Editor’s choice

Oceanside Opera

The sparkling music of Gioacchino Rossini, sung as the sun sets behind the open-air tent stage of Bard on the Beach: we challenge you to think up a more elegant way to spend a late-summer evening than attending Opera & Arias. The young talents of the UBC Opera Ensemble sing an in-concert version of The Barber of Seville, accompanied by members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, in Vanier Park for two Mondays in late August and early September. UBC’s Nancy Hermiston directs, with conductor Leslie Dala wielding the baton. The added draw: charismatic Christopher Gaze, Bard’s artistic director, accomplished thesp, and master storyteller, hosts the performances.

Opera & Arias takes place Monday (August 28) and September 4.

Bob Gruen: Rockers

Your last chance to catch iconic photographs of Johnny Rotten, the Stones, John Lennon, and more.
To August 25 at the Pendulum Gallery

Nomadic Tempest

Multimedia, acrobatic rock opera on a tall ship—’nuff said.
To September 3 on South False Creek

Little Mountain Improv

Cheap cover charge, cheaper beer, and entertainingly warped improv comedy.
August 29 at Little Mountain Gallery

A Game of You

We dare you: enter the labyrinth, star in your own theatre show, and face some hard questions.
To September 15 at Harbour Centre

Toby Hargrave

Expect laughs as big as his beard from the standup dubbed “a happy Hagrid”.
August 24 to 26 at the Comedy MIX