Arts

Snowflakes sweeping across the stage in a sea of white tutus, the Nutcracker battling the scheming Mouse King, Klara saving the day with her slipper… what Christmas is complete without the magical story of The Nutcracker? This enchanting tradition began in the early 1950s when Russian-American George Balanchine, already celebrated in his own time as […]

Disregarding garlic breath and Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up,” there’s nothing more powerful than the bonds of a family. Families go through thick, thin, and, in the most extreme cases, freezing cold and gunfire, but they always remain strong. On that note, UVic’s theatre department will be performing Thorton Wilder’s Pulitzer-winning The Skin […]

The Intrepid Theatre Club offered the perfect intimate space for Cocktails with Stalin, an unlikely pairing of two one-act shows. Good Night Uncle Joe dives into the thrilling, heartbreaking, and humorous interview of Stalin’s ruthless henchman, Lavrentil Beria. The interview was done by American journalist Anna on March 1, 1953 in Moscow, just as the […]

The reasons to see the performance of South Pacific at the Royal Theatre go beyond the highly curated cast and classic musical numbers beloved by generations. Ian Rye, director of artistic administration at Pacific Opera Victoria, who are co-producing the show with the Victoria Symphony, says there has been a resurgence of classic Broadway shows […]