Vancouver Theatre Newsroom

Vancouver Opera is celebrating 65 years of extraordinary opera with its 2024-2025 season. See full programming, and learn more about the Vancouver Opera!

​​​​​​​Jasmine Chen unveils her highly anticipated multidisciplinary performance, Jade Circle, at Gateway Theatre.

The Firehall Arts Centre presents Shay Kuebler's 'MOI - Momentum of Isolation' from March 6-9. Don't miss this powerful production by Radical System Art.

CHOIR BOY is the latest musical to grace the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage in Vancouver, BC. Presented as a co-production between the Arts Club and the Canadian Stage, this drama/musical will play from January 25th to February 25th.

From February 21st to March 10th, SUNRISE BETTIES, a play inspired by Vancouver’s 1970s street gang crisis will take the stage at Vancouver’s Russian Hall. Putting the spotlight on a part of the city’s history that has been widely forgotten/ unknown is a bold move made by ITSAZOO’s Playwright-in-Residence, Cheyenne Rouleau.

Rushed Productions will present the world premiere of Annahis Basmadjian’s Sigma Acapella, an original musical production. Learn more about the production!

To celebrate the success of the music from the Netflix film, 'A Beautiful Life,' musician CHRISTOPHER embarked on a world tour to bring its music to his fans across the world. The “A Beautiful Live” world tour began last September and will continue its North American leg this year starting in San Diego, CA.

A Star Society unveils inaugural gala fundraiser celebrating hip hop legends and the transformative power of dance. Special guests DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell encourage attendees to support A Star Society's dance education programs, scholarships, and community outreach initiatives.

Embrace Comedy this February with LOVE MONTH at The Improv Centre. Enjoy a month of hilarious shows starting at $15.00. Tickets available online, by phone, or at the box office.

Anvil Theatre presents Frog Belly Rat Bone, based on the book by Timothy Basil Ering. Catch the show on March 8 at 1:00pm and March 9 at 3:00pm in New Westminster, B.C.

Harbourfront Centre presents the Toronto premiere of Elle Sofe Sara's powerful work on Indigenous reclamation and identity in 'Vástádus eana - The Answer Is Land'.

MEAN GIRLS couldn’t have come to Vancouver at a better time. Donning the same iconic story and famous one-liners used in the 2004 cultural touchstone movie, MEAN GIRLS is everything you would expect and more, all wrapped up in a Broadway musical form.

Dancers of Damelahamid present the 17th annual Coastal Dance Festival, honouring Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world, March 1-3, 2024 at the Anvil Centre (777 Columbia Street) in New Westminster.

Emerging author Douglas A. King invites readers to explore a captivating alternative reality in his thought-provoking novel 'An Innocent World.'

Mitch and Murray Productions will present the Canadian premiere of An Intervention from Friday, March 8 to Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Performance Works on Granville Island.

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Vancouver Awards!  See who was selected audience favorite in Vancouver! Winners include Align Productions, Ballet BC and more.

Vancouver Synthpunks PHUTURE MEMORIEZ release new video for 'Some Open Hand Cues' from latest album Play Cobra. Experience their dark synth-pop-punk sound with mesmerizing visuals and energetic performances. Watch the video now!

DanceHouse and Dancers of Damelahamid present the Vancouver premiere of Elle Sofe Sara's Vástádus eana - The answer is land, a powerful commentary on reclamation and identity inspired by anti-colonial and environmental activism and Sámi spiritual practices.

ITSAZOO presents the immersive and subversive world premiere of 'Sunrise Betties,' a play inspired by East Van's gritty 1970's gang era.

Chor Leoni reunites with Montreal's La Nef for 'The Return Voyage', diving deeper into sea songs and shanties. Don't miss this acclaimed ensemble's rich repertoire.

Metro Theatre has announced that Send Me No Flowers, directed by Emma Graveson is coming to the Metro Theatre from February 2-24, 2024.

An industry read of DIM SUM DIARIES: SECOND HELPING is set for January 28th, 2024 in Vancouver, BC. Get a sneak peek of this anthology play inspired by Mark Leiren-Young's DIM SUM DIARIES before the week-long workshop presentation in March.

Gateway Theatre presents The Flame: Lunar New Year Edition on February 10. This one-night only performance of Vancouver's wildly popular, storytelling series makes its Richmond debut with an evening of 'True Stories Told by People Who Lived Them'.

The Vancouver Art Gallery has announced the appointment of Carlos Yam as its new Chief Financial Officer. Yam will officially assume his role on January 15, 2024, bringing with him more than 15 years of experience as a Chief Financial Officer in both public and private sectors.

A crowd favourite when it premiered here at The Firehall in 2012 followed by a successful Canadian tour, Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen returns this winter from Saturday, February 3 to Sunday, March 3, 2024.