The DanceHouse 2026/27 season begins October 23 & 24 with ODE, a new contemporary dance work from Montreal’s Compagnie Catherine Gaudet, on the Vancouver Playhouse stage. Part pop-rock concert, part ritualistic ceremony, ODE is choreographed by the company’s Artistic Director, Catherine Gaudet, who last presented Les jolies chose (The Pretty Things), with DanceHouse in 2024. The hour-long work,…
Picks of the Week – September 16, 2026
In the midst of meteorological fall and the autumnal equinox we find the last of the summer events closing while a new a bounty of entertaining picks open. Shakespeare: This is the final week for the 2026 Bard On The Beach festival. Your last chance witness the classic tragic Scottish Play; Macbeth, or the musically merry and…
Shot In The Darks Makes A Curated Exit on Granville Island
Vancouver’s Shot in the Dark Productions brings A Curated Exit, Kristy Woollam’s darkly funny and unsettling new play, home to The NEST Theatre on Granville Island, September 24–27. Following well-received stints at 2026 Winnipeg and Edmonton Fringe Festivals, A Curated Exit comes to Vancouver directed by Shot In The Dark co-founder, Richard White. The play…
The Cultch Opens Its 53rd Season With JOB
The Cultch kicks off its 53rd season with Max Wolf Friedlich’s critically acclaimed play JOB, which makes its Vancouver debut following an off-Broadway premiere in 2023 and a run on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theater in 2024. Playing at The Cultch’s Historic Theatre from September 29 – October 11, with a new staging by…
Have A Senior Moment Festival returns September 25 to October 4
The Western Gold Theatre HAVE A SENIOR MOMENT FESTIVAL returns September 25 to October 4. The 2026 festival brings 10 days of theatre, works in development, music, film, creative workshops, artist salons, dances, parties and more—all celebrating the theme that Creativity Has No Expiry Date! This year’s festival is headlined by the On Our Feet! (OOF!) staged…
Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival Teases Its 9th Edition Line-up
The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival (VHS) has announced the first look at programming for the 9th edition. Running October 14 to 18, at Cineplex International Village the festival will feature a special presentation of the cult classic Trick ’r Treat with director Michael Dougherty in attendance, four feature-film premieres and acclaimed filmmakers and special guests, plus…
Picks of the Week – September 9, 2026
Labour Day has passed and we no long wear white, but that doesn’t stop there from being a white hot line up of entertaining picks Shakespeare: Bard On The Beach 2026 continues to entertain summer night with the BMO Mainstage featuring the classic tragic Scottish Play; Macbeth, on until September 18 and the musically merry and soccer-centric The Merry…