Tag: Theatre

Born in Vancouver in 1923. Betty (Muriel) Phillips. Mezzo-soprano, actress, BA (British Columbia) 1976.  She began her singing career in Richmond High School musicals and appeared at TUTS for the first time in a 1946 production of Robin Hood and subsequently played leads in more than 20 TUTS productions until 1960; she is best remembered…
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Sam Payne, one of the most loved men of the theatre in Canada, infused every aspect of his craft with the warmth of his personality and professionalism. Born in New Westminster, Sam received his formal training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. On returning to Canada he joined the company of…
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Morris is a playwright whose work has been seen in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Australia. As an actor, he has appeared in more than 50 plays. He has directed more than 30 productions of both his own work and that of others, including Sweeney Todd, The Imaginary Invalid and Hamlet (The Arts Club), Lawrence…
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Journalist, humourist and playwright, Eric Nicol has more than 30 books published, is included in dozens of anthologies, and  won three Leacock Awards. For over 40 years he had a regular column in The Province and he was a frequent freelance contributor in radio and television. A leader in Vancouver’s quickly growing theatre community, Mr.…
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A longtime favourite performer with Vancouver audiences…started at U.B.C. in MUSSOC (Musical Theatre Society). Best remembered for Love Letters and Same Time Next Year and Jacques Brel at the Arts Club Theatre… appeared with her husband Jeff Hyslop in Pippin and A Little Show at the Arts Club. Ruth received the Vancouver Sun’s Readers Choice…
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