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    One Intrepid Fringe Reviewer's Overall Picks for Vancouver Fringe 2012
    Posted October 2nd, 2012 by Claire Hill ·

    Over the course of the Fringe I saw 13 shows, attended one participation-related event, and drank a lot of beer. Six of the shows were assigned through random selection by the Plank Powers That Be and the other seven I saw based on my own interest from the project description or advice from...

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    UPDATE for Playhouse Theatre Closure (courtesy of Facebook)
    Posted March 10th, 2012 by Allyson McGrane ·

    I received an invitation via Facebook to a Vancouver Playhouse Rally planned for tonight at 7pm the Vancouver Playhouse to honour the company's history on the night of its final performance. The suggestion is for those attending to wear white, bring flashlights to shine at the theatre and...

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    Vancouver Playhouse - Closing TOMORROW!
    Posted March 9th, 2012 by Allyson McGrane ·

    WOW - it's curtains for Vancouver Playhouse.

    One final show tomorrow evening of Catalyst Theatre's Hunchback, then the Playhouse is no more. 

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    Why We Need Critics
    Posted March 9th, 2011 by Chris Dupuis ·

    Editor's Note: Following the recent eruption of comments caused by Brett Owen's piece on Joe Ink's Dusk,  I wanted to write something that outlined PLANK's position on reviewing and...

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    Are you in Theatre? Are you disgruntled but still devoted? Then you need this
    Posted November 25th, 2010 by Andrew Templeton ·

    A few years ago, as part of their Assembly initiative, the PuSh Festival invited Phelim McDermott from London's Improbable Theatre to run the entire event following the rules of "Open Space Technology", something he'd done successfully in both the UK and elsewhere in the world.

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    Luminato 2010
    Posted October 18th, 2010 by Justin Haigh ·

    Sorry Montreal, but the title bearer of Canada’s “City of Festivals” is no longer so clear cut or in your corner.

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    In Conversation with: April O'Peel
    Posted October 6th, 2010 by Andrew Templeton ·

    Greece Does Grease is a new mainstage burlesque show from the co-producers of last year’s smash hit SHINE: A Burlesque Musical. Greece Does Grease reaches back deep into the history of burlesque for inspiration while providing a contemporary parody of...

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    Victoria Fringe On!
    Posted August 27th, 2010 by Paul McKinnon ·

    One would have thought that the arts funding cuts brought down over the last year would have had a serious negative effect on Victoria's 2010 Fringe Festival, but apparently it's just the reverse.

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    In Conversation with Sally Stubbs
    Posted June 9th, 2010 by Andrew Templeton ·

    PLANK Magazine sat down virtually with Vancouver Playwright Sally Stubbs to talk about her new piece Herr Beckmann’s People which opens this Friday at the PTC Studio on Granville Island.

    An award-winning playwright, teacher-director, and performer who loves to clown,...

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    Ticketpalooza! Theatre! Surprises!
    Posted June 7th, 2010 by Andrew Templeton ·

    Our good friends at the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA) have announced a fantastic, online initiative called Ticketpalooz. 40 "mystery" ticket packages, donated by over 45 theatre companies are now available...

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