Old-fashioned entertainment in Vancouver

  • 2020-11-10
A local Vancouver theater will be the place to be to take part in a form of entertainment that has mostly disappeared.

The historic Kiggins Theatre is presenting two “Re-Imagined Radio Performances” that will no doubt delight older audiences who remember the days when radio dramas were performed regularly. They will also introduce younger people to an imaginative art form.

Radio dramas, also called radio plays, were regularly broadcast from the 1920s until the early 1950s, when television began to supplant them. In the 1940s, they were one of the leading Forms of popular entertainment. One famous example is the October 30, 1938 broadcast of the “War of the Worlds” by Orson Welles's Mercury Theater of the Air. The realistic style of reporting used to describe a fictional event panicked some Americans into believing aliens had landed in New Jersey.

Now, the Kiggins Theatre in downtown Vancouver is offering its “Re-Imagined Radio” shows. It is presenting traditional radio drama as a live performance, with sound artists, voice actors, and sometimes members of the audience taking part. There are two radio plays coming up: “The Skyjacker,” about the infamous D.B. Cooper, and the classic “A Christmas Carol.”

“The Skyjacker” will be performed November 25, and the Dickens classic on December 17. The theater is following health guidelines to ensure everyone enjoys a fun, safe outing. Brochure printing can be used to create information-packed programs for events like this.
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