The director Chelsea Haberlin discusses East Van Panto: West Van Story, held over at the York Theatre until 11 January 2026, with Joseph Planta.
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Chelsea Haberlin joins me again. She’s directed this year’s East Van Panto: West Van Story. It’s already opened at the York Theatre and has already been held over, running until 11 January 2026. Veda Hille is back with the music, to a play by Marcus Youssef with Pedro Chamale. The rent is still too damn high, there’s a housing crisis, as well as a holiday romance, dancing, and all those wonderful panto traditions that have been a fixture for thirteen years now. I’ll ask Chelsea about the show, and the Vancouver of today that it represents. It’s always so timely. Visit www.thecultch.com for tickets and information. We spoke on Friday. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Lineprogram, Chelsea Haberlin; Ms. Haberlin, good morning.
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