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,…
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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…
Fall In Love With Shakespeare In Love at Metro Theatre
Comedy, love and a bit with a dog is what the audience wants and needs as Metro Theatre presents Shakespeare In Love: The Play. Based on the 1998 film written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard and adapted for the stage by Lee Hall this production runs until April 25. Faced with writer’s block, William Shakespeare cannot complete…
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…
The Western Canada Premiere of Wildwoman Wraps the Gateway Theatre Season
Wildly funny and wickedly wild, Kat Sandler’s Wildwoman closes Gateway Theatre’s 2025-2026 Season with a roar. Produced in association with Alberta Theatre Projects, the Western Canada premiere of Wildwoman is on the Gateway Mainstage only until April 4, don’t miss your chance! Despite taking its inspiration from a real-world history behind Beauty and the Beast,…