Bard on the Beach

The local arts and culture scene has bright gifts in store this season, from music by candlelight to wintry ballets

Casey and Diana, Burning Mom, Behind the Moon, and Yaga shared the spotlight with prizes for Bard on the Beach’s The Dark Lady, Theatre for Young Audience category’s Otosan, Small Budget dominator The Sound Inside, and much more

Goblin:Oedipus and Antigone set to hit the Douglas Campbell Theatre next season

As if haunted by centuries of hits and flops, the three figures in this Bard on the Beach comedy take jabs at the self-consciousness and shaky footing of being an actor

Poetic flourishes and strong characterizations bring compelling charge to imagined story of Shakespeare and the woman who inspired and challenged him

Facilitated conversations with directors take place before matinee showings of four Bard on the Beach productions this season

New production of Jessica B. Hill’s witty play reclaims the lost history of poet Emilia Bassano

In Bard on the Beach’s new production, retro pastels and power suits map surprisingly well onto the chaos of Shakespeare’s sometimes troublesome original

With modernized touches and strong performances, this adaptation renews the wit and scheming of Shakespeare’s classic comedy

The first female published poet in England interacts with Shakespeare in Jessica B. Hill’s witty, complex love story

Designer Carmen Alatorre draws on old photos, film stills, and her own pastel-hued memories for Shakespearean comedy’s retro setting

Here’s a month-by-month roundup of all the stellar offerings in store, from butoh on the beach to jazz concerts in the heart of downtown

Johnna Wright directs the idyllic, Mediterranean-set Shakespeare play that revolves around two vastly different couples

Directed by Mark Chavez, a rotating cast of hilarious theatre artists act out all of the Bard’s comedies, histories, tragedies, and sonnets

On the BMO Mainstage, director Dean Paul Gibson puts an ’80s spin on this resonant tale of young love

All is not as it seems as two of Shakespeare’s most tumultuous couples navigate secret love and mistaken identities

Much Ado About Nothing and The Two Gentlemen of Verona are on the BMO Mainstage at the Shakespeare festival, on from June 10 to September 20

Vancouver International Wine Festival event is also a chance to search out the best vintages in your own back yard

Random scenes and songs that stood out across music, theatre, opera, and dance

The 36th annual program also includes The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] (Again) and The Dark Lady

The scheduled shift sees Chirag Naik take over for Nadeem Phillip Umar Khitab in the tragedy, and the role of Valentine in the comedy

Rebecca Northan–helmed production successfully gives Shakespeare’s silliest play a straightforward staging

Darker ruminations on sexual coercion take a back seat to a Vienna with flash-mob monks, DJs, and dabbing

Designer Alaia Hamer shares some of the fantastical influences that helped bring a 1600s Shakespeare show into the present

In brisk modern-day production, daring choices include omnipresent paparazzi, dance interludes, and kaleidoscopic lights

A pitch-perfect cast digs into the foolery, original songs, and carnival whimsy of new production in the Vanier Park big top

At Bard on the Beach, the actor makes the most of Stephen Drover’s taut adaptation, after six years of work on the project

In a circus-carnival kingdom, a Vancouver actor known for her comedy chops reinvents one of Shakespeare’s most hilariously humourless characters

Absurdist Shakespeare play adapted and directed by Jivesh Parasram deals with dancing, morality, coercion, and hypocrisy

Two sets of identical twins face hilarious miscommunications in ancient Greece-set play directed by Rebecca Northan