Performing Arts
Brigadoon – VOS offers a highland...
Looking for a wee Celtic fling to get you in the mood for the upcoming Highland Games? Hike up yer kilt and high-step your way over to the Mac for the Victoria Operatic Society’s bonnie bit o’ Brigadoon, an unashamedly simplistic musical that’s as proud to be old-fashioned as it is Scottish (just don’t listen too closely to the... Read More »
Black Rock Horse – Burning Man...
It’s May, which means many people’s thoughts have already started turning to Labour Day weekend . . . at least, they have if they’re a Burner. Dedicated denizens of Black Rock City—home to the annual Burning Man festival of muses, mirth, mayhem and madcap machinery—are likely well along the way to planning their costumes, theme camps, art cars and... Read More »
CVV STAFF PICKS – May 2 2012
Each week CVV Magazine staff members post their personal recommendations on what to see and do in Victoria. Some events will be well known, some will be hidden gems, and all will be well worth checking out! See you out there! While the blanket of grey has yet to lift over Victoria, enjoy a hint of summer at the... Read More »
Footloose – Triple Threats on...
When Phil and Leanne asked if I would like to review Footloose, I replied with a flurry of text explaining that I had seen Footloose in schools, in legitimate theatres, on ice, alongside multi-course meals, and of course the original film – about which I expounded on the virtues of Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow in all capital letters.... Read More »
1959 Pink Thunderbird Convertible: a...
We asked two of our writers, Erin Anderson and Chris Felling, to tag-team review Langham Court’s 1959 Pink Thunderbird Convertible – two one-act plays. Each reviewer reviewed one of the plays, then commented on the other’s review. We just like to keep things interesting at CVV! Laundry and Bourbon – Erin Anderson On a back porch in the midst... Read More »
God of Carnage – It’s...
The Belfry started this season off with the beautiful and poetic And Slowly Beauty…, where a man rediscovers the true meaning of life and achieves a sense of peace and harmony within himself. Offering a direct—and hilarious—counterpoint to this is their season closer, God of Carnage, in which two apparently harmonious couples quickly abandon all sense of peace and... Read More »
4-PLAY at the Metro Studio – A...
With a little help from comedian Wes Borg, CVV Magazine’s John Threlfall and Chris Felling give us an idea of what to expect at this year’s 4-PLAY event at the Metro Studio. 4-Play is a fundraiser in support of Intrepid Theatre that features 4 writers, 4 directors, 4 actors, 4 set designers, and 4 costume designers who will create... Read More »
Leanne Allen interviews The Grapes of...
The Grapes of Wrath have reunited and are playing at Upstairs Cabaret in Victoria – what used to be Harpo’s – for one of a series of Autism benefit concerts. Leanne Allen asks them what it’s like to be back together after 20 years. Read More »
