{"id":451616,"date":"2019-03-29T13:55:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T20:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/?p=451616"},"modified":"2019-04-22T10:35:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T17:35:29","slug":"the-young-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/","title":{"rendered":"The Young King"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The

Photo by Andy Rasheed<\/p><\/div>\n

A young goatherd finds out that he is heir to the throne and is dazzled by the riches and finery of his new life, only to discover that everything comes at a price. Will the young king make the right decision for himself or his kingdom?<\/p>\n

The classic Oscar Wilde story,\u00a0The Young King<\/em>, is a coming of age story that grapples with the ethics of beauty, leadership and compassion. The beautiful language of Oscar Wilde joins the intimate and magical world of internationally-acclaimed theatre company Slingsby (Adelaide, Australia), as audiences journey to far away lands replete with rich rewards and challenging choices.\u00a0Be sure to come early to this production to join in the pre-show coronation activities beginning 15 minutes before showtime.<\/strong>\u00a0(This production takes place at Performance Works- just down the street from our home at the Waterfront Theatre).<\/p>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to listen to the audio recording of the synopsis and\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to watch a video trailer.<\/p>\n

What to Expect:<\/strong>\u00a0This is an immersive theatre experience, imaginatively staged by the renowned Slingsby Theatre. A young boy is orphaned, leaving him to be raised by goatherds. Some confrontational scenes depicting hunger and other challenging circumstances.\u00a0Please note the there will be lighting effects, haze and smoke effects during the performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"TheThe show runs for 80 minutes and is recommended for kids aged 8+ years.\u00a0Doors Open 15 minutes prior to show start\u00a0for a pre-show coronation procession.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

