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Theatre review: Darkly comedic Medicine rides manic energy and chaotic events inside one man's mind

With spot-on staging and solid performances, Pi Theatre production brings out the material’s dark introspection and surrealism of its play-within-a-play

THEATREJanet SmithJune 17, 2024Pi Theatre

Pi Theatre delves into mental health in writer Enda Walsh’s Medicine

Physical comedy, dark comedy, surrealism, musical theatre, and absurdism all show up in the play having its Canadian premiere in Vancouver

THEATREJanet SmithJune 6, 2024Pi Theatre, theatre, Enda Walsh, Homepage feature, Summer 2024

Pi’s Phucking Phunny Celebration of Comedy highlights a scene that's regenerated and raring to go

Standup Kwasi Thomas hands mic to emerging and veteran comics in evening capped off by Tightrope Impro Theatre’s F*ck Marry Kill

Pi Theatre hosts its three-show Phucking Phunny Celebration of Comedy on May 4

Pi Provocateurs performance featuring stand-up comedians and Tightrope Impro Theatre will take place at brand-new Little Mountain Gallery

In genre-busting Malaise dans la civilisation, four oblivious characters dismantle expectations and unleash chaos

Surprises await in Pi Theatre and Théâtre la Seizième show, as Quebec’s Alix Dufresne and Étienne Lepage embrace their “interior idiots”

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 4, 2024Theatre la Seizieme, Pi Theatre, Spring 2024

Stir Q&A: In Deafy, Chris Dodd celebrates Deaf culture

The Edmonton-based Deaf artist smashes stereotypes in the tragicomedy about belonging, complete with ASL, surtitles, and spoken word

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2023Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre, Chris Dodd, Deaf

Theatre review: In a screen-filled space, Pi Theatre's Truth and Lies short plays expose dark sides of our digital interactions

Innovative, immersive storytelling abounds in works about everyone from a Mommy vlogger to content moderators

THEATREJanet SmithJune 24, 2023Pi Theatre

Stir Q&A: Pi Theatre's Truth & Lies explores post-truth era through short plays and virtual reality

Inspired by Othello, the Vancouver company’s season-closing performance directed by Richard Wolfe dives deep into the digital realm

THEATREGail JohnsonJune 15, 2023Pi Theatre, Kwasi Thomas, Pippa Mackie, Summer 2023, Homepage feature

Stir Bedside Table: Vancouver theatre artist Libby Willoughby

Producing Pi Theatre’s upcoming Truth & Lies, Willoughby talks queer epic fantasy, Throne of Glass, and a perfect beach read

Theatre Review: Untitled Peter Tripp Project invites viewers into a surreal waking dream

The show explores exhaustion and endurance through a series of hallucinatory set pieces

THEATREJanet SmithMay 5, 2023Pi Theatre, Pi Provocateurs, review

Untitled Peter Tripp Project evokes the effects of sleep deprivation

The interdisciplinary experience is inspired by the New York City radio DJ who stayed awake for eight-and-a-half days straight

THEATREGail JohnsonApril 28, 2023Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre, Spring 2023, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Black & Rural melds surreal African folklore with powerful personal anecdotes

Shayna Jones captivates in her grappling with belonging as Black person in the countryside

Black & Rural gives a glimpse into the lives of Black Canadians who call the countryside home

Storyteller Shayna Jones shares insights drawn from interviews with people of African ancestry who live outside of urban centres

THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 29, 2023Shayna Jones, Pi Theatre, Black & Rural, Black, Black Lives Matter, Spring 2023

Black Space Jam celebrates Black art, culture, and experience

Dance, spoken word, stand-up comedy, music, and a live DJ are all featured at the Afro Van Connect event hosted by Pi Theatre

Pi Theatre hosts Black Space Jam at the Biltmore Cabaret on March 3

The multidisciplinary evening is produced by Black Space Media/Afro Van Connect

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 16, 2023Partner Content, Pi Theatre

Stir Q & A: Szepty/Whispers gets creative in its approach to accessibility

The new theatre piece written by Veronique West and co-produced by Rumble Theatre and V West is part of Pi Theatre’s Pi Provocateurs Series

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 24, 2022Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre, Veronique West, Homepage feature

Pi Provocateurs presents Szepty/Whispers

In the new play, a neurodivergent artist probes their family’s silence around mental health

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 19, 2022Partner Content, Pi Theatre

Pi Theatre presentation of This Is the Story of the Child Ruled by Fear asks friends and strangers to read together out loud

Writer-performer David Gagnon Walker leads a journey of worry and wonder as part of Pi Provocateur Series

THEATREJanet SmithMay 19, 2022Pi Theatre, Pi Provocateurs

Theatre review: Haunting Lampedusa takes a complex look at two lives in a callous global economy

Strong performances and atmospheric lighting and music intensify two thought-provoking monologues

THEATREJanet SmithMay 9, 2022Pi Theatre, The Cultch, Homepage feature

In Lampedusa, characters navigate very different waters to find common humanity

Vancouver’s Pi Theatre mounts the Canadian premiere of British playwright Anders Lustgarten’s acclaimed play

THEATREGail JohnsonApril 27, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Pi Theatre, Melissa Oei, The Cultch

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