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In What You Won’t Do For Love, David Suzuki and Tara Cullis consider love's role in environmental activism

Why Not Theatre co-artistic directors Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes delve into origins and meaning of play presented by Vancouver Civic Theatres

In Sunny Drake's CHILD-ish, kids' exact words about love, anxiety, and unicorns come to life on stage

Adults speak children’s thoughts on the world in hilarious-yet-impactful premiere from celebrated Canadian playwright

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2024Pacific Theatre, Eastside Story Guild, Sunny Drake

Theatre review: Strong performances and a fairy-tale forest at Studio 58's Sondheim musical Into the Woods

Cast makes stories of Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and friends relevant for those who live outside of storybooks

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2024Studio 58, Homepage feature

Juliet: A Revenge Comedy wrestles female characters' fate back from the Bard

Co-creators Pippa Mackie and Ryan Gladstone mark five years of irreverent fun, as Monster Theatre play debuts on The Cultch stage

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2024The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Monster Theatre, Pippa Mackie, Ryan Gladstone

A polyamorous birthday party, gangsta grannies, and more as Advance Theatre Festival hosts live-reading series February 5 to 9

At Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Tricia Trinh curates plays that centre new voices around gender and culture

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2024Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Ruby Slippers Theatre

The Flame: Lunar New Year Edition marks inaugural show in Richmond, February 10

Storytelling series features true tales told by Once Upon a Time’s Beverley Elliott, drag artist Maiden China, and more

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 3, 2024Gateway Theatre

Hannah Moscovitch’s sex-positive play Bunny gets a remount at the Anvil Theatre, February 8 to 18

Directed by Mindy Parfitt of The Search Party, production follows an intelligent woman engaging in intimacy without shame

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 2, 2024Anvil Theatre, The Search Party

Theatre review: Powerful performances and music as Choir Boy examines how society shapes young lives

Tarell Alvin McCraney’s compelling, boys’-school-set play poses important questions

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 1, 2024Arts Club Theatre, Homepage feature, Arts Club Theatre Company

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 interesting facts about Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen's heartfelt theatrical hit

The Firehall Arts Centre’s fan-favourite production returns to Vancouver in celebration of more than 300 performances

MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 1, 2024Firehall Arts Centre, Leonard Cohen, Homepage feature

Théâtre la Seizième showcases Je suis William with Carousel Theatre for Young People, February 16

French-language production is accompanied by series of events with playwright Rébecca Déraspe and artist-psychologist Helene Morizur

THEATREStir VancouverJanuary 31, 2024Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme

Studio 58 brings beloved fairy-tale figures to life with Into the Woods, February 1 to 18

Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical takes Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and friends on a dark journey through the forest

THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 30, 2024Studio 58, Langara College

PuSh Festival's final week closes with PuSh @ SFU Woodward’s 15th Anniversary Series

Copresentation of DARKMATTER and L’amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie celebrates milestone for SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs

Guy Régis Jr. tells stories of migration through opera-theatre in L’amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie, February 3 and 4

Through chorus song, live guitar, and more, Haitian director’s Creole-French production navigates experiences of uprooted families, care of Théâtre la Seizième, PuSh Festival, and SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2024Theatre la Seizieme, PuSh Festival, NOUS Theatre, SFU Woodward's

In Choir Boy, prep school sets the stage for impactful a cappella reflections on sexuality and Black masculinity

Director Mike Payette and actor Kwaku Okyere reflect on nuances of play by Tarell Alvin McCraney, screenwriter of Oscar-winning film Moonlight

THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 26, 2024Canadian Stage, Arts Club Theatre, Homepage feature

Firehall Arts Centre presents Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, February 3 to March 3

Inventive 2012 production celebrating Canadian singer-songwriter’s life fuses music, dance, and theatre

MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverJanuary 26, 2024Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre

Review: Gravity & Other Myths' The Mirror creates a sophisticated yet saucy cabaret of physical feats

Receiving a wild standing O, Aussie company ups its own game to create a fun, finely orchestrated flow of ever-shifting human towers and sculptures

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 25, 2024Gravity & Other Myths, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Mean Girls' witty teen comedy makes a "fetch" mix with song-and-dance spectacle

Energized Broadway Across Canada musical heightens the storytelling and deepens the characterizations

THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 24, 2024Broadway Across Canada, Mean Girls, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Review: With humour and honesty, Rakesh Sukesh's because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it) digs into complexities of discrimination and immigration

Free-associative stories and dance stitched loosely together to match ginormous sari tapestry that unfurls in Indian Summer Festival/PuSh Festival/The Cultch show