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Theatre review: Noises Off reminds laugh-deprived audiences of what a well-oiled farce looks like

The cast members, all favourites from the Vancouver scene, make the elaborately staged chaos look easy

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2022Massey Theatre, Arts Club Theatre, Homepage feature

Homegrown comedy Kim's Convenience hits the Arts Club stage on February 24

Ins Choi’s hit Canadian comedy classic spawned the TV series of the same name

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2022Arts Club Theatre

Beautiful Man takes aim at the patriarchy through brutally funny satire

Vancouver director Keltie Forsyth can relate to playwright Erin Shields’s rage

THEATRE, FESTSGail JohnsonFebruary 16, 2022The Cultch, Pi Theatre, Femme Festival, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Sea Sick still resonates in its messages about the ocean, not to mention its journalism

Alanna Mitchell’s calm, rhetoric-free solo show is perfectly attuned to a world in a state of reflection and change

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 12, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH

Theatre review: ZÉRO oscillates between monologue and stand-up comedy in a quest for identity

Iranian-born Montreal-based playwright Mani Soleymanlou shares his experiences of racism with equal parts rage and humour

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 11, 2022Theatre la Seizieme, French

Touchstone Theatre announces world premiere of Jason Sherman's Ominous Sounds at the River Crossing

Show runs March 6 to 13 at Performance Works, with select performances livestreaming on March 9

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2022Touchstone Theatre

Boca Del Lupo launches LivePerformance360 series with Swimming Home

Autoteatro show by Silvia Mercuriali is delivered directly into people's bathrooms through a phone app

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2022BOCA DEL LUPO, Boca del Lupo

Stir Q&A: Noises Off's Andrew McNee talks mathematically timed farce and keeping a straight face

One of Vancouver theatre’s best-known comedic actors returns with the hit production

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2022Massey Theatre, Arts Club

Through overheard conversations, playwright discovers the heart of the American people

Destiny, USA draws from writer-performer Laura Anne Harris’s work as a relay operator for the deaf and hard of hearing during the Trump era

THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 10, 2022Pi Provocateurs, Pi theatre, deaf

Mary's Wedding sets love against the First World War at the Firehall Arts Centre, February 25 to March 13

Two-hander has won Alberta Literary Award for Drama and other prizes

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2022Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL

Destiny, USA grew out of a Canadian’s experience in Trump’s America

Playwright Laura Anne Harris’s work as relay operator for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing informs the moving play

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2022Pi Theatre, Partner Content

From biryani-making to a Gen X immigrant story, Advance Theatre Festival spotlights diverse stories

Nyla Carpentier curates a wide range of BIPOC, female-identifying playwrights at Ruby Slippers Theatre event

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2022Ruby Slippers Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Theatre review: Cliff Cardinal's As You Like It takes audience on a journey of shock, vulnerability, then clarity

Performer plays the Trickster, dancing the line between humour and tragedy

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2022PuSh Festival, Crow's Theatre, Cliff Cardinal

Stir Q&A: Journalist Alanna Mitchell travels from the ocean floor to the stage with Sea Sick

The non-fiction play taking a deep dive into the disastrous state of the world’s waters is back

THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 4, 2022The Cultch, Homepage feature

For Mani Soleymanlou, the search for identity is back to ZÉRO

The Montreal-based Iranian-Canadian theatre artist explores origins in autobiographical solo

THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 4, 2022Theatre la Seizieme

Theatre review: On a virtual recruitment call, TM asks audiences to ponder their world view

There’s no fluff or filler in the one-on-one livestream by Belgium’s Ontroerend Goed

THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 2, 2022The Cultch

Massey Theatre offers half-price tickets to frontline workers for Noises Off, February 15 to 27

Offer of laughter and fun is aimed at thanking everyone from teachers to grocery clerks to performing artists for their dedication

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 2, 2022Massey Theatre

Shhh, it's a secret: Here are the few things we can tell you about William Shakespeare’s As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal.

The PuSh show relies on the element of surprise, but Crow’s Theatre’s Chris Abraham says it’s “exhilarating”

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 2, 2022PuSh Festival, Crow's Theatre, Shakespeare, Cliff Cardinal

With TM, Belgium's Ontroerend Goed prompts audiences to question their fear of "the other"

The one-on-one online theatre piece slyly reframes conspiracy theorists and the “polarized world”

THEATRE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithJanuary 31, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Homepage feature

Firehall Arts Centre adds two-hander Mary’s Wedding to its season

Announcement follows postponement of this week’s FADO– The Saddest Music in the World

THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2022FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre

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