The Vancouver Art Gallery has had an exhibition on all through the summer called “Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Paintings“. That exhibit had a lot to do with me going to see “Wondrous Boccaccio”. If you haven’t
Read moreThe Vancouver Art Gallery has had an exhibition on all through the summer called “Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Paintings“. That exhibit had a lot to do with me going to see “Wondrous Boccaccio”. If you haven’t
Read more“Louder Than Bombs” is Danish director Joachim Trier’s first English language venture. He tells the story of Isabelle Reed, a war photographer who is deeply conflicted between being a great journalist, and a good mother and wife. Her mysterious death creates
Read moreAnd so it ends. Ten glorious days of theatrical chaos have finally come to a maddening conclusion. The awards were announced on Sunday night and the creme de la creme of shows were rounded up for the Pick of The Fringe.
Read moreThis session brought on the feels for me. There were good laughs. Great ones actually. But I didn’t expect to be moved to the degree that I did. It was a pleasant surprise. Not all Fringe shows can be laugh-riots after
Read moreToday I learned that Vaudeville has made a major comeback in theatre. Popular in the early 20th century, Vaudeville shows put together individual performances by actors, comedians, singers, musicians, acrobats and magicians to create light-hearted entertainment. Red (or black) velvet curtains, heightened
Read moreFall in Vancouver means two things: really confusing weather and the Fringe. Toronto gets a film festival, New York get fashion week and we get a week of rambunctious theatre. The Fringe was in full swing this weekend. Granville Island and
Read moreThe Vancouver Fringe opened last night to the glee of the city’s theatre geeks. The line-up this year is bursting with its usual left-of-centre goodness. Playwright Munish Sharma brings cultural flavour to the festival this year with his dark comedy
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