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DanceHouse Sets Canadian Premieres & More for 2024/25 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 22, 2024

DanceHouse has revealed its 2024/25 season of performances from around the globe – on Vancouver stages from October 2024 through April 2025. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets....

Anvil Theatre Presents BUNNY, February 8- 18


by A.A. Cristi - January 08, 2024

Anvil Theatre will present Hannah Moscovitch's Bunny from Thursday, February 8 to Sunday, February 18, 2024....

DanceHouse & The Cultch Present North American Premiere Of Gravity & Other Myths' Acrobatic THE MIRROR


by A.A. Cristi - November 28, 2023

DanceHouse and The Cultch present the North American premiere of Gravity & Other Myths' acrobatic production, 'The Mirror.' Australia's award-winning contemporary circus company explores the meaning of true connection in the digital age....

Eastside Culture Crawl Invites Audiences To Explore Artistic Offerings At 27th Edition


by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2023

Rediscover the thrill of exploring the Eastside Arts District's abundance of artists, studios, and workshops at the 27th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts, Design & Craft Festival, held from November 16-19, 2023....

Touchstone Theatre and Ruby Slippers Theatre Present World Premiere of HURRICANE MONA, A Climate Crisis Comedy


by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2023

Touchstone Theatre and Ruby Slippers Theatre present the world premiere of HURRICANE MONA, a climate crisis comedy by Pippa Mackie. Playing November 18 - December 3, 2023 at the Historic Theatre, The Cultch....

Touchstone Theatre Unveils 2023/24 Season as Roy Surette Announces His Retirement as Artistic Director


by Blair Ingenthron - August 20, 2023

Touchstone Theatre has revealed its 2023/24 season programming, a dynamic lineup featuring four unforgettable Canadian works including two long-awaited world premieres. The announcement comes with the news that this will be artistic director Roy Surette's final season with the company, citing his in...

DanceHouse Reveals 2023/24 Season of Transformative Work


by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2023

DanceHouse announced its 2023/24 season of bold and transformative works from around the globe -  on Vancouver stages from July 2023 through April 2024. Seven esteemed companies and choreographers offer distinct and fearless worldviews, deconstructing and reinventing dance norms across multiple genr...

Ballet Kelowna Closes Season With Cinematic Double Bill TRANSFORMATIONS


by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2023

Ballet Kelowna brings its 20th anniversary season to a triumphant end with the dynamic double bill, Transformations, at the Kelowna Community Theatre, May 5 + 6, 2023 at 7:30pm. ...

DanceHouse And The Cultch Present Canadian Premiere Of Circa's Carnal Exploration Of Self And The Divine In SACRE


by A.A. Cristi - January 05, 2023

DanceHouse and The Cultch present the Canadian premiere of Circa's enthralling and acrobatic Sacre, on stage January 17-21, 2023 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse....

DanceHouse and The Cultch Present Canadian Premiere of SACRE Next Month


by Stephi Wild - December 07, 2022

DanceHouse and The Cultch present the Canadian premiere of Circa's enthralling and acrobatic Sacre, on stage January 17-21, 2023 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse....

Past Shows

One Hour Photo
5/28 - 5/30/2021


Written and performed by Tetsuro Shigematsu (creator of the hit show Empire of the Son), ​1 Hour Photo​ is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a ...

The Boys in the Moon
5/6 - 5/9/2021


One family’s deeply moving story about raising an extraordinary son. Based on Canadian journalist Ian Brown’s memoir of life with his son, The Boy in ...

The Essentials
4/16 - 4/18/2021


Khari Wendell McClelland returns to The Cultch stage, joined virtually by local and international musicians, scholars, and poets in a multidisciplinary performance exploring the question: ...

Panto Come Home!
Panto Come Home!
12/17 - 12/27/2020


In 2020s Panto Come Home! Theatre Replacements Artistic Directors James Long and Maiko Yamamoto sneak into the York to find very sad pyjama clad Veda ...

do you want what i have got? a craigslist cantata


Your personal ads, set to music. Join a cast of wild and wacky characters from the Craigslist community as they attempt to buy and sell ...

