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Walk through a cemetery in Canada and the images you see of death are full of ethereal grace: an angel looking demurely towards the ground, a dove in flight, a serene lily.

At Pacific Theatre until Nov. 9 604-731-5518/ www.pacifictheatre.org Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor gets under the skin of his characters Leda, Annie and Carolyn with such intensity that Communion brought me close to tears.

Alan Zweig stood in a line outside Schwartz’s deli in Montreal a few years back and found himself captivated by the conversation of an old Jewish clan.

Armstrong's War At the Arts Club Revue Stage until November 9, 2013 Tickets: 604-687-1644/ www.artsclub.

All Is Lost Starring Robert Redford Directed by J.C. Chandor He may be 77 years old but Robert Redford tackles perhaps his most challenging and physically daunting role yet in the epic survival story All Is Lost.

The Whistler Readers and Writers Festival, which began with 20 people in Stella Harveys living room 12 years ago, has now grown to 400 and fills ballrooms at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler.

ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW Starring Roy Abramsohn, Elena Schuber Directed by Randy Moore Forsaking permission and permits in favour of shooting entirely guerrilla style on the grounds of Disneys theme parks, writer-director-provocateur Randy Moore transfor

HARD IN THE PAINT: Seven highly regarded Vancouver graffiti artists tackled a 200 ft. wall outside Chip Wilsons Point Grey Road waterfront home last weekend.

When the doors of Chinas Forbidden City parted and Dr. Chen Shen was invited to walk in, it wasnt the gilded splendour of the Imperial Palace that surprised him the most. Nor was it the vast glory of the emperors walled kingdom.