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Snowflake looks at holiday intergenerational divides, at the Red Gate Revue Stage December 10 to 23

A father awaits his estranged daughter’s return in Mike Bartlett’s acclaimed British play

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 10, 2021Mitch and Murray Productions, Festive

Vancouver Fringe Festival names Cory Philley new executive director

New hire heads to her new post in January from theatre and events services at the Shadbolt

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithDecember 10, 2021Vancouver Fringe Festival

Rumble Theatre's interactive New Societies strives for utopia, online December 10 and 11

Strategic board game meets theatre in all-ages competition to build an ideal society

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 9, 2021RUMBLE THEATRE, Rumble Theatre

Window performances and live shows: the Anvil Centre enhances Shine Bright New West

The annual event returns bigger and brighter this year to bring people together in the spirit of the season

FESTS, MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverDecember 9, 2021Partner Content, Anvil Centre, New Westminster, Festive

Theatre review: Lights illuminates the humour and heartbreak around holiday family dynamics

Strong acting team brings to life new play amid East Coast-intimate sets

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 6, 2021Touchstone Theatre, Adam Grant Warren, Festive

Words and music merge in unpredictable ways in Applied Silence's Screen Door

Playwright José Teodoro and composer-musician Stephen Lyons approach theatre-making through integrative thinking

THEATRE, MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 1, 2021Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre, Stephen Lyons, Jose Teodoro, Deer Lake

Alzheimer's community gives playwright Adam Grant Warren driving sense of purpose in Lights

Touchstone’s Flying Start winner learned to make space for joy and humour in work set in his home province, Newfoundland

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 30, 2021Touchstone Theatre, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Festive

Theatre review: East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland features little guys taking on e-commerce villains

Blazed caterpillars, banned bathroom breaks, and a lot of pandemic laughs

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 28, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Theatre Replacement, Festive, Festive 1

Theatre review: Energized cast and direction raises Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol far above its humble base material

No campy Hee-Haw, new musical is an earnestly heartfelt tribute to country icon’s old-timey roots

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 26, 2021Arts Club Theatre, Dolly Parton, Festive

Stir Q&A: Virtual Humanity curator Alysha Collie introduces you to Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer stories

Zee Zee Theatre project invites visitors to “check out” a stranger for a conversation

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 25, 2021Zee Zee Theatre, LGBTQ2SAI

Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol marks a country-flavoured return to musical theatre

Pandemic pause inspired director Bobby Garcia to build shows in a more inclusive way

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 24, 2021Arts Club Theatre, Festive, Homepage feature

Cirque du Soleil brings the Big Top back to Vancouver with classic Alegría in March 2022

The circus spectacles are returning after a 20-month pandemic shutdown

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 23, 2021Cirque du Soleil

Looks and sounds like the holidays: Stir's guide to seasonal concerts, plays, and performances

From classic carols to raucous dance and theatre pieces, Vancouver’s performing-arts groups are ready to spark joy

MUSIC, DANCE, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 22, 2021Festive, Festive 1

Touchstone Theatre launches 2021-22 season with live performance of Lights by Adam Grant Warren

The intimate, wry play about family bonds and facing loss in the shadow of Alzheimer’s disease has its world premiere in Vancouver

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 22, 2021Partner Content, Touchstone Theatre

East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland gives the topsy-turvy fairy tale a sassy update

Writer Sonja Bennett re-creates Commercial Drive through the eyes of a modernized protagonist

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 21, 2021The Cultch, Theatre Replacement, East Van Panto, Sonja Bennett, Homepage feature, Festive

Forev Circus brings its stunts to Evergreen Cultural Centre, November 24 and 25

Former Cirque du Soleil performers, a husband-and-wife duo start their own circus act

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 19, 2021Evergreen Cultural Centre, Forev Circus, circus, Cirque du Soleil, What's Stirring

Theatre review: Farm to Fable dishes up warmth and comfort via Zoom

Meaghan Chenosky is an affable chef and aspiring restaurateur in writer-director Amiel Gladstone’s new comical play

CULINARY, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 18, 2021The Cultch, Amiel Gladstone, Meaghan Chenosky, Zoom

Bard on the Beach announces return to live performance under the tents for its 33rd season

The Shakespeare Festival will be back at its iconic waterfront site for 2022 after a two-year hiatus

NEWS, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2021Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Christopher Gaze

The Pi Provocateur series returns with Screen Door's unconventional ghost stories, December 3

Applied Science’s inaugural show brings together playwright José Teodoro and composer-musician Stephen Lyons

MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverNovember 17, 2021Partner Content, Pi theatre, Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre

Farm to Fable puts a new spin on "dinner theatre"

Writer-director Amiel Gladstone serves up a one-woman play centred on a virtual cooking class

CULINARY, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 15, 2021the Cultch, Amiel Gladstone, cooking

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