‘Tis the season that our local theatre community welcomes a festive line up of holiday hits!
Check out what’s on stage this season to find a Holiday production that’s sure to tug at the heartstrings and bring comfort and joy to you and your family;
Golden Girls: The Laughter Continues
November 12 to 16, 2024 at Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
The holidays is the perfect season to reconnect with friends and family, and Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue allows us to reconnect with these old friends over some cheesecake and laughs. Making its debut in Canada with a brand-new acclaimed tribute show bringing Miami’s sassiest seniors to the stage.
The Hobbit
November 13 to December 21, 2024 at Pacific Theatre, 1440 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver
In this world premiere production, two actors, and a dragon’s hoard of theatre magic, bring JRR Tolkien’s storytelling masterpiece The Hobbit to life as audiences follow Bilbo Baggins as he embarks on a rollicking adventure with dwarves, elves, goblins, wizards and more.
Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol
November 14 to December 24, 2024 at The Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, 2750 Granville Street, Vancouver
Shifting the setting of the Dickens classic to the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, where Scrooge is the greedy owner of a mining town. Add in the music of Dolly Parton for a heartfelt holiday hootenanny.
Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto: Robin Hood
November 20, 2024 to January 5, 2025 at The Cultch – York Theatre, 639 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
It’s a beautiful day in Trout Lake for Robin Hood and the Merry-Thems but the dastardly Sheriff has other plans—the parks have been privatized!
Miracle on 34th Street
November 21 to December 29, 2024 at The Arts Club – Granville Island Stage, 1585 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver
The film classic comes to life. When Kris Kringle starts working as a Santa at Macy’s department store and begins to spread Christmas cheer, things tumble out of control. Is he the real Santa Claus?
Merry/Happy/Jolly
November 22 to December 28, 2024 at The Improv Centre, 1502 Duranleau Street, Granville Island, Vancouver
The audience dictates all of the major story elements of The Improv Centre’s holiday hijinx by suggesting the setting, antagonist, love interest – whatever sparks joy for the audience, will find the improv creating relationships and plot points that are appealing, heart-warming, and laughter-inducing for everyone.
Ballet BC presents Royal Winnipeg Ballet: The Nutcracker
November 23 & 24, 2024 at Bell Performing Arts Centre, 6250 144 Street, Surrey
December 13 to15, 2024 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
For eight performances at two venues, Ballet BC welcomes the Royal Winnipeg Ballet stage for its iconic, distinctly Canadian retelling of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.
Disney On Ice presents Magic in the Stars
November 27 to December 1, 2024 at Pacific Coliseum, 100 N. Renfrew Street, Vancouver
An all-new production bringing the brightest Disney stars to life. Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, and Daisy are joined by Asha from Wish and Raya from Raya and the last dragon, on a new adventure when the North Star shines brightly and descends upon Jiminy Cricket as he welcomes and reminds the audience that the most fantastic, magical things can happen, and it all starts with a wish.
Mary Poppins – The Broadway Musical
November 27 to December 14, 2024 at Theatre In The Country, 5708 Glover Road, Langley
Follow everyone’s favourite nanny as she works her magic on the Banks Family and audiences in this adaptation of the Disney classic
Tick, Tick…BOOM!
November 28 to December 15, 2024 at The Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, New Westminster
The Vagabond Players present “Tick, Tick… BOOM!” – a semi-autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson (Rent) – portrays Jon’s inner struggle between his passion for composing and the practical demands of life, set against the backdrop of New York City’s musical theater scene.
Ann Mortifee’s Reflection on Crooked Walking
November 30 – December 22, 2024 at Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver
This Juno Award-nominated family musical returns, telling the tale of four people who find themselves the only ones left awake, surrounded by sleeping townspeople. Their journey in search of a cure for the mysterious sleeping sickness leads them down a surprising path of deeper self-awareness.
A Christmas Carol
December 4 to 15, 2024 at Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver
Dickens’ timeless story of Ebenezer Scrooge is brought to life in this unique atmospheric and scenic reading of a beloved Christmas classic, narrated by Leslie Dos Remedios with live music performed by a full jazz band of talented students from Sentinel Secondary in West Vancouver
Carousel Theatre presents The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
December 6, 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2024 at Waterfront Theatre, 1412 Cartwright Street, Vancouver
In this Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People Production of C.S. Lewis’ beloved classic, The White Witch has trapped Narnia in a perpetual state of winter with no hope of Christmas, but when four siblings venture through a mysterious wardrobe and enter this land of talking animals, charming fauns, giants, and dwarves, things start to change.
The Gingerbread Men: A(nother) Holiday Cabaret
December 5 to 22, 2024 at The Arts Club Newmount Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, 162 W. 1st Avenue #203, Vancouver
Back by popular demand, The Gingerbread Men return to mix up a sweet blend of their favourite hits with some exciting new toe-tapping tunes! Prepare to be whisked away on a dough-lightful cabaret of classic holiday songs and merriment.
A Wonderheads Christmas Carol
December 11 & 12, 2024 at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver
December 13 & 14, 2024 at Massey Theatre, 735 8th Avenue, New Westminster
The WONDERHEADS present a reimagining of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol in their signature imaginative style, bring a unique live experience featuring spectacular giant masks, whimsical puppets, and unfathomable theatrical invention
Lionel Bart’s Oliver!
December 12, 2024 to January 4, 2025 at Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond
Beloved by Gateway audiences since its performances in 1992 and 200, Lionel Bart’s timeless musical masterpiece, Oliver!, takes audiences back to Victorian England as it fills the season with wonderful music and heartwarming story of love and community.
The Land of the Nutcracker
December 13 & 14, 2024 at Shadbolt Centre Studio Theatre, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby
The students of Shadbolt’s long-term ballet program are delighted to present excerpts from this holiday classic, From the Land of The Nutcracker.
Cinderella! A Traditional British Pantomime
December 13, 2024 to January 5, 2025 at Metro Theatre, 1370 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver
Metro Theatre’s holiday tradition returns for its 39th year of a classic British Panto fairlytale adapted by Shel Piercy and Jo Sears, brings fun and laughs for all princes and princesses
Dancer: Vivian Ruiz photo: David Cooper
Mixed Nuts
December 13 to 15, 2024 at Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
Once again, Arts Umbrella Dance Company brings its annual presentation of a modern and engaging twist on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, bringing together an eclectic assortment of dance styles for an extra-special holiday treat.
Christmas Presence
December 15 to 17 and 22 & 23, 2024 at Pacific Theatre, 1440 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver
Pacific Theatre’s holiday tradition lights up the season with poems and prose that range from the heartfelt to the hilarious mixed in with songs both old and new, Christmas Presence is an intimate and warm way to usher in the holiday spirit.
The Goh Ballet – The Nutcracker
December 19 to 22, 2024 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
Goh Ballet’s annual production of The Nutcracker returns to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage as Clara’s dream come to life as she embarks on a magical journey through the Land of Snow, across the Lemonade Sea, to the Kingdom of Sweets where she is greeted by the enchanting Sugar Plum Fairy.
NYE at TIC
December 31, 2024 at The Improv Centre, 1502 Duranleau Street, Granville Island, Vancouver
Join The Improv Centre to say so long to 2024 with laughter and libations over 3 shows at 7pm & 9pm (rated 14A) and 11pm (rated 19+), to count down to 2025 with silly fun, guffaws, and a dessert bar!