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Hip-hop-driven Can I Live? looks at how people of colour have been excluded from climate activism, online to May 15

Artist Fehinti Balogun on hand for watch party and talkback at The York Theatre, May 14

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRING, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithMay 12, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH

Firehall Arts Centre restages Japantown-set Yellow Fever for first time in 34 years, May 28 to June 12

Season-closing comic mystery by R.A. Shiomi follows hard-nosed private eye Sam Shikaze

THEATREJanet SmithMay 11, 2022Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL, SPRING

Cardboard, feathers, and street lights: a dreamlike 360-degree taxi ride from Australia's Film Camp

As part of Boca del Lupo’s VR Salon, stop-motion film Passenger speaks to the surreal experience of arriving in a new country at night

THEATRE, SCREENJanet SmithMay 11, 2022BOCA DEL LUPO, Boca del Lupo, Film Camp, VR

Théâtre La Seizième presents quirky, surreal S’effondrent les vidéoclubs

Quebec playwright André Gélineau’s surreal four-hander sits somewhere between fantasy and delusion

THEATREJanet SmithMay 10, 2022Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme

Theatre review: Haunting Lampedusa takes a complex look at two lives in a callous global economy

Strong performances and atmospheric lighting and music intensify two thought-provoking monologues

THEATREJanet SmithMay 9, 2022Pi Theatre, The Cultch, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Himmat shows a father and daughter finding the strength to relate to each other

Strong performances and handsome lighting and projections help bring a universal family story to life

THEATREStir VancouverMay 9, 2022THE CULTCH, The Cultch, SPRING

Gavan Cheema weaves an immigrant story of family, labour, and addiction in new Himmat

Blending Punjabi and English, actor-playwright draws on stories revealed to her at her father’s hospital bed

THEATREJanet SmithMay 4, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Theatre Conspiracy, SPRING

Theatre review: The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare proves fiercely inspiring

Jonathan Christenson’s musical-theatre piece inspired by the only women to be given combat roles in World War II is bold, suspenseful

THEATREGail JohnsonApril 30, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, The Cultch, Catalyst Theatre, York Theatre

Carousel Theatre brings Green Thumb’s The Code to Granville Island, May 10 to 14

Rachel Aberle’s play looks at the complexity of high-school relationships

In Lampedusa, characters navigate very different waters to find common humanity

Vancouver’s Pi Theatre mounts the Canadian premiere of British playwright Anders Lustgarten’s acclaimed play

THEATREGail JohnsonApril 27, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Pi Theatre, Melissa Oei, The Cultch

Boca del Lupo LivePerformance360: VR Salons offer up unique immersive projects from around the world

Surreal taxi rides, a tribute to The Green Book, and more in 360 degrees

THEATREJanet SmithApril 27, 2022BOCA DEL LUPO, Boca del Lupo, SPRING

Canada’s first-ever National Queer and Trans Playwriting Unit launches, spearheaded by Vancouver's Zee Zee Theatre

Theatre companies across the country announce mentorship and play-creation program for 2SLGBTQIA+ emerging and mid-career artists

In Some Assembly Theatre's The Wait List Experiment, youths find imaginative way forward in uncertain times

Masks, movement, and a stage-filling eye bring story about tapping real optimism to life

THEATREJanet SmithApril 26, 2022Some Assembly Theatre, Youth, SPRING

Peace Country confronts tensions between Northern and Southern B.C.

Pedro Chamale’s new play shows there’s more to people from the North than resource-industry jobs

Stir Q&A: The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare's Melissa MacPherson talks about a musical that breaks the mould

Noir, mystery, or historical drama, the new show based on women’s true World War II spy stories is full of surprises

THEATREJanet SmithApril 25, 2022THE CULTCH, The Cultch, SPRING

From Canadian plays to SpongeBob SquarePants, Expressions Theatre Festival returns in person for 2022

Arts Umbrella students mount full-scale productions at the year-end fest

THEATREGail JohnsonApril 22, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Arts Umbrella

Theatre review: White Noise serves up laughs and food for thought around Truth and Reconciliation

Strong cast, clever design help drive a story of two families whose differences come to light at a dinner party

THEATREStir VancouverApril 22, 2022FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Savage Society

Theatre review: 'da Kink in my Hair is by turns a hilarious and heart-breaking visit to the salon

Black women’s experiences are braided through the Arts Club’s heartfelt rendition of Trey Anthony’s hit play

THEATREJanet SmithApril 22, 2022SPRING, theatre review, The Arts Club

COVID forces The Cultch to postpone Bad Parent to 2022-23 season

The much-anticipated world premiere by Ins Choi was scheduled to open April 21

THEATREJanet SmithApril 21, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Ins Choi

Live theatre is back at Bard on the Beach after two dark summers

Shakespeare festival announces 2022 programming, including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and special events

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithApril 20, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Bard on the Beach

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