Hold These Truths
Hold These Truths
10/20 - 11/2/2019


Compelling, powerful, and undeniably moving, Hold These Truths is a story that stands the test of time. This critically-acclaimed play stars Joel de la Fuente ...

Legoland
Legoland
9/6 - 9/15/2019


Siblings Penny and Ezra Lamb have been home-schooled on a hippie colony all their life. They have been dying to visit the outside world, described ...

The Sensationalists
The Sensationalists
5/12 - 5/16/2015


605 Collective and Theatre Replacement team up to bring you a new experimental dance creation. In this cross-disciplinary collaboration, the artists explore concepts surrounding various ...

Stationary: a recession-era musical


An indie-rock musical about the moment when big dreams meet reality checks. Six young employees of a floundering advertising company struggle under the fluorescent lights ...

The Duchess a.k.a. Wallis Simpson


Don’t miss this scandalous play from Linda Griffiths: the fabulous, epic, and true tale of Wallis Simpson, the notorious, convention-smashing American divorcee for whom Edward ...

Obaaberima
Obaaberima
3/24 - 4/4/2015


Imprisoned in Canada for committing a violent crime, a young man from Ghana tells his cellmates a story on the eve of his release. Although ...

Cadre
Cadre
2/24 - 3/8/2015


Following last year’s hit Mies Julie, we present another mesmerizing work from South Africa. Countries go through times of turmoil when in transition from one ...

Motherload
Motherload
2/3 - 2/21/2015


An intimate account of parenting in the modern age, five prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to ...

The Fish Eyes Trilogy
The Fish Eyes Trilogy
1/27 - 1/31/2015


This audacious trio of dance-plays (Fish Eyes, Boys with Cars, Let Me Borrow That Top) by celebrated television and film actress Anita Majumdar tells the ...

All That Fall
All That Fall
12/29 - 1/17/2015


For more than 50 years no one has been allowed to stage this thoroughly entertaining Irish comedy. At last the ban has been lifted and ...

Dylan Thomas: Return Journey
Dylan Thomas: Return Journey
12/9 - 12/21/2014


Over 80,000 people around the world have enjoyed this critically acclaimed production. Critics worldwide have heralded the production as a “lyrical tour-de-force,” commending Bob Kingdom’s ...

Loon
Loon
11/11 - 11/23/2014


A man. The moon. A most peculiar love story. The team behind Grim & Fischer return with a love story that whisks a man to ...

Broken Sex Doll
Broken Sex Doll
11/12 - 11/22/2014


The smash hit of 2013 returns! Now bigger and better, this hilarious sci-fi musical will fill the York with singing, sex, and robots. It’s 2136 ...

The Four Horsemen Project
The Four Horsemen Project
10/28 - 11/2/2014


Swirling animation and sonic hi-jinx make the poetry of Canada’s 1970s avant-garde scene leap off the page and onto the stage. Based on the work ...

Music Creates Opportunity
Music Creates Opportunity
10/21 - 10/26/2014


The hugely popular IZM exploded onto The Cultch stage in 2012, and now choreographer Crazy Smooth returns with a new hybrid of rocking and b-boying! ...

The Daisy Theatre
The Daisy Theatre
9/23 - 10/12/2014


Back by popular demand! Returning after a completely sold out 2013 run, don’t miss your chance to see the production The Georgia Straight called “one ...

Butt Kapinski
Butt Kapinski
9/30 - 10/11/2014


Think it’s a solo show? Think again. Private eye Butt Kapinski invites you to co-star in a film noir fantasy. This filthy, funny, fully-interactive ride ...

An Evening With Sandi Thom


Over the last 8 years since Thom arrived on the scene she has sold over 1 million albums, been nominated for a Brit Award, won ...

