By Guest Blogger J. Kelly Nestruck My name's Kelly and I'm a longtime blogger who became the theatre critic at the Globe and Mail during the winter. When Simon Ogden asked me to pen a guest post for The Next Stage while he's in China working undercover for Amnesty International, I was happy to oblige.… Continue reading Hello Vancouver
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New on the V-list: The World Goes ‘Round
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New on the V-list: SubUrbia
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Theatre adventures
Guest blogger Jessica Van der Veen on her recent trip to Europe and bumping into a Canadian legend. I haven’t told you a whole lot about our adventures in the theatre. There weren’t any shows in Paris that I wanted to see, and my French isn’t up to snuff for literary theatre anyway. In Berlin… Continue reading Theatre adventures
Hamlet
Hamlet by Harry Venning 1989, Week 17
Selling at the fringes
A new approach to theatre marketing from a Canadian sellout By guest blogger Ian Mackenzie I cringe when I hear theatre people say the word “marketing.” It’s like when you hear your grandma say “Facebook” – you know she’s heard of it, but you can be damn sure she’s got no idea how to use it. I… Continue reading Selling at the fringes
Crazy Kansas homophobe vs. Toronto theatre: and the winner is…
Photo by Roger Cullman Do we even have to say it? Despite the fact that the actual Pastor Phelps was turned back at the Canadian border, Toronto anti-protesters turned out in magnificent force to show support for The Pastor Phelps Project, a play up in the Summerworks Festival right now. Blog TO has got the… Continue reading Crazy Kansas homophobe vs. Toronto theatre: and the winner is…
It’s not that I didn’t want to go to China…
...it's just something I've never thought about. The first thing I always consider in a vacation destination is whether or not there's an accessible point break with a nice sandy bottom. I also never answer the phone when I even think it might be the bank calling. Because that can never be good news. And… Continue reading It’s not that I didn’t want to go to China…
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New on the V-list: Spectral Theatre’s Late-Night Double Feature
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Hamlet
Hamlet by Harry Venning - 1989, week 15
If This is Our Youth, we’re in pretty good shape
I've been thinking quite a bit about the future of our theatre lately (as have others, it seems). I'm thinking it's probably too late to turn my generation into a legion of demanding and critical theatre fans (my generation being that of Donkey Kong, Adidas bags and Frankie Goes to Hollywood), we're all pretty much… Continue reading If This is Our Youth, we’re in pretty good shape
New on the V-list: As You Like It
Shhhh. Look, over there. Unjaded Vancouver actors in the wild. Careful now, don't frighten them off. Are they...what is that they're doing? Ohmigod...Shakespeare? In a fresh and innovative manner! And they're...loving it! Check out the future of your theatre, Vancouver. What sort of stage are we setting for them? Click here for full details on… Continue reading New on the V-list: As You Like It
This one goes to eleven: Paul Armstrong
Ladies and gentlemen, a man who needs no introduction to a very large hunk of Vancouver: Mr. Paul Armstrong, Producer-at-large. An omnipresent entity throughout our independent arts scene, Paul glides between the worlds of film, music and theatre with seemingly no friction. His indie-film showcase The Celluloid Social Club has been running monthly since 1997,… Continue reading This one goes to eleven: Paul Armstrong
A fitting tribute…
Bravo, Perth, bravo.
Simon Ogden 