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And 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.

This 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

Today 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

Fall 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

The 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

Shana Myara has the coolest job in the world. She gets to watch and assess cool, avant-garde cinema for a living. We are jealous all right. Shana has been part of the Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) for a while

King Lear’s struggle with insanity makes for one of Shakespeare’s most dramatic tragedies. Bard On the Beach tackles the serious play with an extensive cast on the BMO main stage. Lovers of King Lear know that it is a long