The Orpheus Project
The Orpheus Project
7/16 - 7/20/2014


For millennia, the story of Orpheus has fascinated both artists and audiences. The legend of this poet, musician, and prophet inspired the likes of Euripides, ...

Diverting Devotion
Diverting Devotion
6/25 - 6/29/2014


New love and an old secret emerge in this richly drawn sentimental comedy. Three men approaching age thirty gather to attend a friend’s wedding. One ...

Boeing Boeing


Produced by DRAMA LOVERS Production, we proudly present 2008 Tony Award BOEING-BOEING in Cantonese version. There is no English subtitle provided at this time. Sorry ...

SHIFT 1-Act Festival 7
SHIFT 1-Act Festival 7
6/18 - 6/21/2014


The SHIFT 1-Act Festival is an uncommon collection of works assembled by a jury of Vancouver theatre innovators. For the seventh year, SHIFT presents a ...

The Best of 25 Years – Steve Hofmeyr


Steve Hofmeyr is South Africa’s premier Afrikaans artist and has been at the top of the charts for the last 25 years. Best of 25 ...

DVote: Lust, Madness, and Mayhem


At first glance dance artists Noam Gagnon and Nova Bhattacharya seem to come from completely different worlds, but a closer look reveals their shared passion ...

TransMigration
TransMigration
5/17 - 5/21/2014


A visually raw and engaging story inspired by the life and paintings of iconic Ojibwe shaman-artist Norval Morrisseau. TransMigration is a dialogue, a response to ...

Mies Julie
Mies Julie
3/25 - 4/19/2014


Internationally acclaimed director Yael Farber sets her explosive new adaptation of Strindberg's classic Miss Julie in the remote, bleak beauty of South Africa. In the ...

Cabaret Brise-Jour (Shattered Cabaret)


After a sold-out run of its 2012 creation L'Orchestre d'Hommes-Orchestres Performs Tom Waits, the Quebec music-theatre collective returns, this time dipping into the repertoire of ...

Me So You So Me
Me So You So Me
2/25 - 3/1/2014


Fueled by Japanese historical and pop culture, classical Indian tabla rhythms, and cartoons, this new work reveals projections of the self: through the eyes of ...

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
12/23 - 1/18/2014


Vancouver's finest presenter of classic theatre is back with Anton Chekhov's heart-wrenching Uncle Vanya - a timeless 19th century masterwork rich in improbable love, yearning, ...

An East Van Panto
An East Van Panto
12/4 - 12/28/2013


Get ready for a wild ride! Theatre Replacement (Dress me up in your love) returns to blow the roof off the brand new York Theatre ...

Bulletins from Immortality…freeing Emily Dickinson


American acting icon Elizabeth Parrish and Canadian dance icon Margie Gillis combine forces to reveal the revolutionary, innovative, and modern in Emily Dickinson's work. A ...

Penelope
Penelope
9/25 - 10/13/2013


It's 11:30 am and already 35 degrees. At the bottom of a drained swimming pool, four ridiculous men face their inevitable deaths. They are the ...

Videos


Cinderella in Vancouver Cinderella
Jack and Darlene Poole Theatre at Arts Umbrella (5/25 - 6/2)
The Quest in Vancouver The Quest
Jack and Darlene Poole Theatre at Arts Umbrella (5/16 - 5/18)
People You May Know: an improv show in Vancouver People You May Know: an improv show
Little Mountain Gallery (5/24 - 5/24)
OUROFEST in Vancouver OUROFEST
OURO Collective (5/25 - 5/28)
The Lion King in Vancouver The Lion King
Queen Elizabeth Theatre (8/20 - 9/14)
The Cher Show in Vancouver The Cher Show
Mount Baker Theatre [Main Stage] (5/15 - 5/15)
That's gay! comedy – a queer comedy show in Vancouver That's gay! comedy – a queer comedy show
Little Mountain Gallery (5/18 - 5/18)
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