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Theatre review: Kate Hamill’s playful Pride and Prejudice adaptation cranks up the wit and chaotic charm
Theatre review: Kate Hamill’s playful Pride and Prejudice adaptation cranks up the wit and chaotic charm

Helped by Kate Besworth’s irreverent sparkle as Lizzy, Gateway Theatre’s adaptation loses the restraint and dives headfirst into Austen’s humour

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 23, 2025Gateway Theatre, Spring 2025, Kate Besworth
Grammy-winning West African musician Dobet Gnahoré plays a BlueShore at CapU concert, May 11
Grammy-winning West African musician Dobet Gnahoré plays a BlueShore at CapU concert, May 11

Virtuosic singer and dancer takes the intoxicating sounds of early Afro-funk and soul in exciting new directions

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 23, 2025Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, Spring 2025
With Erick Lichte leading the charge, Chor Leoni celebrates 10 years of The Big Roar
With Erick Lichte leading the charge, Chor Leoni celebrates 10 years of The Big Roar

The choir’s long-time artistic director hopes the upcoming concert will open new ears to choral music’s powers to heal and create community

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 22, 2025CHOR LEONI, Chor Leoni, Spring 2025, SPRING 2025
Western Gold Theatre brings Caryl Churchill’s Here We Go to the PAL Studio Theatre, May 8 to 25
Western Gold Theatre brings Caryl Churchill’s Here We Go to the PAL Studio Theatre, May 8 to 25

At once humorous and heartbreaking, production revolves around a funeral party for a man with an adventurous past

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 22, 2025Partner Content, Western Gold Theatre, Spring 2025
Colin Mochrie set to return to The Improv Centre Stage, June 4 to 6
Colin Mochrie set to return to The Improv Centre Stage, June 4 to 6

The improvisational-comedy icon from Whose Line Is It Anyway? comes back to where his career began

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COMMENTARY, COMEDYJanet SmithApril 22, 2025The Improv Centre, Spring 2025, Colin Mochrie
The Dance Centre celebrates International Dance Day in Vancouver, April 27 and 29
The Dance Centre celebrates International Dance Day in Vancouver, April 27 and 29

Program features Vanessa Goodman/Action at a Distance, Dance//Novella, Karen Jamieson Dance, and more

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DANCEStir VancouverApril 22, 2025Partner Content, The Dance Centre, Spring 2025, Vanessa Goodman, Action at a Distance, Dance//Novella, Karen Jamieson, Inverso Productions, Justine A. Chambers, International Dance Day
Charlene Vickers, Hazel Meyer, and Michelle Sound among names on 2025 Sobey Awards longlist
Charlene Vickers, Hazel Meyer, and Michelle Sound among names on 2025 Sobey Awards longlist

B.C.’s Charles Campbell and Tania Willard are also nominated for the Pacific Region in competition for country’s richest visual-art award

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithApril 21, 2025Sobey Art Award, Capture Photography Festival
Stir Q&A: Stuart Little director Jennica Grienke reflects on nurturing bravery in a big world
Stir Q&A: Stuart Little director Jennica Grienke reflects on nurturing bravery in a big world

At Carousel Theatre for Young People, the titular mouse comes to life with 1940s flair reminiscent of E.B. White’s original novel

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 17, 2025Carousel Theatre, Spring 2025, Jennica Grienke
In Dance Nation, adult actors channel a troupe of preteen competitive dancers
In Dance Nation, adult actors channel a troupe of preteen competitive dancers

Clare Barron’s Pulitzer Prize–nominated production traces themes of friendship and jealousy as young athletes train for a national title

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 17, 2025The Search Party, the Cultch, THE CULTCH, Amanda Sum, Spring 2025
Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs takes to the stage for SummerSing! Beatles & Broadway, May 13
Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs takes to the stage for SummerSing! Beatles & Broadway, May 13

Adult and children’s choirs perform hits by the Beatles and Broadway favourites from musicals like Mamma Mia! and Mary Poppins

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 17, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir, Spring 2025
Sopranos find new depth in Madama Butterfly's demanding title role
Sopranos find new depth in Madama Butterfly's demanding title role

Alternating as Cio-Cio San, Yasko Sato and Karen Chia-Ling Ho navigate the emotional toll of Vancouver Opera’s post–Second World War–set tragedy

