Fun riffs on the classic include a moose-headed Bottom wearing buffalo plaid and an appearance by a royal couple

With strong performances and set design, Mark Crawford’s dramedy relives a marriage’s milestones on a lived-in cottage’s cosy front porch 

Oscar-shortlisted film takes a sweeping, humanistic look at the toll of decades of violence

Performance features soloists Marianne Bertrand, Julia LoRusso, Lyndon Ladeur, and Mihnea Nitu

The London-based performer reveals the struggle and growth behind the bold, disarming visions of their latest show, now on its way to PuSh Festival

In her show titled it is for when you meet me, the creator and performer explores what it means to give and receive through the Filipino tradition of pasalubong and balikbayan boxes

Tribute to one of Canada’s most important large-jazz ensemble vocalists stars two Vancouver greats

In this left-field comedy, the obsessive lead character is driven by the same perfectionism that her creator has learned to leave aside in life

Stops include a three-night residency at Austria’s Salzburg Easter Festival, as well as Croatia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, and Germany

In this PuSh Fest, Music on Main, and Dance Centre premiere, humming songs, whispered words, and hypnotic movement bring a sense of serenity and connection to a chaotic world

Among the 28-year-old’s recent achievements is winning the Terence Judd-Hallé Award for young pianists on the cusp of international fame

Retrospective closes with the Japanese director’s melancholic final picture, Scattered Clouds

The Winnipeg artist brings experience as a tenor to a Mozart opera reimagined in a 1930s Rockies resort, complete with Mounties and log drivers

With staging that evokes a Chicago jazz bar, the Dance Centre and PuSh Festival co-presentation draws on matrilineal fashion and line dancing

Romance, deception, and mistaken identities abound in Gioachino Rossini’s beloved comic masterpiece

Based on Adrian Glynn McMorran’s album of the same name, the show at the Arts Club’s BMO Theatre Centre is more than just a concert

Sharp dialogue and restless energy, prodded on by the little irritations of married life, result in cozy yet unsettling laughs

Program features Pite’s Frontier, a deep dive into the unknown, and Kylián’s 27’52”, an exploration of theoretical elements

In a riveting PuSh Festival and New Works copresentation, Belgium’s Cherish Menzo plays with repetition, chopped-and-screwed music, and flashing dental grillz

Visions Ouest screens raucous tale of women ousted from their Quebec rink and ready for revenge, at Alliance Française

Ahead of his Anvil Theatre show, the long-time cruise-line performer talks about dispelling childhood fears with lovable characters

Han-Na Chang conducts Beethoven’s revolutionary Third Symphony

In DanceHouse and The Cultch co-presentation, the Hungarian company is full of flowing bodies and rippling fabric

The renowned theatre artist and composer offers a stirring collection of tunes from acclaimed shows such as Children of God and Starwalker

Long-time UBC and CapU faculty member puts on a show featuring dozens of local musicians, plus vocalists Dawn Pemberton and Khari McClelland

The Winnipeg-based artist looks forward to onstage exchanges with diverse musical peers on International Guitar Night

Event hosted by Michael van den Bos features Hollywood film projections and live music by the Laura Crema Sextet

Troupe members Mike Geraghty and Linda Orr talk early days in punk-rock basements and the power of trust onstage ahead of the five-day international comedy festival

Sanaz Toossi’s play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2023 for its look at four students preparing for the TOEFL

In the deeply moving production, dancers embody the ancient tale of death and longing by tapping into their own experiences of tragedy