Sixteen going on 72, Kimberly Akimbo is a heartwarming and humourous look at the trials of teenhood. Making its Western Canada premiere at The Arts Club Stanley BFL Canada Stage until May 3rd. The five-time Tony Award–winning musical by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, is based on Lindsay-Abaire’s earlier play of the same name. Telling…
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Picks of the Week – April 8, 2026
Spring has truly arrived as clouds of pink cherry petals flutter across the region and plenty of entertainment breezes into the calendar this week, too Teens: It’s tough being a teenager, The Arts Club presents the acclaimed Tony-Award winning Kimberly Akimbo, a musical comedy about growing-up opening night comes Wednesday April 8 Thriller: What came first,…
The Chan Centre Presents Acclaimed Inuit Artists: Susan Aglukark and PIQSIQ
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts’ Made In Canada series presents a unique evening of acclaimed Inuit artistry with award-winning singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark and renowned throat-singing duo PIQSIQ on April 12 on the Chan Shun Concert Hall stage. The artists will feature two separate concert programs, blending Aglukark’s mix of Inuit folk, country, and pop with PIQSIQ’s modern twist on traditional throat…
5 Diverse Works Make The DanceHouse 19th Anniversary Season
DanceHouse enters adulthood by announcing its 19th anniversary season will include five contemporary performances from some of the world’s leading dance companies. But first, presented in collaboration with New Music Works, DanceHouse wraps up its current 2025/2026 season with the BC Premiere of Australia’s Stephanie Lake Company’s riveting Manifesto, April 16 to 18 at Vancouver Playhouse. The 2026/27 season…
Picks of the Week – April 1, 2026
The Easter Bunny is bringing a basket full of entertainment and activities to fill this week’s picks Wild: Only until April 4, Gateway Theatre presents the Western Canada premiere of Wildwoman, a wickedly funny and wildly dark play by acclaimed Canadian playwright Kat Sandler (Yaga), inspired by real events and figures from a reimagined slice of 16th-century…
Royal City Musical Theatre brings Shrek The Musical to The Massey Theatre
Other venues will be green with envy as Royal City Musical Theatre (RCMT) turns The Massey Theatre green with its presentation of Shrek The Musical from April 17 to May 3. The fun, family-friendly production follows Shrek, a grumpy green ogre and his rag tag group of fairy tale misfits on a heartwarming journey of…
Opera Unbound presents the World Premiere of The Fox, April 17-19
Continuing its mission to develop and collaborate on new works, Opera Unbound presents the world premiere of The Fox. An evocative new chamber opera from emerging Vancouver composer Roan Shankaruk’s taking the ANNEX stage April 17-19. Based on D.H. Lawrence’s 1922 novella, Shankaruk’s opera is an intense, genre-defying examination of the relationships and power dynamics of its characters–two women…