at this year’s Vancouver Fringe Festival is coming to Surrey after an encore performance on Granville Island. Mrs Singh & Me will run for five shows at the Newton Cultural Centre from October 2nd to October 4th. Mrs Singh & Me A playwright debut for Munish Sharma and a premiere […]

Broadway Across Canada presents ONCE in Vancouver, November 17th to 21st at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Winner of 8 2012 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, ONCE is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, ONCE tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s […]

Canada’s best-known improvisor, Colin Mochrie, will team up with Vancouver TheatreSports League (“VTSL”) for three special shows this month at the Improv Centre on Granville Island. Colin is an alumnus of both VTSL and Toronto’s Second City comedy troupes and he was a regular on both the British and American versions of Whose Line Is […]

Bring the family to learn about the value of farming food while being entertained with a lively story, done as only Mortal Coil does, with puppets, stilts, music and actors. The Faerie Play takes place on The Sharing Farm in Richmond, that grows food for the Food Bank, and is a unique, fun, and creative […]

Win Tickets to The Arts Club’s Les Miserables – On stage at the Stanley Theatre in Vancouver until August 16, 2015

Bard on the Beach returns this summer, with the white tents at Vanier Park hosting the award-winning Shakespeare Festival from June 4th until September 26th. With such a spectacular location, they are bringing back their very special Bard-B-Q fireworks package with tickets to a show, dinner, and private fireworks viewing for the Honda Celebration of […]

In the fall of 2014 I sign on as the official blog partner of the Jessie Awards (“the Jessies”) which celebrate excellence in Vancouver theatre. Over the last few months I have profiled dozens of shows around town and tonight the season culminates with the awards show at the Commodore on Granville. I’ll be live […]