New Westminster’s Anvil Theatre, Massey Theatre and Eighth & Eight Creative Spaces have pulled back the curtain to announce what is coming to their stages for their 2026/27 seasons. Across the three venues, New Westminster welcomes a host of award-winning arts from around the world and here at home, creative tribute acts and interactive events.
As renovations continue at The Massey Theatre and Eighth & Eight Creative Spaces complex, there will be a five month closure from July to November but Anvil Theatre will continue to offer great entertainment until the others reopen bringing back Massey Theatre’s fan favourites International Guitar Night and Ballet Jörgen’s Swan Lake, as well as Eighth & Eight’s Reading Theatre Series and other educational and entertaining events.
The 2026/27 season includes:
-October 17, 2026 @ Anvil Theatre
Bury the Hatchet
An Out of the Forest Theatre production
Andrew and Abby Borden are found dead in Fall River, Massachusetts, August 1892. Their daughter Lizzie is the main suspect. Tried but acquitted of the crime, the story goes that she wielded the axe that killed them. Set to bluegrass music and murder ballads, Bury The Hatchet fuses gallows humour with vaudevillian horror to re-examine one of history’s most infamous murder cases in a theatrical experience you won’t want to miss! Irreverently presented, knee slapping, historical theatre with a modern revisionist twist.
-October 24, 2026 @ Anvil Theatre
Terrell Edwards: A Night of Motown
Terrell Edwards is back by popular demand, this time with A Night of Motown, taking us back to one of the most memorable times in music history. Motown is not only the greatest pop music hit factory ever heard, but a state of mind, a way of life, a style, the “Sound of Young America.” The distinctive, upbeat and uplifting music brought together pop and soul, white and black, and old and young, like never before and continues to this day.
-November 15, 2026 @ Anvil Theatre
Ballet BC Annex
Ballet BC Annex is the junior ensemble of Canada’s leading contemporary dance company, Ballet BC–a cohort of pre-professional artists currently training with Vancouver’s Modus Operandi and Arts Umbrella Dance. Each season, they bring world-class dance repertoire to local and regional schools and community venues. This time, Ballet BC Annex will share a triple bill of three exciting works, including world premieres by Canadian choreographer Cameron Fraser-Monroe and Ballet BC company dancer Michael Garcia.
-December 11, 2026 @ Massey Theatre concert stage
Chilliwack presented by Rock.It Boy Entertainment
Sing along to the songs of the Legendary Canadian rock act, Chilliwack – “Fly At Night”, “California Girl”, “My Girl (Gone Gone Gone)”, “Lonesome Mary”, “Whatcha Gonna Do”, and more. Prepare for an evening of music & memories as they hit the road for the last time in their 55-year history.
-January 29 & 30, 2027 @ Anvil Theatre
Corpo Imago
Imago/Obsidian
Imago/Obsidian is an extraordinary evening of contemporary aerial performance featuring two internationally acclaimed works that blur the boundaries between circus, dance, and visual theatre. Obsidian is by French artist Melkior Arthur, a haunting aerial solo performed on a sculptural apparatus of the artist’s own design. Imago by Vancouver-based company Corpo Imago, is an award-winning contemporary aerial dance duet that was celebrated at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Together, these works create a mesmerizing, shared journey through suspension, shedding, and becoming—where aerial performance becomes a language of visual poetry.
-January 31, 2027 @ Massey Theatre Mainstage
International Guitar Night
International Guitar Night (IGN), the world’s premier touring acoustic guitar festival is back! This 2027 tour continues IGN’s tradition of bringing audiences the best acoustic guitarists from around the world and features classical and flamenco guitarist Itamar Erez (Canada), classical guitarist Victoria Ruiz de la Rubia (Spain), fretless guitar pioneer and jazz artist Cenk Erdo?an (Türkiye), and contemporary blues and jazz manouche master, Remi Harris (UK).
-February 6, 2027 @ Massey Theatre Mainstage
Ballet Jörgen’s Swan Lake
Experience the timeless magic of Swan Lake with this Canadian take on the beloved, romantic yet haunting classic — set in Cape Breton. Ballet Jörgen delivers graceful choreography, striking visuals, and emotional storytelling performed by some of the country’s best dancers. Through Ballet Jörgen’s Youth Participant Program, local performers may have the rare opportunity to share the stage in this show.
-February 14, 2027 @ Anvil Theatre
Fascinating Rhythms: The Gershwin Songbook on Film & Live with The Angela Verbrugge Quartet
In this unique multimedia presentation, classic film scholar Michael van den Bos whisks you away on a fabulous flight through the glories of Gershwin featuring live song performances by jazz vocalist Angela Verbrugge and her quartet, interwoven with vintage musical clips from classic Hollywood movies projected on the big screen. For Valentine’s Day, give your sweetheart the gift of Gershwin gold and all their Fascinating Rhythms!
-March 6, 2027 @ Anvil Theatre
Michael Kaeshammer
Michael Kaeshammer isn’t so much a piano player as a piano whisperer, a master musician and songwriter able to coax dazzling, kaleidoscopic sounds from his instrument in a way few can rival. Across a brilliant, globe-trotting career highlighted by nine tours of China, three appearances at the Olympics, and countless shows opposite international superstars, the Vancouver-based artist has electrified audiences with his magnificent repertoire and infectiously positive outlook on life that infuses his lyrics. More than a pianist and vocalist, Kaeshammer is a performer that delivers a show that gets your toes tapping, your heart pumping, and your soul jumping.
-April 17, 2027 @ Anvil Theatre
Pharis & Jason Romero
When you come see Pharis & Jason Romero, you can look forward to great songs, a fiddle-banjo duet or two, big harmonies, and a band that makes incredibly special music together. With a sound described as “a triumphant, seamless, heart-warming blend of classic folk, vintage country, acoustic blues and old-time tunes,” these amazing musicians have spent the last 15 years quietly blowing audiences away.
-May 15, 2027 @ Massey Theatre Eighth & Eight
Rumours: The Ultimate Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
presented byVaughnCo Entertainment VaughnCo Entertainment presents “Rumours” The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac tribute show based in Los Angeles, California. The group recreates the legendary band in its youthful heyday from 1975-1979. Rumours meticulously puts together a show that spares no detail. From period accurate equipment and costumes to spot on characterizations and musical performances, “Rumours” takes you back to a time when music was still an unbridled evening of entertainment.