I have a confession to make. Before Vancouver Opera’s “La Traviata” I had never been to the opera. I didn’t know what to expect. I thought everything would fly right over my head. But that is, thankfully, not the experience

“The Shipment” has returned to Vancouver after sweeping the Jessie’s for its debut run a few years ago. The play is the proud work of playwright Young Jean Lee and has toured North America since 2009. Ten years on it

Guards at the Taj This show brought the house down to its feet– it’s a must-see! This is by far a polished piece for the more experimental atmosphere of the Fringe. I was blown away by the acting, the story,

Monica Ogden’s Fringe show is about the toxicity of the Internet. It’s about trolls. It’s about racism. It’s about being of mixed heritage and it’s about the perpetual internal conflict that heritage comes with. But most of all, “Monica Versus

“Amelie” at the Firehall Arts Centre is a full blown musical squeezed into 90 minutes. Fans of the movie get everything that they came for. It is romantic, it is heart warming, it is visually textured, layered and cosy. The cast

And just like that, we’re thick into Fringe season! It’s raining outside but summer is still bumbling around. The wind is still warm and friendly. It feels like a cloudy summer day with the hint of October approaching. The school year

In “Bike Face” a very charming narrator takes her audience across Canada on a hair-raising adventure. Natalie Frijia’s writing is poetic and intelligent. She conjures up the scenery accurately as she recreates her journey from Halifax to Vancouver. Natalie’s storytelling is so vivid and