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The Cultch’s Historic Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Homecoming, produced by Urban Ink, as part of their 50th anniversary season and the Femme Festival.
In Homecoming, three generations of Filipina women hop between an ocean and time, memory and dreams.
IGNITE! is an eclectic festival that celebrates excellence in emerging arts and that is curated entirely by members of the Youth Panel at The Cultch, a group of up-and-coming arts administrators, curators, and artists. IGNITE! is an interdisciplinary celebration of local rising stars that aims to center diverse artists and underrepresented communities.
The Cultch’s Historic Theatre is proud to present Barbu, produced by Cirque Alfonse, as part of their 50th anniversary season.
A retro circus rave, Barbu delves into the birth of the circus in Montréal at the turn of the 20th century.
The Cultch is proud to present Fat Joke, an unfiltered, hilarious interrogation of fatphobia, as part of their 50th anniversary season and the Femme Festival.
Drawing upon personal experience and research, comedian, actor, and writer Cheyenne Rouleau dissects this often-untalked-about topic with eviscerating wit.
The Cultch’s York Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of You Used to Call Me Marie…, produced by the Savage Society, as part of their 50th anniversary season.
We follow Iskwewo, Napew, and Mistatim through eight intertwined stories of love, loss, and the fight of the Métis people as the Métis nations emerge across the plains amidst the fur trade’s robust colonization.
The Firehall is proud to produce and present Keith Barker’s This Is How We Got Here from Saturday, April 13 to Sunday, April 28.
Simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming, This Is How We Got Here follows a close-knit family still dealing with the lingering trauma of an unexpected loss. A mother, father, aunt, and uncle must learn how to move forward after their shared grief as they re-learn how to interact with one another through humour, forgiveness, and love.
Realwheels Theatre unleashes three bold and original scripts-in-development as part of their play reading series, Zombies, Mannequins, and Talking Heads. Created by playwrights who identify with disability, the scripts include Vascular Necrosis by Jordyn Wood, Faye’s Room by Alex Masse, and Saturday Nights at Axles by Adam Grant Warren.
“Love You Wrong Time” A Bad Muse Collective Production Presented by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre delivers a hilarious, no-holds-barred song cycle featuring two friends looking for love while contending with the fetishization of Asian women.
The Cultch’s Historic Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Parifam, produced by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre and Medusa Theatre, as part of their 50th anniversary season and the 2024 Femme Festival.
Detached from family and friends, Parifam Mana draws and paints in her private studio in Montréal—a place where memory and inspiration are in a continuous battle.
Studio 58 proudly presents FourPlay to celebrate their 58th season. FourPlay presents four original one-act plays, written by Studio 58 students. This festival showcases the next generation of contemporary playwrights.
Rushed Productions LTD is proud to announce our second original two-act musical, “Sigma Acapella”, running from March 18th-29th on Granville Island!
Prepare to be swept away by the world premiere of Jade Circle, a beautiful multidisciplinary performance by Jasmine Chen. Through powerful music, captivating movement, and poignant storytelling in Mandarin and English, Jasmine finds her place within the legacy of her matriarchs.
Mitch and Murray Productions is proud to present the Canadian premiere of An Intervention from Friday, March 8 to Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Performance Works on Granville Island.
Anvil Theatre Presents Frog Belly Rat Bone: Incorporating beautifully handcrafted puppets and an original pop/rock musical score, Cementland comes to life as two enigmatic garbage collectors tell the story of a very special boy whose singular wish is to find a TREASURE!
DanceHouse and Dancers of Damelahamid present the Vancouver premiere of the politically-charged and spiritually-centred work, Vástádus eana – The answer is land, on stage February 23 and 24, 2024 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Come experience the world premiere of Father Tartuffe: An Indigenous Misadventure, a new spin on a timeless comedy, playing Feb 22–Mar 24 at the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Granville Island Stage!
Meet Francesco Mantini, a second-generation Italian teen struggling to find his place in Jasper, Alberta. Inspired by pop culture icons Rocky Balboa and John Travolta, he reinvents himself as Frank Martin: crooner and ladies’ man. As buoyant and bubbly as a glass of prosecco, Made in Italy is a celebration of music, food, and family that’s so delightful you won’t soon fuhgeddaboudit.
