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The reviews are in for dangerous corner

Dangerous Corner opened on Thursday to an enthusiastic audience. It plays until May 22. Buy tickets.
From Peter Birnie @ The Vancouver Sun http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/theatre-listings/Theatre+review+Dangerous+Corner+delivers+good+fashioned+murder+mystery/3000754/story.html#Comments
From Colin Thomas @ The Straight http://www.straight.com/article-323150/vancouver/dangerous-corner-boasts-focused-honest-and-nuanced-performances
From Andrew Templeton @ Plank Magazine http://www.plankmagazine.com/review/dangerous-corner-narrative-experiment?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+plankmagazine+%28Plank+Magazine+%7C+Everything%29
From Katie Reitsma @ KatieLoves.com http://katieloves.com/dangerouscorner.cfm
From Mark Robbins @ gayvancouver.com  http://www.gayvancouver.net/theatre/review-dangerous-corner
From Amanda Lockitch @ [Re]View from the House http://www.reviewfromthehouse.com/theatre-seen/as-i-see-it/dangerous-corner-guest-review

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bacchanalia gala at the wine festival

The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is in full swing and on Wednesday it was the crown jewel of the Festival, the Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction.  The wine was flowing and the bids were rising at this year’s premier annual fundraising event for the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company raising over $320,000 this year.
That we chose to [...]

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it’s about time

Rehearsals are underway as the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company returns to the era of modern classics with J. B. Priestley’s “Time Play,” Dangerous Corner. Directed by Bill Dow, Dangerous Corner plays at the Vancouver Playhouse (at Hamilton & Dunsmuir) May 1-22.
J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) was an English novelist, playwright and broadcaster. His “Time Plays,” are a [...]

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education & outreach

As part of the education and outreach program of the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, I have been invited to observe a run-thru of Magee Secondary School’s production of Anything Goes on Friday and then talk with the students involved.
The Playhouse’s educational programs are the cornerstone of our extensive outreach activities. Studies have shown that young people [...]

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E-stage young playwrights

The Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company presents the 3rd Annual E-Stage Young Playwrights Showcase on Tuesday, April 13 at 7pm. Admission is free. Donations to the Actors’ Fund of Canada are gratefully accepted.
Under the guidance of the curator and co-director of the program, Amiel Gladstone, eight young BC playwrights have been developing an eight-minute scene each [...]

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reviews for the love list

http://www.straight.com/article-300182/vancouver/love-list-struggles-predictability
Colin Thomas, The Georgia Straight
http://www.vancouversun.com/Cheap+laughs+Love+List/2733950/story.html
Peter Birnie, Vancouver Sun
http://www.reviewfromthehouse.com/theatre-seen/as-i-see-it/love-list
Gillian Lockitch, [Re]View from the House
http://gayvancouver.net/theatre/review-the-love-list-strongly-infatuated
Mark Robbins, gayvancouver.net
http://www.reviewvancouver.org/th_love_list10.htm
Jane Penistan, Review Vancouver

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maggie langrick and peter birnie in conversation

Check out this video converstaion between Vancouver Sun entertainment editor Maggie Langrick and theatre critic Peter Birnie about our new season.
Max

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Announcing the Life Stories of our 2010/2011 Season

I’m very happy to be able to announce the LIFE STORIES of the 2010/2011 Season, my second as Artistic Managing Director.
The Fantasticks is the longest running production of any kind in the history of American theatre and it will open our 48th season. With Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones and Music by Harvey Schmidt, The [...]

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Thank you so much for bringing to Vancouver the fabulous production of The Love List. Foster’s writing was fabulous and the acting supported the well crafted script. The production was clever, entertaining, lots of fun and left one with lots to think about.  I am so proud to recommend Vancouver Playhouse productions. Again you out [...]

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A Conversation with Norm Foster

Norm Foster is considered to be Canada’s most produced playwright. He has had more than 40 plays produced on professional stages all over North America and as far away as Canberra, Australia. This spring, the Playhouse is producing Foster’s play, The Love List which Foster is also starring in. The acclaimed playwright sat down with us [...]

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