Packed with Mythology, Music, and Magic, CTORA Theatre (formerly known as Children’s Theatre of Richmond) is bringing The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, to the the JCC Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, 950 W. 41st Ave. The electrifying musical stage adaptation of the best-selling novel by Rick Riordan, with book by Joe Tracz with…
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Our Ghosts stirs up a family mystery decades in the making.
The Firehall Arts Centre is presenting the Vancouver premiere of Our Ghosts by Sally Stubbs, until Sunday, April 2nd. Telling a haunting mystery nearly 70 years in the making, Our Ghosts is written by Sally Stubbs and directed by Sarah Rodgers and produced by Our Ghosts Collective in association with Western Gold Theatre. Inspired by…
Carousel Theatre for Young People wizzes to Oz
Carousel Theatre for Young People (CYTP) is partnering with Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People to present the Canadian premiere of Oz, at Granville Island’s Waterfront Theatre from March 1-26, 2023. Set in 1899 Chicago, Oz takes a whimsical look at an imagined backstory for how L. Frank Baum might have written his best selling children’s…
FADO – The Saddest Music in the World comes back to The Firehall
FADO – The Saddest Music in the World is returning to The Firehall stage from Saturday, January 14 to Sunday, February 5, 2023. Produced by the Firehall Arts Centre and Victoria’s Puente Theatre, acclaimed Portuguese-Canadian playwright Elaine Ávila’s play, FADO, is a tale of love and ghosts set in the back alleys and brothels of…
Vancouver Opera opens with Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers
Vancouver Opera opened its 2022-2023 season at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre with a lush, full-scale production of Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers. In spite of the fact that the French writers and composer never set foot on the island, as we are told in the opening prologue, The Pearl Fishers transports the audience to the…
Head to The Café, A World Premiere from ITSAZOO +Aphotic Theatre
ITSAZOO Productions and Aphotic Theatre, in partnership with PuSh, present the long-anticipated, and delayed, world premiere of The Café from October 11 – 22, 2022 at Kafka’s (577 Great Northern Way). Directed by project creators Fay Nass and Chelsea Haberlin, The Café is a site-specific, immersive theatrical work. The a-day-in-the-life look at the cultural mosaic…
The Improv Centre announces a Fall line-up of laughs
Vancouver’s home for live comedy, The Improv Centre (TIC) on Granville Island has announced its upcoming Fall season. After an extensive open call audition process, TIC is also introducing its new Ensemble of performers. Returning to The Improv Centre are familiar faces Angela Galanopoulos (Interim General Manager), Jalen Saip (Artistic Director), Aida Viziru, Alex Parra,…