Summertime, summertime, sum-sum-summertime. The livin’ is easy and the theatre generally sparse. Since COVID, most major companies have hesitated to extend their seasons into high summer and few independents have gambled that people will ditch the beach for the stage. But this August shows signs of a revival. Here are five very tempting options:

When: To Sept. 20

Where: Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park

Tickets and info: From $35 at bardonthebeach.org

Bard on the Beach continues to run its four shows in two tents throughout the summer months, even though attendance is down a little. This summer, devoting its small tent to two plays Shakespeare, not by him, they’ve struck gold with the lengthily titled “complete works,” the funniest, cleverest Bard show in years. Tess Degenstein, Craig Erickson,

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