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Metro Theatre’s Season 62 is bigger and better than ever! Our Back To The Future Season runs September 13, 2024 – May 31, 2025. Tickets and Season Subscriptions are available to purchase on metrotheatre.com now! Join us for our opening show of the season, the award-winning THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG. THE PLAY THAT GOES...

The crooner who defined crooners — up close and personal. A Musical Biography lovingly told from his humble beginnings on the Major Bowes Amateur Hour through the Columbia and Capital years, all the way to his years with Reprise records and his final recordings spanning six decades of a singular vocal sensation never before or...

Mystery and mirth collide in Ken Ludwig’s THE GAME’S AFOOT! With thrills and high hilarity in equal parts, this whodunit tells the story of Broadway star William Gillette, who has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in...

Mary Swanson arrives in Middletown ready to start her family in a normal suburb. But her new neighbours see the surreal in the status quo and the outer bounds of the universe in their local garden patch. As Mary connects to her community via the magic and tragedy of ordinary experiences, Middletown dives into the...

With storyteller Dallas Yellowfly, 3 Crows Productions. Presented by Touchstone Theatre & Zee Zee Theatre An evening of Indigenous storytelling, music, vendors and sweet treats, in honour of National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. ABOUT THE PRODUCTION A dark theatre reverberates with the sounds of a drum ushering in Dallas Yellowfly’s spine-chilling tale of a...

The title of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It holds a double meaning that teasingly suggests this is a play to please all tastes. Is that possible? Called “sly, funny, and charming” by the Toronto Star, As You Like It Or The Land Acknowledgement by cultural provocateur Cliff Cardinal, is a devastating yet laugh-out-loud examination...

September 26 to October 6 | Various cinemas across Vancouver

September 26 to October 6 | Cinemas across Vancouver

She Planted, You Watered, and I Grow tells the story of a young woman who has migrated to Canada, struggling with an estranged relationship with her family, her past, and her home country. As she tries to settle into her new life, she is haunted by triggering flashbacks that bring her past traumas to the...

The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 42nd season with the world premiere of The Biting School’s Empty-Handed from Wednesday, October 2 to Saturday, October 5. Empty-Handed is a contemporary dance piece that explores the journeys of five cosmic characters through themes of darkness, deception, and greed. Audience members are invited to leave...

An aeial circus show that will sweep you off your feet! Experience the thrill as seven of Australia’s best circus artists use 30 metres of rope in a balance of strength and trust with just a touch of danger. Without nets or saftey harnesses, with every twist and turn their movements ripple through the group,...

The National Geographic Live Speaker Series returns to Vancouver Civic Theatres with an exciting 2024/25 line-up, taking place for the first time at the intimate Vancouver Playhouse. October 9, join us for Life on Thin Ice with award-winning National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yüyan, who captures the human experience in some of the world’s harshest environments....

Performed in English with select performances in Persian (Farsi), EARWORM, a Nowadays Theatre production in association with Blackout Art Society and Presentation House Theatre, is written and directed by Mohammad Yaghoubi. Homa, a long-time immigrant from Iran who fled persecution from the Islamic regime, must negotiate the reality that her son is in love with...

Metro Theatre brings Susan Hill’s chilling ghost story dramatically alive in Bernard Cuffling’s ingenious stage adaptation of “The Woman In Black”. Both directed by, and starring, Vancouver favourite Bernard Cuffling, this acclaimed production is a brilliantly effective and gripping study in atmosphere, illusion, and controlled horror. Just in time for the Halloween Season, come and...

Created and directed by Agnès Limbos from Belgium, Little Pea (French: Petit Pois) is a play and an exhibition in one; this ground-breaking TYA show tells the story of a little green pea who escapes from a refugee camp. To make the content accessible for young children, the Storyteller, a camp guard and clown, uses...

Step into an evening of unparalleled elegance as the Vancouver Academy of Music’s esteemed faculty presents “Schubertiade” – a concert dedicated to the genius of Franz Schubert. Join us on October 19 at 7:30 PM in the intimate setting of Koerner Recital Hall, where our distinguished faculty will guide you through a musical journey that...

The Firehall Arts Centre is proud to present the Vancouver premiere of Ridge from Saturday, October 26 to Sunday, November 3. Often called the “battle that made Canada,” Vimy Ridge resulted in over 10,000 Canadian casualties. Through direct storytelling, verbatim theatre and live music, Canadian folk music group The Fugitives examine misconceptions and varying perspectives...

Escape to the roaring 1920s at Silent Movie Mondays, a popular film series presented by Vancouver Civic Theatres! Join us in the stunning historic Orpheum theatre October 28, 2024 at 7:30pm to enjoy The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) while a soundtrack is played live on the theatre’s rare Wurlitzer organ – an instrument originally...

It’s not the Grease you expect to see, it’s the Grease you need to see. Bear Grease, by LightningCloud Productions, reimagines the hit 70’s musical, Grease, and takes it on an Indigenous joyride through a parallel universe where colonization never existed. While staying true to some aspects of the original musical, the show revamps certain...

Escape to the roaring 1920s at Silent Movie Mondays, a popular film series presented by Vancouver Civic Theatres! Bring the whole family to the historic Orpheum theatre December 9, 2024 at 7:30pm to enjoy four short films featuring kings of comedy Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Harry Langdon while a soundtrack is played live on...

The National Geographic Live Speaker Series returns to Vancouver Civic Theatres with an exciting 2024/25 line-up, taking place for the first time at the intimate Vancouver Playhouse. February 12, 2025, join us for Wild Wolves of Yellowstone featuring wildlife biologist, author, and National Geographic explorer Doug Smith. Live on stage, Doug Smith will take you...

Escape to the roaring 1920s at Silent Movie Mondays, a popular film series presented by Vancouver Civic Theatres! Join us in the stunning historic Orpheum theatre March 10, 2025 at 7:30pm to enjoy Piccadilly (1929) starring the iconic Anna May Wong while a soundtrack is played live on the theatre’s rare Wurlitzer organ – an...

The National Geographic Live Speaker Series returns to Vancouver Civic Theatres with an exciting 2024/25 line-up, taking place for the first time at the intimate Vancouver Playhouse. April 2, 2025, join us for The Untold Story of Sharks featuring shark researcher and conservationist Dr. Jess Cramp. Sharks have roamed the planet’s waters since before the...

Description Journey Through the Shades of Dusk at “Music of Twilight” Join us for an afternoon of musical enchantment as the Vancouver Academy of Music’s distinguished faculty presents “Music of Twilight.” On April 13 at 2:00 PM in Koerner Recital Hall, experience a program that explores the rich and evocative moments of twilight, where day...