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…
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The Cultch York Theatre presents the debut of Corey Payette’s On Native Land
The Cultch welcomes the debut of Corey Payette’s new musical On Native Land, at the York Theatre, April 8-19. Produced by Raven Theatre in collaboration with Urban Ink, the new musical is a powerful tale of identity, land, and love, that follows three seemingly disparate characters whose lives intertwine. This new work from award-winning storyteller, writer,…
Picks of the Week – March 25, 2026
The first full spring weekend brings Blossoms, Broadway and Bugattis to our picks of the week Influencer: Mitch and Murray Productions is presenting the North American premiere of Harm, by acclaimed British playwright Phoebe Eclair-Powell. On stage at Studio 16 until March 29, the gripping one-woman play blends razor-sharp comedy with psychological tension. Wild: From March 26 to April…
Firehall brings the World Premiere of Canadian Psycho to the stage
The Firehall Arts Centre is just a week away from the world premiere of Canadian Psycho, running Tuesday, March 31 to Sunday, April 12. There’s a lot of talk about diversity and inclusion these days, just how far should that extend? Hollywood like to present itself as the frontrunner, but when it comes to one category…
The Arts Club explores Franklinland until April 5
The Arts Club Theatre Company is presenting the Canadian premiere of acclaimed playwright Lloyd Suh’s Franklinland until April 5, at the Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island. Omari Newton directs this production starring Brian Markinson as Ben Franklin, Luc Roderique as William and Jakobe Jenkins as Temple. Franklinland is a imaginative, witty and modern interpretation of the…
The 7th annual Sound of Dragon Music Festival offers Free and Ticketed Events
The 7th annual Sound of Dragon Music Festival presented by Vancouver’s Sound of Dragon Society, comes to The Annex and 8East from April 2 to 5. Over three concerts and a free community jam event, the festival redefines Chinese music through ground-breaking cross-cultural collaborations – celebrating creativity and innovation by presenting musicians, ensembles, and composers from…
Kat Sandler’s Wildwoman makes its Western Canada premiere at Gateway Theatre
Gateway Theatre, with co-producers Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP), bring the Western Canada premiere of Wildwoman, to the MainStage March 26 to April 4. Directed by Jamie King, the daring and wickedly funny new play by acclaimed Canadian playwright Kat Sandler (Yaga) is inspired by real events and figures from a reimagined slice of 16th-century French history….