The Firehall Arts Centre launched its 2025-2026 season with Hiromoto Ida’s Vacant Lot running only until October 25th. The hybrid dance/theatre production by acclaimed Nelson-based choreographer, director, and actor Hiromoto Ida is based on the Japanese play “SARACHI”, by contemporary Japanese theatre artist Shogo Ota. Vacant lot finds a long-married couple (Hiromoto Ida and Lindsay Clague)…
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Picks of the Week – October
The spooky season is upon us, bringing a wealth of entertaining picks to haunt our days and nights. Farce: It’s your last chance to catch Metro Theatre laugh riot presentation of Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor a hilarious, fast-paced farce of life, love and lies, closing October 25. Frights: Enjoy the thrills and chills of Western…
Celebrate Dignity In Community with the 22nd Annual Heart of the City Festival
The 22nd Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, presented by Vancouver Moving Theatre in association with Carnegie Community Centre & the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, returns October 31 to November 8. Themed Dignity in Community, the 2025 Festival honours the everyday and extraordinary ways people in the DTES community care for…
Gateway Theatre’s season opens with Kate Hamill’s Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B
Richmond’s Gateway Theatre has opened its 2025/2026 Mainstage season with the B.C. premiere of Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill. Onstage until October 25, the quick-witted, comedic interpretation of the classic detective tale is directed by Lauren Taylor. Starring Kate Besworth as Sherlock Holmes and Rami Kahlon as Dr. Joan Watson, this feminist adaptation brings the Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle classic…
Urban Ink’s 6th TRANSFORM Festival is its Biggest & Boldest
Urban Ink’s Sixth TRANSFORM Festival presented in collaboration with The Cultch, returns November 6-8 and 14-15 at Vancouver Playhouse. Curated by Urban Ink Artistic Director Corey Payette, the biggest and boldest TRANSFORM Festival yet, features an all-star lineup of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists across multiple disciplines, breaking boundaries through collaboration and experimentation. “TRANSFORM Festival’s 6th…
The 38th Vancouver Writer’s Fest returns to Granville Island October 20-26
The 38th annual Vancouver Writer’s Fest (VWF) returns to Granville Island next week, October 20-26. Once again, the festival delivers a week of stellar authors, exceptional books, ideas, and dialogue exploring the issues and themes dominating the current cultural and political sphere. The wide range of programming delivers 130+ local and international authors at 87 events this festival season,…
Picks of the Week – October 15, 2025
We’ve given thanks for the plethora of entertainment and exhibits around the city, with plenty more great picks to come as the Fall holiday season draws nearer. Farce: Until October 25th, Metro Theatre delivers buckets of joy and laughs with Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor a hilarious, fast-paced farce of life, love and lies, running until…