Dil Ka [‘of the heart’] follows Zahra, a 26-year-old Pakistani woman, as she prepares to meet her latest arranged match for marriage. Zahra spends most of the play in her family’s kitchen preparing the traditional Pakistani dish, biryani, to present to the prospective groom’s family. Dil Ka investigates the concept of the kitchen as both refuge and place of constriction for many South Asian women, and dissects the way in which we inherit familial habits and – most importantly – recipes. Toying with direct address as a confessional to explore the intersecting identity of a queer Muslim woman and the growing tension between her familial duties and her own desires for life. As the story unfolds the biryani becomes a metaphor for the ingredients that make a “perfect bride”.
Presentation House Theatre is at 333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver, BC.
Bright: A Holiday Singalong Concert (12/19/25-12/21/25)
Movie Singalong: Mary Poppins (12/13/25-12/13/25)
Baking Time (11/28/25-12/7/25)
Pop! Pop! (10/24/25-11/2/25)
Lasa ng Imperyo (10/9/25-10/19/25)
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire (10/9/25-10/19/25)
Movie Singalong: The Greatest Showman (9/13/25-9/13/25)
Time of Your Life: A Funny Fundraiser (4/1/25-4/1/25)
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (2/28/25-3/9/25)
Holiday Singalong (12/17/24-12/21/24)
Movie Singalong: Moulin Rouge! (2/21/26-2/21/26)
Fat Joke (4/16/26-4/18/26)
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (4/24/26-5/3/26)
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Mamma Mia! at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Queen Elizabeth Theatre (5/26 - 5/31) | |
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Maanomaa, My Brother
Belfry Theatre (2/3 - 3/1) | |
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Canadian Steam: A Music and Comedy Show w/ Mildly Sexy Lumberjacks - Victoria, BC!
Royal MacPherson Playhouse (1/31 - 1/31) | |
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The Brutal Joy
Scotiabank Dance Centre (2/5 - 2/6)
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You’re Just a Place That I Know
BMO Theatre Centre (1/21 - 2/1) | |
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Evergreen Cultural Centre (3/20 - 3/22) | |
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Canadian Steam: A Music and Comedy Show w/ Mildly Sexy Lumberjacks -Surrey, BC!
Bell Performing Arts Centre (2/6 - 2/6) | |
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