Vancouver Theatre Newsroom

Join The Dance Centre for the Global Dance Connections series featuring tap dance star Danny Nielsen's world premiere, In Conversation.

Join Opera Mariposa's month-long digital charity event, featuring music, art, and special events to support people with chronic and post-viral illnesses.

 Pi Theatre will close its 2023-2024 season with the Canadian premiere of Medicine from Friday, June 14 to Sunday, June 23, 2024 at the Vancity Culture Lab (1895 Venables Street).

For its 32nd season Royal City Musical Theatre (RCMT) is presenting the enchanting Broadway musical Mary Poppins at the Massey Theatre now through May 12, 2023.

Guys & Dolls will come to the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage from May 16 to June 30, 2024. Enjoy this beloved Broadway musical that brings memorable songs and a captivating story to life with an extraordinary cast.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA’s 2023/24 season finale performance will feature the Portland Symphonic Choir. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Chor Leoni will present the premiere of two groundbreaking choral compositions exploring humanity’s story at Earth and Aether. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Experience the return of new music luminary Vicky Chow as she graces the stage once more in a presentation by Music on Main.

Last week, SEXY LAUNDRY, a play about love and marriage opened at the Granville Island Stage in Vancouver. Presented by the Arts Club and written by local playwright Michele Riml, this contemporary Canadian comedy brought out all of the emotions in the audience ranging from laughter to tears.

The contemporary Canadian comedy Sexy Laundry, by acclaimed playwright Michele Rimi, is playing at the Granville Island Stage now. Learn more about the show here!

Vancouver Opera will close its 2023-2024 season with Georges Bizet’s opera, Carmen. Carmen is one of the most widely performed works in operatic history and Vancouver audiences will have five opportunities to see this production. 

Gateway Theatre now presenting Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, a comedy with a fresh and lively take on the legendary tale of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Discover the 2024/25 Symphonic Season of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA.

Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed Liverpool Legends will be at Rio Theatre on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7:00pm.

Pacific Theatre will present Samuel D. Hunter's, 'A Case For The Existence Of God,' from Thursday, May 16 to Sunday, June 9, 2024.

The Improv Centre (TIC) on Granville Island will present Camp What’s-It-Called as its feature show this spring/summer on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm from Friday, May 17 to Saturday, July 13, with a special opening night performance on Thursday, May 16 at 7:30pm.

Pi Theatre, as part of its Provocateurs Series, will present Pi’s Phucking Phunny Celebration of Comedy on Saturday, May 4 from 7:30pm to 12am at Little Mountain Gallery in Gastown. 

Carousel Theatre for Young People (CTYP), Vancouver International Children’s Festival, and Zee Zee Theatre will present the world premiere of Vancouver playwright Dave Deveau’s The Papa Penguin Play, at Granville Island’s Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright St), from May 15 to June 2, 2024.

Metro Theatre has announced that Moonlight and Magnolias, directed by Catherine Morrison and written by Ron Hutchinson is coming to the Metro Theatre from April 26-May 18, 2024.

Experience Fujiwara Dance Inventions' Eunoia at the Firehall Arts Centre from May 8-11, presented by Teresa Trovato.

Canada's theater festivals are announcing cancellations or significant cuts due to ongoing financial difficulties. Festival organizers across the country report the compounded effects of recovering from COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, rising inflation, increased competition, and dwindling corporate sponsorships as key factors straining their operations.

This week, the touring production of HAIRSPRAY presented by Broadway Across Canada made its stop in Vancouver. Playing at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from April 2nd the 7th, the musical made an indelible mark in Vancouver theatre as a truly memorable and energetic show. 

Vancouver electronic duo CHXMERAS will release their debut album, Terminal City, releasing on May 3, 2024, under Virtua94 Records.

Theatre Under the Stars will present its 2024 season, featuring CATS and School of Rock. Learn more bout the shows and see how to purchase tickets.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra opens its 30th Annual Young Artist Concerto Competition with a National Call for Entries, announced by VSO CEO  Dr. Igor Shakhman.