The Young King:<\/h2>\n

Dates:<\/strong>\u00a0April 13 – 21, 2019
\nWhere:<\/strong>\u00a0Performance Works
\nAddress:<\/strong>\u00a01218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver (Granville Island)
\nWebsite:<\/strong>\u00a0www.carouseltheatre.ca<\/a>
\nFacebook:<\/strong>\u00a0www.facebook.com\/carouseltheatre<\/a>
\nTwitter:<\/strong>\u00a0www.twitter.com\/CarouselTheatre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A young goatherd finds out that he is heir to the throne and is dazzled by the riches and finery of his new life, only to discover that everything comes at a price. Will the young king make the right decision for himself or his kingdom? The classic Oscar Wilde
Continue Reading »<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":451617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[503],"tags":[548],"class_list":["post-451616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-events","tag-april","cat-503-id","has_thumb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCarousel Theatre presents The Young King | Family Fun Vancouver<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The classic Oscar Wilde story,\u00a0The Young King, is a coming of age story that grapples with the ethics of beauty, leadership and compassion.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Carousel Theatre presents The Young King | Family Fun Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The classic Oscar Wilde story,\u00a0The Young King, is a coming of age story that grapples with the ethics of beauty, leadership and compassion.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Family Fun Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FamilyFunVancouver\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FamilyFunVancouver\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-03-29T20:55:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-04-22T17:35:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/files\/2019\/03\/The-Young-King-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1068\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Family Fun Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@familyfunyvr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@familyfunyvr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Family Fun Vancouver\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Family Fun Vancouver\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d7cf313f153ff434728b7498f876482a\"},\"headline\":\"The Young King\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-03-29T20:55:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-04-22T17:35:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":277,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/files\\\/2019\\\/03\\\/The-Young-King-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"April\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Past Events\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/\",\"name\":\"Carousel Theatre presents The Young King | Family Fun Vancouver\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/files\\\/2019\\\/03\\\/The-Young-King-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-03-29T20:55:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-04-22T17:35:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d7cf313f153ff434728b7498f876482a\"},\"description\":\"The classic Oscar Wilde story,\u00a0The Young King, is a coming of age story that grapples with the ethics of beauty, leadership and compassion.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/files\\\/2019\\\/03\\\/The-Young-King-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/files\\\/2019\\\/03\\\/The-Young-King-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1068,\"caption\":\"The Young King\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/the-young-king\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Young King\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/\",\"name\":\"Family Fun Vancouver\",\"description\":\"Your source for the best family friendly events and activities in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland!\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d7cf313f153ff434728b7498f876482a\",\"name\":\"Family Fun Vancouver\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1fefd0d864fb6fb6658d0f94a38cd47a4ce0575ba383db007cd3678e1d50a0f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1fefd0d864fb6fb6658d0f94a38cd47a4ce0575ba383db007cd3678e1d50a0f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1fefd0d864fb6fb6658d0f94a38cd47a4ce0575ba383db007cd3678e1d50a0f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Family Fun Vancouver\"},\"description\":\"Family Fun Vancouver is your go-to resource for all things fun and local. From the biggest festivals to the hidden gems, we are on the move and on the lookout for the very best #YVR has to offer! You can stay up to date by liking us on Facebook , following us on Instagram and signing up for our newsletter. Travelling across Canada? Family Fun has you covered with local sites in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Toronto, and Halifax.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.familyfunvancouver.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/FamilyFunVancouver\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/familyfunyvr\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/familyfunyvr\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.familyfuncanada.com\\\/vancouver\\\/author\\\/vancouverevents\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Carousel Theatre presents The Young King | Family Fun Vancouver","description":"The classic Oscar Wilde story,\u00a0The Young King, is a coming of age story that grapples with the ethics of beauty, leadership and compassion.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Carousel Theatre presents The Young King | Family Fun Vancouver","og_description":"The classic Oscar Wilde story,\u00a0The Young King, is a coming of age story that grapples with the ethics of beauty, leadership and compassion.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/","og_site_name":"Family Fun Vancouver","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FamilyFunVancouver\/","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FamilyFunVancouver\/","article_published_time":"2019-03-29T20:55:29+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-04-22T17:35:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1068,"url":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/files\/2019\/03\/The-Young-King-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Family Fun Vancouver","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@familyfunyvr","twitter_site":"@familyfunyvr","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Family Fun Vancouver","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/"},"author":{"name":"Family Fun Vancouver","@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/#\/schema\/person\/d7cf313f153ff434728b7498f876482a"},"headline":"The Young King","datePublished":"2019-03-29T20:55:29+00:00","dateModified":"2019-04-22T17:35:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/"},"wordCount":277,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/files\/2019\/03\/The-Young-King-scaled.jpg","keywords":["April"],"articleSection":["Past Events"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/","url":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/","name":"Carousel Theatre presents The Young King | Family Fun Vancouver","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/files\/2019\/03\/The-Young-King-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2019-03-29T20:55:29+00:00","dateModified":"2019-04-22T17:35:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/#\/schema\/person\/d7cf313f153ff434728b7498f876482a"},"description":"The classic Oscar Wilde story,\u00a0The Young King, is a coming of age story that grapples with the ethics of beauty, leadership and compassion.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/files\/2019\/03\/The-Young-King-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/files\/2019\/03\/The-Young-King-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1068,"caption":"The Young King"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/the-young-king\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Young King"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/","name":"Family Fun Vancouver","description":"Your source for the best family friendly events and activities in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland!","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/#\/schema\/person\/d7cf313f153ff434728b7498f876482a","name":"Family Fun Vancouver","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fefd0d864fb6fb6658d0f94a38cd47a4ce0575ba383db007cd3678e1d50a0f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fefd0d864fb6fb6658d0f94a38cd47a4ce0575ba383db007cd3678e1d50a0f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fefd0d864fb6fb6658d0f94a38cd47a4ce0575ba383db007cd3678e1d50a0f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Family Fun Vancouver"},"description":"Family Fun Vancouver is your go-to resource for all things fun and local. From the biggest festivals to the hidden gems, we are on the move and on the lookout for the very best #YVR has to offer! You can stay up to date by liking us on Facebook , following us on Instagram and signing up for our newsletter. Travelling across Canada? Family Fun has you covered with local sites in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Toronto, and Halifax.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.familyfunvancouver.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FamilyFunVancouver\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/familyfunyvr\/","https:\/\/x.com\/familyfunyvr"],"url":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/author\/vancouverevents\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}