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As seen in: Stir Vancouver, The New York Times, Foreign Policy Magazine, AG Decision Maker, Cape Argus, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, The Georgia Straight, JD Supra, NOW Toronto, Today's Parent, Dance Magazine and
Stir Vancouver cofounder and arts/film writer. Former Georgia Straight arts and style editor. Born to travel, made in East Van.

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Music review: Main Stage highlights from Day 1 of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

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By Janet Smith Verified
| Stir Vancouver
Your correspondent (that’s me) has seen Hazlett once before, performing an absolutely mesmerizing solo acoustic set last year at Seattle venue Neumo’s (which might have actually been packed beyond capacity, but you didn’t read that here).
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With Ionesco’s Cabaret, Rumble Theatre brings the Theatre of the Absurd into the modern age

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By Janet Smith Verified
| Stir Vancouver
“Frenzy for Two”, which Wolfe chose to adapt partly because of resonances he felt between the play and the ongoing violence in Ukraine and Gaza, follows an absurd argument between a married couple over whether a turtle and a snail are really the same animal. Meanwhile, a war is raging outside the window and the couple’s home is gradually reduced to ruins. Wolfe and his team didn’t have the budget or the materials to create a fully destructible set—they had to get creative.
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Theatre review: Gleefully chaotic Goblins dismantle Oedipus at Bard on the Beach

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By Janet Smith Verified
| Stir Vancouver
The Goblins are back. But you probably already knew that if you've paid even minimal attention to what’s going on at Bard on the Beach this year. They're hard to miss. There’s something almost automatic about our response to these characters. The fleshy realism of their masks is just unsettling enough to make anyone pause (they’re undeniably creepy), but something about the permanent little smirk carved into their faces makes it really hard to not want to approach or at least keep looking.
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