Top Things to do in British Columbia
The 10 Best Performances in British Columbia, British Columbia
Discover the best top things to do in British Columbia, British Columbia including Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, Lust Life Jazz Band, Teatro Intimo Del Flamenco, Hidden Wonders, Rockstar Nights, The Vagabond Players, Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Kitsilano Showboat, Kay Meek Centre, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage - Arts Club Theatre Company.
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1. Okanagan Symphony Orchestra
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
2. Lust Life Jazz Band
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Catch Lust Life Jazz Band at the Bengal Lounge for a great evening of cool jazz,and funky stuff every Saturday night. Featured musicians in The 2015 Victoria International Jazz Festival. Lust Life is a staple of the Victoria music scene. Defying classical description their repertoire stems from the jazz song form, the great American songbook and takes inspiration from jump jazz, blues,funk and swing.
3. Teatro Intimo Del Flamenco
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
Karen Flamenco brings the glamour and extravagance of a large flamenco dance production onto a small theatrical stage. The one-hour production welcomes audiences of all ages with live traditional flamenco music, dance, storylines, puppetry and magic. With theatre style seating and bistro-style table seats, every audience member will get a close-up and personal experience that is very typical of a traditional Spanish Tablao.
Reviewed By paulaE2205LO - Vancouver, Canada
we had a rocky start as my friends forgot their tickets! the will call server was fully understanding and got us in with with no stress! it was a dec 28th matinee performance of the nutcracker with my friends from chile and me; we had excellent seating and enjoyed the heart warming and well performed flamenco in a great venue; it is a treasure to seek out on granville island
4. Hidden Wonders
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 75 reviews
Hidden Wonders is a speakeasy-style performance venue hidden behind a fake business facade in New Westminster's historic district and is the brainchild of two-time world champion of magic, Shawn Farquhar. The seventy-five-minute magic experience will feature effects created to impress Ellen, win the world championship and to fool Vegas’s Penn & Teller twice on their hit television show Fool Us.
Reviewed By Lovetotraveltimes - Vancouver, Canada
My first experience at a magic show and what an amazing evening it proved to be! Sean is an extremely talented magician with a ready wit and entertaining raconteur. It is in an intimate setting of just 30 people which allows for lots of audience participation which we all enjoyed. His magic and sleight of hand are unbelievable, leaving everyone in awe and wonder. The audience included all age groups from teens to adults. I will definitely be recommending this show to all of my friends!
5. Rockstar Nights
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Rockstar Bingo is the brainchild of Victoria’s favourite classics to modern rock cover band, SuperSauce. A fun-loving band of seasoned professionals who love what they do while also living a little on the edge … every show is an adventure, sometimes even a surprise. But what’s really got the locals talking is the latest wave to hit Victoria’s music scene. Introducing Rockstar Nights – an interactive weekly music game show that comes to you live from the intimate depths of the Distrikt Nightclub in the Strathcona Hotel. Every Thursday night at 8pm, SuperSauce gears up to play a weekly game of Rockstar Bingo. Bring your friends and your phone and get ready to sing along and play #livebandbingo. Covid-19 Status Note: during COVID-19, we are entertaining folks in the safety of their homes by streaming live on Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube.
Reviewed By CuroAZ
What a fun Thursday night! Rockstar Bingo is weekly music bingo show with a live band playing all the songs. Friends and I have been joining in every week to check out the the song selection and use our phones to access the app that generates a bingo card. Very cool to play this online (during Covid) as well as in-person (pre-Covid lockdown/post-Covid lockdown) at the venue! Lots of familiar tunes from the 80's and 90's which is perfect for our circle of friends! The band, SuperSauce is very talented and has a great time on stage, keeping it fun for the audience!
6. The Vagabond Players
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
7. Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 477 reviews
Each year Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival runs from June to September in a spectacular waterfront setting in Vancouver. Enjoy Shakespeare’s great comedies, romances and dramas in modern theatre tents, performed against a spectacular backdrop of mountains, sea and sky! 2021 SEASON UPDATE: With regret, we have made the decision not to proceed with an in-person Festival this summer, because of the impact of the pandemic’s third wave on our unique production and presentation model. For more information and plans for our digital season, please visit: bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/status-update-the-2021-season/
Reviewed By 690sf - Vancouver, Canada
Bard on the Beach Founder & Artistic Director, Christopher Gaze, has this month release a YouTube clip in which he tells viewers of the difficult decision taken to cancel the Shakespeare Festival’s 31st season. Gaze, standing in the place at which the tents are usually pitched, notes to viewers how painful the decision to cancel this year’s schedule is, but promises the white tents — long associated with BontheB runs at Kitsiilano’s Vanier Park — will rise up again next year. The plays selected for this year’s run will be transferred to next year, & include Midsummer’s Night, Henry V, Love Labours Lost & Paradise Lost. Patrons may either transfer tickets purchased to next year’s summer run, get a refund or donate the sum to support the non-profit, which has been entertaining audiences for 30 years. I attended the first season in 1990, happy the performances were staged a nice, pleasant short walk from our then home on Kits Point, & have since attended most of BotBsummer seasons over the past three decades. The first performance I attended with my husband, others sometimes with friends as well, & after my husband decided fairly early on he was not up for any more - adding with a straight face, as he knew how so many of them ended- I started going with friends who had the affection I had for the Bard, & happily was afforded the opportunity to attend a good few with a friend who worked with a theatre organization & received complimentary tickets. After much persuading, I got my husband to relent & attend Tom Stoppard’s R&G with me which BotB was staging. I guess he did not know how the play ended! BotB did a wonderful job. Stoppard’s plays are always such a pleasure to see & hear. My husband, too, enjoyed it. I love seeing Shakespeare outside,& loved going to Shakespeare performed in Regents Park in London, when I worked there or later on on longer research trips or visits to friends in a city which still remains my favorite. I have also been delighted by Gaze’s performances outside of the non-profit tents. Once when Cheesecake Etc. owner, Michael, held a special soirée at which Gaze did an informal performance, & at a friend’s birthday party, held at the wonderful Jolly’s Indian Bistro on 4th at Bayswater, where Gaze stood on a chair & paid tribute to her in a delightfully theatrical way. It was a fun-filled night, equally filled with delicious food prepared by Jolly, at his restaurant, which has long been a neighborhood favorite, & now, in these tough times for all in the food industry, is open from 5 p.m to 9 p.m, for pick up takeouts, as well as through the various delivery services operating in Vancouver. I plan to take my two wonderful grandchildren to BotB in 2021. Henry V is one of my best plays. Posted by S Fuller
8. Kitsilano Showboat
9. Kay Meek Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By BaghBirdwan
This is North Vancouver's gem - a theater offering an incredible range of music and dramatic performances in an outstanding space.
10. Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage - Arts Club Theatre Company
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
The Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, in the South Granville neighbourhood, opened to the public with Dean Regan's record-setting production of Swing in October 1998, and it is now considered the company's flagship venue. An intimate version of a Broadway or London classic theatre, this elegant stage has permitted the company to move into the exciting arena of producing larger musicals, 20th-century classics, and acclaimed productions from around the world. The Arts Club Theatre Company is the largest theatre company in Western Canada. Each year, over a quarter of a million people experience the best in professional theatre at its three venues: the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville Island Stage, and Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, as well as on tour throughout the province. Its popular productions range from musicals and contemporary comedies to new works and classics.
