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Theatre review: The Woman in Black delivers slow-burning horror in the desolate English countryside

Bernard Cuffling directs and stars in this Metro Theatre adaptation of a West End classic, complete with a fog-shrouded set and ever-building tension

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 15, 2024Metro Theatre, Bernard Cuffling

Theatre review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory shines with humour and energy

CTORA Theatre’s production is marked by strong on-stage talent and delightful visuals

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 15, 2024CTORA Theatre, Homepage feature

Review: Cirque du Soleil's ECHO creates a sleek, paper-cutout world that contrasts past outings

First new show in Vancouver since pandemic features a parade of surreal white animals and a giant, magical cube

STAGE, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 14, 2024Cirque du Soleil, ECHO, circus

Keep Calm and Murray On brings Bill Murray burlesque to the Beaumont Studios, October 17 to 31

Just in time for Halloween, chaotic show incorporates some of the actor and comedian’s most iconic moments from films like Ghostbusters and Caddyshack

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythOctober 10, 2024Beaumont Studios, the Beaumont, Bill Murray

The Woman in Black comes to Vancouver’s Metro Theatre, October 11 to November 2

Bernard Cuffling stars in and directs what the Guardian has called “one of British theatre’s biggest—and scariest—hits”

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 10, 2024Metro Theatre, Bernard Cuffling

Theatre review: Studio 58’s Baggage innovatively unpacks dating life

Luggage real and metaphorical clutters the stage as exes haunt a young woman navigating a new relationship

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 9, 2024Studio 58, Langara College

Cirque du Soleil's ECHO explores symbiotic relationship between humans and animals

Aerialist Ethan Lottman melds his sporty and creative sides in the circus company’s new extravaganza

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 8, 2024Cirque du Soleil, ECHO, circus, Homepage feature

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts stages Michele Riml's hit play Sexy Laundry, November 6 and 7

Arts Club Theatre Company production follows married couple Alice and Henry who embark on a naughty hotel retreat to rekindle their lacklustre sex life

In EARWORM, playwright Mohammad Yaghoubi spotlights the concerns of Toronto's Iranian community

Nowadays Theatre production tells the story of a woman whose values are confronted when her son falls in love

Metro Theatre stages Bernard Cuffling’s The Woman in Black this Halloween, October 12 to November 2

Globally beloved production tells the haunting tale of an ageing solicitor who engages a young actor to bring a terrifying story to life

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 7, 2024Partner Content, Metro Theatre, the West End

CTORA Theatre brings the whimsy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the stage

Director Mark Carter loves the story’s over-the-top characters

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 4, 2024CTORA Theatre, musical, musical theatre

Gateway Theatre stages spine-tingling show Yaga in time for Halloween, October 24 to November 2

Kat Sandler’s contemporary reimagining of the infamous Slavic folk tale of Baba Yaga centres the small-town disappearance of a young man

Lia & Dor is a love letter to Romania, at the Firehall Arts Centre from October 9 to 13

Playwright Cristina Tudor takes a deep dive into her culture’s folklore

A woman's exes come back to haunt her in Studio 58's Baggage, October 3 to 13

In Sarah Segal-Lazar’s play directed by Jessie Liang, main character Jill is plagued by her failed relationships as she tries to start a new one

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 27, 2024Studio 58, Langara College, Langara

Groundbreaking bilingual theatre show EARWORM premieres in Vancouver, October 10 to 13

Nowadays Theatre production in association with Blackout Art Society and Presentation House Theatre tells the story of Iranian immigrant Homa in English and Farsi

Cliff Cardinal raises necessary dialogue on uncomfortable truths in As You Like It or The Land Acknowledgement

In his one-man show, the theatre artist of Cree and Lakota heritage addresses empty land acknowledgements with unapologetic conviction

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2024the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Cliff Cardinal, indigenous, Shakespeare, Cree

Much Ado About Nothing and The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival announces 2025 season

The 36th annual program also includes The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] (Again) and The Dark Lady

THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2024Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare

At Studio 58, Baggage navigates the emotional weight of failed relationships, October 3 to 13

Play written by Sarah Segal-Lazar centres a cynical character in her 20s as she tries to start a new relationship amid the personified baggage of her exes

THEATREStir VancouverSeptember 18, 2024Partner Content, Studio 58, Langara, Langara College

Koulounisation takes a personal look at the French occupation of Algeria

Running at Théâtre la Seizième, new play by French-Algerian artist Salim Djaferi goes beyond the history books

THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 18, 2024Theatre la Seizieme