Steel Magnolias
By Robert Harling Anybody who’s anybody in Chinquapin, Louisiana goes to Truvy’s beauty parlour to get her hair done. Today, Truvy’s new assistant, Annelle, isn’t sure if she’s married or not, but won’t let that get in the way of “doing good hair.” Their clients are M’Lynn, a social worker who will do anything for […]
Mary’s Wedding
By Stephen Massicotte “Tonight is just a dream …” With the sweep of a romance novel, Mary’s Wedding begins and ends in sweet dreams of love. Mary and Charlie meet in 1914, with the world on the brink of The Great War. In Mary’s dream, she relives her first meeting with Charlie, falling in love, […]
The Sound of Music
Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse So, how do you solve a problem like Maria? Too high-spirited for convent life, the Mother Superior believes the answer is to send Maria off to work as a governess for a captain with seven children. Maria wins their […]
Tempting Providence
by Robert Chafe A Theatre Newfoundland Labrador production The first British settlers to arrive in Newfoundland found the climate too harsh and headed south to Virginia. It took sterner stuff in the form of London-born nurse, Myra Bennett, to endure the region’s bleak weather and conquer its stubborn inhabitants. Nurse Bennett traveled by foot, horse, […]
KISMET one to one hundred
By Stephen Massicotte A Chop theatre production “Tonight is just a dream …” With the sweep of a romance novel, Mary’s Wedding begins and ends in sweet dreams of love. Mary and Charlie meet in 1914, with the world on the brink of The Great War. In Mary’s dream, she relives her first meeting with […]
All Shook Up
by Joe DiPietro In association with Chemainus Theatre Festival It’s the summer of 1955 in a “so-small-you-never-heard-of-it” town, somewhere in the Midwest. Uptight Mayor Matilda has outlawed kissing in public, dancing, and pretty much any kind of fun. But when a black-jacketed motorcyclist with hyperactive hips breezes into town with his trusty guitar, the dull, […]
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30th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival
The 30th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), September 29 to October 14, 2011, is one of the largest film festivals in North America. Nearly 150,000 film fans enjoy a dynamic roster of more than 350 films from 80 countries. Considered one of the most accessible and friendly festivals, the 16-day annual celebration of film […]
Beachside Forno & Kurtis Kolt Present – Pinot, Pinot, Pinot – Tuesday, October 4
Well suited to a variety of different growing regions around the world, and known for their nuanced and delicate nature, wine varietals Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir are worth getting to know. Join us at Beachside Forno for an evening of wine exploration, food and fun. Led by wine guru, Kurtis Kolt, enjoy […]
West Side Story
A masterpiece of music theatre! VO presents the full-scale Broadway show with Jerome Robbins’s original high-energy choreography, a 30-piece live orchestra and a cast of triple-threat singer-dancer-actors who will knock your socks off! This 20th century classic features Leonard Bernstein’s most most memorable and thrilling melodies: “Maria”, “Tonight”, “Gee, Officer Krupke”. With only 8 performances […]