ITSAZOO presents a hard-hitting world premiere inspired by dark and long forgotten East Vancouver history with Sunrise Betties, taking place February 21 – March 10, 2024 in the basement of The Russian Hall (600 Campbell Street). ITSAZOO Playwright-in-Residence Cheyenne Rouleau draws on the city’s sordid past to weave a fictional tale of an all-female gang operating at the height of Vancouver’s street gang crisis in 1972.
A gothic musical origin story that asks which Shakespeare sibling was the actual genius.
The Cultch’s Historic Theatre is proud to present Jessie Award-winning show Juliet: A Revenge Comedy as part of their 50th anniversary season and the 2024 Femme Festival.
Juliet: A Revenge Comedy is a fast-paced, action-adventure comedy that asks: what if Juliet doesn’t kill herself? Follow Juliet on the literary adventure of a lifetime!
Studio 58 proudly presents Into the Woods to celebrate their 58th season. This Tony award-winning musical follows the paths of beloved and iconic fairytale characters as they venture into the darkness of an enchanted forest.
The Cultch’s York Theatre is proud to present the North American premiere of The Mirror as part of their 50th anniversary season.
The corporeal glory of bodies, full of sweat, heat and power, forms the heart of The Mirror, the newest work from Gravity & Other Myths.
Presenting three brand new works-in-progress from December 11-13 at the Roundhouse Community Centre, the MSG Lab Readings is the culmination of Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre's new work development program.
Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre presents “...wreckage upon wreckage...," a durational performance installation that unfolds from dawn to dusk.
Studio 58 proudly presents Blood Wedding to celebrate their 58th season. Recognized for his surreal and socialist works, Lorca’s Blood Wedding is a tragedy of love, repression and duty. Set in rural Spain, the Bride is torn between her fiancé and her former lover, and must balance feuds between the families.
The Cultch’s York Theatre is proud to present this year’s East Van Panto, Beauty and the Beast, as part of their 50th anniversary season. The Panto follows bright, business-minded Belle, who has always been different from the other kids growing up on the Drive. While other East Van teens long to become artists or activists, she always has her nose stuck in a book—a general ledger book, that is!
In collaboration with Te Rēhia Theatre Company and The Dust Palace, the Cultch York Theatre is proud to present Te Tangi ā te Tūī as part of their 50th anniversary season. This extraordinary live experience fuses Māori culture with the artistry of the circus.
Studio 58 proudly presents The Tempest to kick off their 58th season. A magical and ethereal tale, Shakespeare’s The Tempest tells the story of Prospero, the former leader of Milan, and their child, Miranda. While living on a deserted island, Prospero conjures a shipwreck to bring their usurpers to justice. The Tempest deals with the timeless themes of power, love and betrayal.
In partnership with b current Performing Arts, the Cultch Historic Theatre is proud to present Fairview to open their 50th anniversary season. A radical examination of power, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play confronts notions of theatre, race, and surveillance.
Presented in partnership with the City of Burnaby, join Vancouver Opera as Opera In The Park returns to beautiful Deer Lake Park. On Sunday July 16 this free, family-friendly event features some of the incredible arias and duets from Vancouver Opera’s upcoming 2023-2024 season productions: The Magic Flute, Don Pasquale and Carmen.
Theatre Under the Stars is proud to showcase love, acceptance, and inclusion in their 2023 season, featuring The Prom and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.
In Roald' Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, a brilliant little girl with a lively imagination is bullied by her self-absorbed parents and tyrannical headmistress. Through the strength of her whimsical storytelling abilities, she uses her newfound magical powers to ‘fight for the right to be a little bit naughty.’
Theatre Under the Stars is proud to showcase love, acceptance, and inclusion in their 2023 season, featuring The Prom and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.
In The Prom, four down-on-their-luck Broadway actors are desperate to improve their public image. A trending tweet introduces them to Emma: a small-town teen whose prom has been cancelled because she planned to attend with her girlfriend.
Pi Theatre closes its 2022-2023 season with the world premiere of Truth & Lies from Thursday, June 22 to Sunday, June 25, 2023 at the newly renovated Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall, located in the Vancouver Opera Production Centre (1955 McLean Drive).
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