Modern World Theatre

One Good Marriage received its world premiere in Toronto a few years ago, and is one of a handful of Canadian plays that have seen the light of day south of the border.

Oct 25, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

It's hard not to love Evil Dead: The Musical. What started out as a Fringe Festival Show in Toronto has made the leap to Off-Broadway, and now it's arrived in Vancouver.

Oct 25, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

You've chosen a show, and are in the process of budgeting for it accordingly. Next, you have to find the team of people who will bring the play or musical to life.

Oct 19, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

It can be pretty baffling to produce your first show, whether it's a new work or one that audiences know. Here are some tips to make things easier.

Oct 19, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

Norm Foster has been dubbed "Canada's most produced playwright" and it's really hard to understand why.

Oct 19, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

It has been a rough 24 hours for the Vancouver Playhouse - first reeling from the death of Lloyd Nicholson, and the next day having to open a very difficult play.

Oct 16, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

Not Another Musical Co-Op, the people who brought The World Goes 'Round last summer to packed houses and rave reviews are back a year later with Songs for a New World.

Aug 14, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

The summer weather has arrived in Vancouver, and despite the warm temperatures outside, things are heating up in the theatres as the summer theatre season begins.

Jun 4, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

The Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre should be commended for its 10th Anniversary production, and for producing Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song.

Jun 1, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

It's easy to see why the Arts Club Theatre Company is Vancouver's largest and most popular theatre company.

May 23, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

Late Show Productions, an equity co-operative led by Carrie Rusheinsky and Melanie Walden, should be commended for bringing this play to Canadian audiences.

May 18, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

When Top Girls first premiered in 1982, it was looked upon as a modern, feminist piece of theatre.

May 17, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

Burkett returns to Vancouver after almost 3 years of touring the world with one of his other hit shows, 10 Days On Earth.

Jan 22, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

After selling out their entire run during the Vancouver Fringe, including their "Pick Of The Fringe" performances, it has returned to grace the stage once more.

Jan 18, 2009 - Mike Mackenzie

The Drowsy Chaperone, created as a wedding gift for Bob Martin and Janet Van Der Graaf, has been a hit in Toronto and on Broadway.

Nov 28, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie

The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman is one of the most controversial plays written in the last decade.

Nov 26, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie

Frost/Nixon opened the 46th season at the Vancouver Playhouse on Thursday night, and sadly, the production doesn't live up to the strength of the play.

Sep 19, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie

The Stratford Festival of Canada is well known for its Shakespearean plays, and a new focus on Canadian works. What they continue to do best is produce superior musicals.

Sep 7, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie

John Patrick Shanley's award winning play Doubt makes its Canadian premiere as the opening production in the 2008-2009 season at the Arts Club Theatre Company.

Sep 7, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie

Frost/Nixon, based on the infamous interview between British reporter David Frost and President Richard Nixon, has its Canadian premiere in Vancouver in Sept. 2008.

Sep 7, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie

Die Roten Punkte and Gutenberg! The Musical! share top spot on the third day of the Vancouver Fringe Festival. Both shows offer not only great comedy, but solid music.

Sep 7, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie

You never know what you're going to get when you decide to attend a Fringe Festival show. It might be funny, sad, interesting, boring - who knows?

Sep 5, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? winner Elicia MacKenzie stars in the Andrew Lloyd Webber revival of The Sound Of Music at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre.

Aug 27, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie

In Krapp's Last Tape at the 2008 Stratford Shakespeare Festival, it's all about actor Brian Dennehy. It's easy to see why he's become a legend in theatre circles.

Aug 27, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie

Some plays, when paired with another, simply work, as with Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape and O"Neill's Hughie at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

Aug 27, 2008 - Mike Mackenzie