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Performance Works

1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R8
Vancouver

Performance Works is a theatre in Vancouver.

Upcoming Shows

Equus

Equus

Nov 18 – Nov 22, 2026

Returning to the Vancouver stage for the first time in more than twenty years, Equus by Peter Shaffer is one of the most celebrated psychological dramas in modern theatre. A provocative fever dream on the cost of suppressing passion in a society where "normality" is dogma, Sir...

Articles

Review: Bruno Mars Gives Vancouver a Night to Remember on THE ROMANTIC TOUR

Review: Bruno Mars Gives Vancouver a Night to Remember on THE ROMANTIC TOUR

by Alyson Eng · October 19, 2026

On Wednesday, October 14, Mars kicked off the first of five Vancouver concerts on THE ROMANTIC TOUR, bringing his latest stadium production to BC Place. Joined by RAYE and longtime collaborator Anderson .Paak, who opened the evening as DJ Pee .Wee before returning for a Silk Sonic reunion, Mars trea…

Review: Doja Cat Does Things Her Way on TOUR MA VIE in Vancouver

Review: Doja Cat Does Things Her Way on TOUR MA VIE in Vancouver

by Alyson Eng · October 18, 2026

Doja Cat has never been an artist who follows expectations, whether through her music, fashion, or the personality she shares with the world. On Tuesday, October 13, the Grammy-winning rapper and singer brought that same individuality to Vancouver's Rogers Arena for a stop on her TOUR MA VIE World T…

Review: Sting Brings Decades of Music to Vancouver with STING 3.0

Review: Sting Brings Decades of Music to Vancouver with STING 3.0

by Alyson Eng · October 10, 2026

On October 6, the 17-time GRAMMY Award winner, Sting, performed at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre for the second of two consecutive shows, marking the opening of the fall leg of his North American STING 3.0 Tour. Joined by longtime guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas, Sting revisite…

Review: & JULIET Breaks Free From Shakespeare’s Ending in Vancouver

Review: & JULIET Breaks Free From Shakespeare’s Ending in Vancouver

by Alyson Eng · October 4, 2026

Before & JULIET even officially began, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre already felt like it was getting ready for a pop concert. A glowing pink sign sat at the centre of the stage while instrumental versions of songs that would soon make their way into the show played in the background. For one of Broad…

Review: Role Model Brings the Chuck Timely Era to Life in Vancouver

Review: Role Model Brings the Chuck Timely Era to Life in Vancouver

by Alyson Eng · September 15, 2026

On September 12, Tucker Pillsbury, better known as Role Model, brought CHUCK ON TOUR to the Freedom Mobile Arch. Joined by singer-songwriter Samia as the opener, Role Model performed a 20-song set that drew heavily from his latest album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass.…

Review: BINI Continues to Evolve on the SIGNALS WORLD TOUR in Vancouver

Review: BINI Continues to Evolve on the SIGNALS WORLD TOUR in Vancouver

by Alyson Eng · August 22, 2026

BINI has become a familiar presence in Vancouver over the past few years, but each visit has arrived at a different point in the group’s continued growth. After performing at The Centre in 2024 and the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in 2025, the eight-member Filipino girl group returned o…

Review: Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID Strengthens a Beloved Classic

Review: Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID Strengthens a Beloved Classic

by Alyson Eng · July 14, 2026

More than 35 years after Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID premiered in theatres, the beloved animated classic continues to capture the imagination of audiences across generations. Following the success of the 1989 film, the story made the leap to Broadway in 2008, where it found new life as a stage music…

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Turns Chaos Into Comedy

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Turns Chaos Into Comedy

by Alyson Eng · June 27, 2026

The Arts Club Theatre Company’s 2025-2026 season comes to a close with THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, now playing at the Granville Island Stage through August 16. Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre, the international comedy transforms one disastrous opening ni…

Past Shows

Live in Hell

Sep 11 – Sep 20, 2026

Live in Hell is a comitragic solo show written and performed by Marita Michaelis, featuring a self-obsessed and contractually un-sexy She-Devil who welcomes the audience to her own personal hell, built from objects emerging from a comically large cardboard Amazon box. Through...

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Mar 10 – Mar 22, 2026

The wild rumpus returns! Jump right in and help Max transform his bedroom into the many landscapes of his adventures. Sail along together to the land of the Wild Things! This highly interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice...

What a Young Wife Ought to Know

What a Young Wife Ought to Know

Mar 24 – Apr 1, 2023

It's Ottawa in the 1920s, pre-legalized birth control. When Sophie, a young working-class girl, becomes pregnant again after two difficult childbirths, she faces a grim dilemma. In an unflinching look at love, sex, class, and fertility, one of Canada’s most celebrated...

Lolling and Rolling

Lolling and Rolling

Jan 19 – Jan 22, 2023

Video, music and monologue come together as Jaha Koo takes on the absurdities of linguistic imperialism. The main subject is the South Korean phenomenon of tongue-tie surgery, a procedure that makes it easier for patients to pronounce the English “r” sound. Jaha Koo investigates...

Ideas Bobert

Ideas Bobert

Jun 4 – Jun 13, 2021

What would you get if you mixed Ginger Rogers with Mr. Bean and the Muppet show?! Its Ideas Bobert! Award-winning creator Candice Roberts uses vintage silent film styling, shadow puppetry, stop motion animation projections, dance and live music to bring you a word-less show rich...

LOUD

LOUD

May 31 – Jun 13, 2021

Its about to get loud as Immigrant Lessons hits the stage! Theyll blow you away with their dynamite moves and dizzyingly fast footwork. Dont miss this high-energy extravaganza that highlights street dance forms such as; Dancehall, Hip Hop, Breaking, House and Jazz. LOUD, is a...

F*ck Tinder: a love story

F*ck Tinder: a love story

Sep 6 – Sep 16, 2018

The Moth StorySLAM champion David Rodwin brings his hit show "F*ck Tinder: a love story" to the Vancouver Fringe Festival, September 6-16. The Washington Post declared it, “inspiring” and DCist, “hilarious and heartbreaking.” "F*ck Tinder" won the Best Solo Performance award at...

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