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Theatre review: Studio 58's The Kitchen is a rare chance to see elaborately choreographed work get cooking

Immersive set and busily moving cast bring to life restaurant culture and relevant questions around working to live—or living to work

THEATREJanet SmithApril 4, 2023Studio 58, Spring 2023, review, theatre review

The Performance Corporation's Emperor 101 serves VR-theatre fusion, April 20 to 23

Immersive virtual reality work is part of Boca del Lupo’s riveting LivePerformance360 series

SCREEN, THEATREStir VancouverApril 4, 2023Partner Content, Boca del Lupo

Métis artist Andrea Menard sings and tells stories of reconciliation in Rubaboo

Drawing on the four sacred elements, the cabaret also features live music

THEATREGail JohnsonApril 4, 2023The Arts Club, Andrea Menard, Indigenous, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Black & Rural melds surreal African folklore with powerful personal anecdotes

Shayna Jones captivates in her grappling with belonging as Black person in the countryside

Stir Pairing: The Kitchen, on the theatre stage and in Vancouver’s dining scene

Studio 58 mounts Arnold Wesker’s popular restaurant-set play; Cactus Club Cafe is perpetually evolving

CULINARY, THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2023Studio 58, Cactus Club Cafe, Stir Pairing

Theatre review: Pretty Woman the Musical serves up light, fun story ripped directly from 1990 movie

Strong performances and visual energy offset a show that lacks depth

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 31, 2023Broadway Across Canada, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Black & Rural gives a glimpse into the lives of Black Canadians who call the countryside home

Storyteller Shayna Jones shares insights drawn from interviews with people of African ancestry who live outside of urban centres

THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 29, 2023Shayna Jones, Pi Theatre, Black & Rural, Black, Black Lives Matter, Spring 2023

Théâtre la Seizième and The Dance Centre invite audiences to watch We Love Arabs, April 13 to 15

Thought-provoking piece uses combination of dance and theatre to explore political satire

DANCE, THEATREStir VancouverMarch 28, 2023Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme, The Dance Centre

See Studio 58’s The Kitchen at Langara College, March 30 to April 9

Maddeningly meticulous inner workings of a high-end restaurant make it to the main stage

THEATREStir VancouverMarch 27, 2023Partner Content, Studio 58

Theatre review: Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream weaves existential questions into an epic tale

Jacob Rajan hands in an unforgettable performance in multiple roles, joined by a majestic vulture puppet

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 25, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Indian Ink, Spring 2023

Theatre review: Our Ghosts probes a family tragedy six decades in the making

A strained mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of Sally Stubbs’s play

Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream traces its inspiration to Mumbai and a striking funeral rite

New Zealand playwright-performer Jacob Rajan explores mortality with an eerily lifelike vulture puppet

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 21, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Spring 2023

Gateway Theatre brings Hey Viola! to the stage from April 13 to 22

Singer-actress Krystle Dos Santos tells story of Viola Desmond’s life in cabaret-style performance

THEATREStir VancouverMarch 17, 2023Partner Content, Gateway Theatre

Our Ghosts uncovers a decades-old British Columbia mystery at the Firehall Arts Centre

For playwright Sally Stubbs, telling the story of her pilot father’s disappearance was part of fulfilling a promise to her mother

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 15, 2023FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Spring 2023, Spring Arts 2023

UBC Theatre stages Yvette Nolan's The Birds, with Michelle Olsen at the helm March 15 to 25

Director used unique rehearsal process for reimagined Aristophanes classic, interweaving story, images, sound, and movement

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 14, 2023UBC Theatre

Theatre review: My Little Tomato serves up juicy fun

Drag and dazzle pervade playwright Rick Tae’s queer rom com

Puppets, animatronic reptiles are part of the action in A Dinosaur Tale, March 18 and 19

The family-friendly theatre production is set in the Alberta Badlands

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 13, 2023Massey Theatre, family, Spring 2023

Theatre Review: Sense and Sensibility delivers frothy, boisterous fun

The Arts Club’s take on Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of the Jane Austen classic is delightfully playful

Theatre review: Anastasia is a fairy-tale spectacle, complete with ballet and Broadway-belt songs

The Broadway musical, inspired by the animated film, rides on the talents of its young, triple threat cast and dazzling digital projections

STAGE, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 8, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, Broadway Across Canada

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Driving Me Crazy on March 21 and 22

Play uses cars and intertwining narratives to take a deep-dive into family relationships

THEATREStir VancouverMarch 7, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

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