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Erotic comedy Home Deliveries digs into the pressure women feel to be perfect

In Catherine Léger’s theatre adaptation of a beloved 1970 Québécois film, two neglected stay-at-home moms begin a series of sexual affairs

Home Deliveries makes Canadian debut at the Jericho Arts Centre, March 21 to April 13

United Players of Vancouver, in association with Ruby Slippers Theatre, presents the show about two dissatisfied moms who seduce a string of lovers

Theatre review: Grandma. Gangsta. Guerrilla. dives into wild mix of immigrant dramedy, wartime recollection, and musical interludes

Cast finds both humour and heart in Ruby Slippers premiere by playwright Abi Padilla

Grandma. Gangsta. Guerrilla. depicts a "sassy old lady" with a sense of humour

Abi Padilla’s new play draws inspiration from both of her grandmothers

Advance Theatre Festival is back at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts until January 31

Ruby Slippers Theatre presents five staged readings of works by IPBOC playwrights, including Damion LeClair’s Rougarou, Carmen Aguirre’s The Consent Club, and more

Ruby Slippers Theatre premieres Abi Padilla's Grandma. Gangsta. Guerrilla., February 6 to 16

Heartwarming, hilarious play is presented in association with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Presentation House Theatre, and Blackout Art Society

Theatre review: Dil Ka offers a rare journey through queerness and the Pakistani-Canadian experience

Written by Lee Nisar, the play explores repression and tenderness through the eyes of a 26-year-old woman facing unwanted marriage

Ruby Slippers Theatre shares world premiere of Dil Ka with audiences, March 22 to 31

Copresentation with Blackout Art Society and Presentation House Theatre explores a queer Muslim woman’s identity

A polyamorous birthday party, gangsta grannies, and more as Advance Theatre Festival hosts live-reading series February 5 to 9

At Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Tricia Trinh curates plays that centre new voices around gender and culture

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2024Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Ruby Slippers Theatre

Advance Theatre Festival: Advancing the Radically Inclusive Stage showcases five new works from February 5 to 9

Event produced by Ruby Slippers Theatre with Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and Playwrights Guild of Canada centres BIPOC artistry

In dark climate comedy Hurricane Mona, Alex Gullason plays a spunky environmental activist on house arrest

Hilarity-filled family dynamics and a crazy mushroom trip lead up to environmental disaster in Touchstone Theatre and Ruby Slippers premiere by Pippa Mackie

Pippa Mackie's Hurricane Mona marks world premiere, November 18 to December 3

In co-presentation from Touchstone Theatre and Ruby Slippers Theatre, a climate emergency takes centre-stage

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 26, 2023Partner Content, Touchstone Theatre, Ruby Slippers Theatre

Theatre review: útszan's simple storytelling carries powerful emotional impact

Lil’wat theatre artist Yvonne Wallace’s solo speaks to the preciousness of language

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithMay 8, 2023Ruby Slippers Theatre, The Cultch, Yvonne Wallace, Indigenous, Lil'wat

Stir Q&A: Dil Ka playwright Lee Nisar talks biryani, being queer and South Asian, and food as the great unifier

Her new work, set in a traditional Pakistani family’s kitchen, debuts as part of Ruby Slippers’ Advance Theatre Festival at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Advance Theatre Festival Week 1 unveils staged readings by female and BIPOC writers, to February 3

Playwrights include Yvonne Wallace and Jessica Liang at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts series

With jet-black humour, Benevolence explores love and self-loathing, to October 15

Produced in English by Ruby Slippers Theatre in partnership with Pacific Theatre, the play by Quebec’s Fanny Britt won the 2013 Governor General’s award for drama

WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 28, 2022Pacific Theatre, Ruby Slippers Theatre, Quebecois