Edmonton Events

880 CHED is excited to support Golden Girls Vegas Vacation at Jubilations Dinner Theatre from June 19th - August 23rd!

Everyone’s favourite golden gang of lovely ladies is hitting the Las Vegas strip. The girls have decided that it’s finally time to take that bachelorette trip that none of them got to take in their youth. It’s never too late when you’re young at heart. There will be big laughs and amazing music from all...

880 CHED is living it up to support the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival taking over Old Strathcona from August 13th - 23rd!

The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival is the largest, longest-running Fringe Festival in North America, and one of the most celebrated worldwide. Fringing is 11 days of theatre, music, magic, comedy, and community, where anyone can be an Artist and everyone belongs. See Theatre Shows: 200+ indoor theatre shows (more than 1,300 live performances!). All tickets $20 or less! From storytelling to musical...

“Ooooh, I love that song. You know the one… with the dun-de duh, and bee-dee-bop.” We’ve all had this conversation, and it seems that many, many times it’s followed with… “It’s from the 80’s!” What if there was a way to get back there? Not just anywhere in the 1980’s, but to the precise moment...

John Battye and Christine Lesiak team up for this 3-hour workshop to explore how clowning and improv create a beautiful comedy baby. Play, follow your impulses, and stumble into discoveries you couldn’t have planned if you tried. Come for the chaos, stay for the connection. Using core clown techniques—presence, honesty, and deep listening—we’ll shake up...

The most notorious supervillain in the world is finally rehabilitated and now has a job… reforming other supervillains? The world is safe at last… or is it? Can Gru really help the world’s most ingenious criminal masterminds reintegrate into society as well-adjusted civilians? Will they learn to be upstanding, rule following, all-around good guys that...

BACK THIS FALL! IMPROV 201: BEGINNER SHORT FORM And your prompt is… Welcome to Improv 201: Intro to Short From Improv; a new offering from Grindstone Theatre School! This course will take the foundational skills you learned in Improv 101 and drop them into a fast-paced, quick-thinking environment. Short-Form Improv focuses on theatre games that...

BACK THIS FALL! BURLESQUE 101: BUMP AND GRIND Want to give burlesque a try, but you’ve never done anything like it before? This class is for you! It will teach you all the basics, and provide you with an opportunity to try out your skills during a group performance! DATES: Sundays from Sept 13th –...

Alice is over 60, almost divorced, and forced to move in with her adult son and his family. Trying to reinvent herself, and perhaps capture her lost youth, she reunites with her estranged college roommate, Corinne, to form a heavy metal garage band. But newcomer Rita, a career musician who answers their ad for a...

It’s a Wonderful Life – The Musical Book and Lyrics by Keith Ferguson Music by Bruce Greer It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern The Greatest Gift is used by permission of The Greatest Gift Corporation Festival Players Creative Team Director – Marcie Pringle Musical...

Paul is trying to find a job. Snowy is trying to find himself. But when Snowy stumbles across an ailing cow stuck in a local field, he ropes Paul into trying to help the cow- either to improve its lot or put it out of its misery. This rural drama explores friendship, coming-of-age, economic uncertainty,...

Renowned concert violinist Stephanie Abrahams’ world has crumbled after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, forcing her to confront her identity and find meaning beyond her music through intense sessions with her psychiatrist, Dr. Feldmann. DUET FOR ONE is a powerful exploration of resilience, loss, and the human spirit.