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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

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

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

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

The Cultch launches new RE/PLAY digital-theatre platform to complement live programming

Offerings starting next month include a one-one-one interactive show from Belgium’s Ontroerend Goed and a premiere by Vancouver’s Neworld Theatre

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 13, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH

Vancouver arts groups respond to new COVID-19 measures

The Cultch, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra among those adjusting to 50-percent capacity at all theatres, concert venues

NEWSGail JohnsonDecember 22, 2021COVID-19, Omicron, Bonnie Henry, The Cultch, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Circus, dance, theatre, and more, as The Cultch unveils full roster of in-person shows for winter-spring 2022 season

The Femme Festival, The Invisible, Germany’s still hungry and others spread across three venues

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithDecember 16, 2021THE CULTCH, The Cultch

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

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

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

Surfacing 2021: The Eastside Culture Crawl preview exhibits return to mark 25th anniversary

Salon-style curated exhibition returns to five venues with works by more than 85 artists

We the same's dramatic tale of Vietnamese refugees is, at its core, a mother-daughter story

Playwright Sangeeta Wylie and Ruby Slippers’ Diane Brown use traditional music, shadow puppetry, and camera closeups for livestream premiere

THEATRE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithNovember 1, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Ruby Slippers Theatre

Vancouver Improv Fest brings the laughs to the Cultch and home screens, October 12 to 17

A highlight of the 2021 festival is Mind of a Snail’s mash-up combining live projection, music, shadow puppets, and improv performers from Australia, India, the UK, and Canada

COMEDY, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 11, 2021The Cultch, Vancouver Improv Festival, comedy, Mind of a Snail

Online cooking and a live East Van Panto as The Cultch unveils a hybrid fall season

The hyperlocal holiday tradition heads to Wonderland

THEATRE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH

Queer Based Media brings new visual magic to TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival's filmed celebrations

Bash program journeys to waterfalls and forests, while The Darlings delve into dreamlike detective story

FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithSeptember 17, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Urban Ink Theatre, Homepage feature

The Cultch's pandemic season wins prestigious Holden Street Theatres’ Edinburgh Fringe Award 2021

Five of the local theatre’s shows that streamed via digital series East Van to Edinburgh earn international recognition

THEATRE, NEWSGail JohnsonSeptember 2, 2021The Cultch, East Vancouver, theatre, a craigslist cantata

New works from Le Gateau Chocolat, The Darlings, and Kim Senklip Harvey as The Cultch and Urban Ink unveil TRANSFORM Festival lineup

Event September 23 to October 2 will be a digital and live-performance hybrid

FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithAugust 26, 2021THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Transform Festival

East Van to Edinburgh takes The Cultch's online shows to the world's largest Fringe fest

From The Boy in the Moon to The Darlings and 1 Hour Photo, local productions will find a huge new audience

LIVESTREAM, THEATREJanet SmithAugust 5, 2021The Cultch, THE CU:TCH

The Cultch opens the Patio at 1895 with local beer, wine, Cheezies, and more

The historic theatre adds a new licensed space to Vancouver’s outdoor sipping and snacking scene

CULINARY, STAGEGail JohnsonJune 6, 2021The Cultch, patio

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