Humour permeates history play
In Yellow Fever, a play written by R.A. Shiomi, central character Sam Shikaze investigates the disappearance of the ‘Cherry Blossom Queen.’ The drama is set in the 1970s on Powell Street and …
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April 25 2022 Culture An experiment in optimism
The importance of valuing young people, by addressing their hidden fears, is an idea Valerie Methot, executive director at Some Assembly Theatre company, supports. Methot, who overcame being an …
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April 25 2022 Culture Lampedusa – Fable or Truth?
Denise and Stefano live parallel lives as they are forced to sacrifice human qualities to survive in a place that is controlled by the one per cent. The characters in Lampedusa create a friendship…
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April 11 2022 Culture Bad Parents A modern take on parenting
Parenting is like figuring out a puzzle in the play Bad Parents, says performers Raugi Yu and Josette Jorge. Bad Parents reveals the real story of parenting and does not hide behind rose colored …
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February 7 2022 Culture The Nonexistent: a story of courage and complex global migration
The Nonexistent, directed by Yves Simard, is focused on telling a story many people may know all too well: displacement. The story of a young girl forced to forge a new path as she leaves her …
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January 24 2022 Culture Identities celebrated
khattieQ, Alexandra Lainfiesta, Jackson Wai Chung Tse, and Baraka Rahmani. | Photo by Kaayla Whachell
The frank theatre and The Cultch present Be-Longing, a production that blends film, …
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January 10 2022 Culture Black Lives Matter on stage –a tribute and a prayer
Based on the real-life murder of Trayvon Martin that launched the Black Lives Matter movement, Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers is an exciting and emotional theatre show that …
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December 6 2021 Culture SNOWFLAKE - An intergenerational Christmas story
Mitch and Murray Productions presents the premiere of SNOWFLAKE, a play written by Olivier Award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett. From Dec. 10 to 23, 2021, audiences can attend the live …
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June 21 2021 Culture Ripple effect: Mental wellness during COVID-19 lockdown
Breakwater, written by playwright Valerie Methot and a youth group from Some Assembly Theatre Company, follows six youth who face the effects of isolation and mental health struggles from a symbolic…
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June 21 2021 Culture Dialogues with wounded hearts: is it possible to transcend pain through art?
Photo courtesy of Indian Summer Fest
The pandemic offers people the opportunity to heal the inner landscape of the human soul, says Anosh Irani, a Vancouver-based author. Irani addresses the …