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West Coast Premiere Of WOMEN OF THE FUR TRADE Extended At Firehall Arts Centre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2025

Due to overwhelming demand for this West Coast premiere, Frances Koncan's Women of the Fur Trade has been extended at the Firehall Arts Centre.

WOMEN OF THE FUR TRADE Comes to The Firehall Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2025

The Firehall Arts Centre will produce and present Women of the Fur Trade next month. Three very different women with a preference for 21st century slang find themselves stuck in a fort having tea and sharing their views on life, love, and Louis Riel.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Vancouver Awards; ANASTASIA at Theatre in the Country Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Vancouver Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Vancouver Awards; Theatre in the Country Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Vancouver Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Vancouver Awards; ANASTASIA at Theatre in the Country Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Vancouver Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Vancouver Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Vancouver Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Vancouver Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Vancouver Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

New Adaptation of HENRY V Opens The Howard Family Stage at Bard On The Beach's 34th Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2023

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival continues its 34th Season in Vanier Park with Henry V on the Howard Family Stage from June 28 to August 13. Lois Anderson (Lysistrata) returns to direct her inspiring adaptation of this tale of war and love.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Opens The Bard On The Beach Shakespeare Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2022

The Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival's 33rd Season returns to Sen̓ákw/Vanier Park, and begins with the all-time favourite, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Tickets On Sale For Bard On The Beach Festival's 32nd Season & Feature Film
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 14, 2021

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival is unveiling a 2021 Season with online programming designed to engage both its existing Festival community and reach out to new audiences across Canada and beyond.

Bard On The Beach Rules Out In-Person 2021 Shakespeare Festival Due To Impact Of COVID-19
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2021

Bard on the Beach, Western Canada's largest and longest-running Shakespeare festival, has confirmed it will not be staging a theatre season at its outdoor Festival site this summer.

Bard On The Beach Shakespeare Festival Announces Its 2020 Season Lineup
by Julie Musbach - Aug 21, 2019

While the 30th season of Bard on the Beach continues until September 21, Artistic Director Christopher Gaze has just announced the lineup for the Festival's 31st Season, which will run from June 11 to September 26, 2020. It includes the most popular play in Bard's history, plus a thrilling historical drama, a music-filled Jazz Age romance and a provocative contemporary play based on Milton's Paradise Lost.

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Joins The 30th Season Of Bard On The Beach
by Julie Musbach - May 10, 2019

Bard on the Beach continues its 30th season with a stylish stage adaptation of the lively Oscar-winning romantic comedy, Shakespeare in Love.

The Taming Of The Shrew Kicks Off The 30th Season Of Bard On The Beach
by Julie Musbach - May 6, 2019

BWW Review: OUR TOWN is a Poetic Look at Life, Love and Death
by Jason Carlos - Jun 8, 2016

The Shaw Festival tackles Thornton Wilder's masterpiece OUR TOWN, directed by Molly Smith. The quiet tale is presented in three acts, following the story of a small town at the turn of the century. A number of years pass between each act, allowing for audiences to delve deeper in the lives - hopeful and tragic of its townspeople. Starring Charlie Gallant, Kate Besworth and Benedict Campbell, this moving production also features Patrick Galligan, Catherine McGregor, Patrick McManus and Jenny L. Wright.

BWW Review: UNCLE VANYA is a Fresh Take on a Chekov Classic
by Jason Carlos - May 25, 2016

The Shaw Festival continues to launch its 2016 season with a fresh take on another classic - this time Anton Chekov's UNCLE VANYA. This moving dramedy explores family harmony and dysfunction with budding loyalties and conflicting love. Jackie Maxwell, outgoing artistic director at the Shaw Festival brings to life this new adaptation by Annie Baker. It's a crisp translation with contemporary overtones that brings this Chekov classic to the new age. Neil Barclay stars as the title role and leads a talented ensemble including Donna Belleville, Kate Besworth, James Daly, Sharry Flett, Marla McLean, Patrick McManus, Peter Millard, Moya O'Connell and David Schurmann.

2016 Shaw Festival to Open with Pulitzer Prize Winner OUR TOWN
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 8, 2016

The Shaw Festival's 55th season begins Saturday at 2 p.m. with the first preview of Thornton Wilder's beloved play Our Town. Molly Smith, artistic director of Washington, D.C's Tony award-winning Arena Stage, returns to The Shaw to breathe vivid, new life into this classic piece of theatre - a talent she displayed so brilliantly in her production of My Fair Lady in 2011.

Shaw Festival Announces Principal Casting for 2016 Season
by Christina Mancuso - Nov 5, 2015

Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell and the Shaw Festival announce principal casting and the creative teams for the 2016 playbill. The 2016 season features new and core ensemble members and beloved returning artists celebrating Ms. Maxwell's final season and 14-year tenure at The Shaw.

BWW Review: Shaw's ARCADIA at The Royal Alexandra Theatre
by Dennis Kucherawy - Nov 12, 2014

At the Shaw Festival in its record-breaking 2013 season, all performances of Tom Stoppard's 'Arcadia' sold-out before it opened. With its current revival engagement at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre (with the original Niagara-on-the-Lake cast), many disappointed theatergoers will finally get their chance to enjoy this exceptional production of what is generally regarded as the playwright's most brilliant work... and his most moving.

Julie Martell, Patrick McManus, Charlie Gallant, Fiona Reid and More Set for Shaw Festival's 2015 Season; Cast, Creatives Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Oct 30, 2014

The Shaw Festival today announced principal casting and creative team details for its 54th season.