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 17, 2025Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, Spring 2025
A love letter to Star Trek, game-show dreamscapes, and more as Tremors Festival unveils lineup for 2025
A love letter to Star Trek, game-show dreamscapes, and more as Tremors Festival unveils lineup for 2025

Rumble Theatre’s three-night biennial event set for June 6 to 8 at Progress Lab 1422

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 17, 2025Tremors Festival, Rumble Theatre, RUMBLE THEATRE, Spring 2025
Belgium's Peeping Tom draws on cinematic artistry, memories, and nightmares for Diptych
Belgium's Peeping Tom draws on cinematic artistry, memories, and nightmares for Diptych

Olivier Award–winning dance-theatre troupe blends physically pummelling choreography with surreal worlds that blur reality and fantasy

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DANCEJanet SmithApril 17, 2025DANCEHOUSE, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Spring 2025
Metro Theatre presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, May 9 to June 8
Metro Theatre presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, May 9 to June 8

New interpretation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical trades Biblical Egypt for a travelling variety show

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 17, 2025Partner Content, Metro Theatre, Spring 2025, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Eccentric candidates compete for true love as The Improv Centre runs The Bachelor-ish to May 31
Eccentric candidates compete for true love as The Improv Centre runs The Bachelor-ish to May 31

Each 90-minute show based on the hit reality-TV series ends with a dramatic final rose ceremony

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WHAT'S STIRRING, COMEDYJanet SmithApril 17, 2025The Improv Centre, Jessica Mann Gutteridge, Spring 2025
Baritone Thomas Hampson joins the VSO for Rachmaninoff, Mahler & The Mermaid, May 9 and 10
Baritone Thomas Hampson joins the VSO for Rachmaninoff, Mahler & The Mermaid, May 9 and 10

Andrey Boreyko conducts the program, which features selections from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy’s Magic Horn)

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 16, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, VSO School of Music, Spring 2025
Stringed-instrument virtuoso Stefano Maiorana crosses centuries in Secret Pages for Theorbo
Stringed-instrument virtuoso Stefano Maiorana crosses centuries in Secret Pages for Theorbo

Both traditional and groundbreaking, works from the 17th century and the present day mingle in this exploration of the musical riches of Venice

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 16, 2025Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Vancouver New Music, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, theorbo, early music, Spring 2025
Atlantic Jazz Collective performs reimagined classics at BlueShore at CapU, May 10
Atlantic Jazz Collective performs reimagined classics at BlueShore at CapU, May 10

Veteran singer Norma Winstone and drummer Joe LaBarbera join the trio to deliver exciting new perspectives on familiar tunes

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 16, 2025Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, Spring 2025
Resilience and ambition power Royal City Musical Theatre's 9 to 5
Resilience and ambition power Royal City Musical Theatre's 9 to 5

Maia Beresford and castmates draw on inspiring role models for a production marking the farewell of revered artistic director Valerie Easton

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 15, 2025Royal City Musical Theatre, Spring 2025, Homepage feature
At DOXA's Justice Forum, The Pickers follows migrant workers on European farms, May 2
At DOXA's Justice Forum, The Pickers follows migrant workers on European farms, May 2

A panel discussion with workers and community advocates takes place after the VIFF Centre screening

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SCREENStir VancouverApril 15, 2025Partner Content, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, DOXA
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At Christmas With Chor Leoni, Saina Khaledi premieres Persian song inspired by her father’s melodies. 

Composer-musician draws on years of memories in new piece for santour and choir that celebrates Yalda Night. Read more at Stir. 

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Corbin Murdoch steps in as Vancouver Folk Music Festival executive director. 

The musician, cultural programmer, and producer set to work alongside artistic director Fiona Black. 

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The Nutcracker at Wethersfield follows New York City Ballet to a wintry estate, to December 28 at VIFF Centre. 

The Leading Ladies bring to life Duke Ellington’s swingy twist on Tchaikovsky score at December 14 screening. 

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Vancouver Cantata Singers bridge generations with Christmas Reprise concerts

Up-and-coming composer Sophia Colpitts contributed to the program—with a little help from her grandpa. Read more at Stir. 

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