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Life of intrepid explorer brought to life in Tom Crean—Discovering Antarctica, November 7 to 24

Subtitled Heroic Tales of Scott, Crean & Shackleton, the solo show by Aidan Dooley has won some major awards

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 1, 2024Western Gold Theatre, CelticFest

In immersive theatre experience The Last Resort, a cruise ship sets sail to the Bermuda Triangle in 1971

Fairlith Harvey drew on her experiences as a funeral attendant in creating the experiential work

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 1, 2024Dreamqueen Collective, At the Waldorf, immersive, Homepage feature

Stir Q&A: At fifth annual TRANSFORM Festival, Corey Payette honours Indigenous artistry

Festival co-curated with The Cultch’s Heather Redfern features the workshop premiere of Payette’s musical On Native Land, plus a new choral composition

FESTS, MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 31, 2024Corey Payette, Transform Festival, Indigenous, Urban Ink Theatre, Chor Leoni

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents In the Belly of the Carp, November 28 to 30

Innovative show created by Rodney DeCroo, Samantha Pawliuk, and David Bloom melds music, theatre, and poetry inside a giant fish

Music review: With a talented cast of singers and actors, Die Fledermaus offers evening of unserious fun

Adaptation of Strauss’s beloved operetta opens Vancouver Opera’s 65th season with cheeky adapted dialogue and musical delights

Urban Ink's fifth-annual TRANSFORM Festival spotlights Indigenous artists, November 6 to 9

Cabaret-style festival co-curated by Corey Payette and Heather Redfern features an electrifying fusion of theatre, music, drag, circus, and more

The Prop Master’s Dream, a fusion opera, pays tribute to a unique soul

Vancouver Cantonese Opera production at the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival honours the late Wah-Kwan Gwan

Director Ashlie Corcoran takes Vancouver Opera’s Die Fledermaus to the Swinging Sixties

The 65th-season opener features a witty new script by Mark Crawford and a Sweet Charity-worthy array of colourful retro costumes

THEATRE, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 22, 2024Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, Ashlie Corcoran, Homepage feature

The Last Night at the Cabaret Yitesh comes to the Chutzpah! Festival, November 9 and 10

Michael Wex’s uproarious show combines 1930s cabaret songs, original comedy sketches, Yiddish adaptations of international hits, and vaudeville classics

Massey Theatre presents Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall, November 15 and 16

Magical stage adaptation of graphic novel features over 20 miniature sets performed, filmed, and projected in real time to a live score

MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverOctober 17, 2024Partner Content, Massey Theatre, Kid Koala

Review: Music of the Night's ode to Lloyd Webber is as polished as a Phantom chandelier

Soprano Caitlin Wood, tenor Caulin Moore among the standouts in a production that shows the power of songs in musicals from Evita to Sunset Boulevard

MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 17, 2024Music of the Night, Sound the Alarm, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre

Darkly suspenseful Yaga comes to Gateway Theatre stage October 24 to November 2

Touchstone Theatre production is part thriller, part comedy, part revenge play, and part nightmarish fairy tale

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 17, 2024Touchstone Theatre, Gateway Theatre

Ridge gives prominence to untold stories from the First World War

At long last, the multidisciplinary piece by playwright Brendan McLeod and the Fugitives has its Vancouver premiere

THEATRE, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 17, 2024Ridge, Firehall Arts Centre, Brendan McLeod, The Fugitives, Homepage feature

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