50th Season for Metro Theater in Vancouver

Congratulations to  Metro Theatre on the start of their 50th season. For 50 years the actors, producers, directors of this theatre have entertained thousands of people. They still are one of the best, and cheapest nights our for live Theatre in Vancouver. I consider the opportunities I get to go to Metro Theatre to be one of the highlights of my year.  Metro Theatre has been in Vancouver for 50 years and that says something about the quality of the performances given by this Theatre. 

I have never been disappointed by a play that I have seen at this theatre. So I am encouraging all of you who enjoy live theatre to make a point of going to see the first show of this their 50th season, (or any show of the season), if you can.  

If you live in the Vancouver area,  Metro Theatre has a wonderful season upcoming, if you are going to visit Vancouver then I recommend you try to take in a play. You will be entertained.  To get tickets phone the Box Office  604-266-719. Ticket prices Adult $25, Seniors and Students $20

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Metro Theatre is proud to announce its 50th season with something for everyone! The first play of the season is:
Relatively Speaking  by Alan Ayckbourn,  Directed by -John Crittenden

This production will run from:
August 25th—September 22nd  ( Thursday, Friday and Saturdays only with two Sunday Matinee's on Sept 9^th and 16^th) Curtain 8PM, Matinees 2PM

Relatively Speaking opened at the Duke Of York’s Theatre, London, on 29 March 1967. The majority of critics fell over themselves to praise the production. True, it was considered insubstantial and slight, but this did not stop the plaudits for the quality of the piece; Alan’s dialogue, Nigel Patrick’s direction and the cast were rewarded with high praise. Alan’s fortunes had turned and the play would continue to generate excellent reviews in the coming weeks as the periodicals were published.

"I regard Relatively Speaking as a comedy. The plot is devious but doesn't really fulfil those desperate and anarchical requirements that would qualify it as a farce." (Personal correspondence,  Alan  Ayckbourn , 16 January 1986)

Here are extracts from many of the major reviews of the London premiere of the play.

Daily Express (Herbert Kretzmer)

Almost continuous laughter last night augers well for the commercial future of this cleverly judged comedy. It is bound to attract a large middlebrow audience and will deserve such success.

Daily Mail (Peter Lewis)

Unashamed, artificial, laugh-a-line comedy with no message or significance whatsoever…. Unlike most clockwork comedies, this one clicks and fizzes to the very end.

Daily Telegraph (W.A. Darlington)

If you want to see how brilliant light-comedy acting and production can make a charming evening’s entertainment out of a basically silly play, go to the Duke Of York’s and see Relatively Speaking…. Where then, lies the trouble? Simply in the fact that the author has to labour like an old-fashioned convict to prevent any of his characters from speaking the one line of sensible explanation that would clear up the mistake and bring the play to a premature end.

Evening Standard (Milton Shulman)

Slight, tenuous and too fragile for rational analysis. Relatively Speaking emerges as the funniest trick of the season.

Metro is next to the Arthur Lang Bridge, Vancouver and there is plenty of easy parking.

One of the charms of the Metro Theatre is the Metro Lounge, where after the show, the cast always shows up to meet and talk to the audience members who are in the Lounge. So be sure to visit the The Metro Lounge after the show, meet your friends, and to meet the cast.