QUEEN LEAR
March 25-April 10
Presentation House

Presented by the Third Street Theatre Series and Western Gold. An aging actress cast in an all female production of Queen Lear hires a young girl to help her memorize her lines. Musing on the different stages of life that both women exemplify, illustrating beautifully how time and experience separate them, this beautiful and touching story about the strength of the female spirit is not be missed. The play features celebrated actor Shirley Broderick and cellist Peggy Lee.
http://www.phtheatre.org

THE WHITE SPIDER
March 12-13
Roundhouse Community Centre

Produced by Mascall Dance, in association with the Vancouver International Dance Festival, The White Spider draws inspiration from Henrich Harrer’s book, of the same name, which chronicles the history of the many failed attempts to scale the North Face of the Eiger Mountain, as well as the first successful ascent by Harrer’s party in 1938.
http://www.mascalldance.ca

FOOTLOOSE
March 25 – April 3
Performing Arts Theatre, Cap U

Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie, Based on the Original Screenplay by Dean Pitchford, Music by Tom Snow, Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Additional Music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins & Jim Steinman, Directed by Gillian Barber. Footloose explodes onto the stage with classic ’80 s anthems including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear It for the Boy and, of course, the title track Footloose. Life in small-town Bomont is peaceful until city boy, Ren, arrives. Breaking every taboo, Ren brings dance back to the heart of a town held back by the memory of a tragedy. To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people and guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.
http://www.capilanou.ca/exit22