This week Upintheair Theatre presents Inside the Seed, a re-imagining of the ultimate Greek tragedy, Oedipus Rex. The play, written by Jason Rothery and directed by Richard Wolfe, is set in a giant bio-genetics corporation that aspires to grow the perfect seed — The Golden Seed — to feed the world and end starvation. Patrick […]

The Canadian production of The Wizard of Oz premiered in North America last December in Toronto and Broadway Across Canada is bringing Dorothy, Toto, the ruby slippers and wicked witches to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre this fall. The Wizard of Oz original Toronto Cast. Photo by CYLLA VON TIEDEMANN. On stage in Vancouver from November […]

Last night saw my very first Theatre Under the Stars (“TUTS”) show at Malkin Bowl, after walking by the venue for most of my life and writing about its history for the last decade. The show was Legally Blonde: The Musical and I admit, Legally Blonde the movie is one of my guilty pleasures to […]

The Tony Award-winning War Horse will premiere in Vancouver this September with a short one-week run at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The National Theatre of Great Britain’s epic War Horse is the winner of five 2011 Tony Awards including Best Play and the film of the same name (based on the book by Michael Morpurgo) […]

This summer an exciting Bollywood Wedding is coming to town and everyone is invited! This interactive outdoor theatre experience is presented by South Asian Arts in partnership with the PNE from July 17th until July 28th at the Italian Gardens at Hastings Park. Bollywood Wedding cast members. Photo courtesy of South Asian Arts/ Written by […]