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A Doll's House, Kimberly Akimbo, and much more as Arts Club Theatre Company announces 2025–26 season

Disney FROZEN, Dial M for Murder, and Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women are all on the books

By Gail Johnson

THE ARTS CLUB Theatre Company has just announced its 2025–26 season. Look for Canadian premieres and engaging dramas at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, the Granville Island Stage, and the Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, plus a three-show tour. Subscriptions are available now, and single tickets go on sale in June 2025.

In the announcement last night, artistic director Ashlie Corcoran also shared that the company would bring back a renewed subscription series at the intimate Newmont Stage.

The 2025–26 season will kick off in September at the Arts Club’s flagship venue, the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, with a Canadian premiere: Amy Herzog’s critically acclaimed new version of the classic drama A Doll’s House, September 4 to October 5. It will be followed by a holiday heart-melter, the Broadway musical Disney FROZEN. Jeffrey Hatcher’s new twist on the revenge thriller Dial M for Murder will bring suspense in February. Rounding out the powerhouse series is Kimberly Akimbo, the Tony Award–winning musical about growing up and growing old, will arrive in the spring, followed by the smash-hit Canadian musical based on a true story, Come From Away.

The Granville Island Stage opens its season November 27 with Lauren Gunderson’s new adaptation of the beloved Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. The Golden Anniversaries, Mark Crawford’s story of an enduring marriage, will arrive in January, followed by the Canadian premiere of Lloyd Suh’s new kind of father-and-son story, Franklinland. Hilarity and mayhem will abound as the global phenomenon The Play That Goes Wrong takes the stage in June.

Four shows are coming to the Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, starting with the Métis love story You used to call me Marie…, by Tai Amy Grauman; it’s a coproduction by Savage Society and the National Arts Centre, September 25 to October 12. Then, celebrate the holiday season with a delightful take on a holiday classic, A WONDERHEADS Christmas Carol, and a limited engagement presentation of The Gingerbread Men: (Yet) A(nother) Holiday Cabaret. Closing the season on the Newmont Stage is Adrian Glynn McMorran’s You’re Just a Place That I Know, a song cycle inspired by family history.

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Gail Johnson

Gail Johnson is cofounder and associate editor of Stir. She is a Vancouver-based journalist who has earned local and national nominations and awards for her work. She is a certified Gladue Report writer via Indigenous Perspectives Society in partnership with Royal Roads University and is a member of a judging panel for top Vancouver restaurants.

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