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Blending musical theatre with traditional Indigenous forms, writer-director Corey Payette creates a depiction of residential schools that keeps growing in importance
Read MorePresented by The Cultch, this vivid play taps into Disney and Cocteau with an enchanting combination of theatre, dance, and visual art
Read MorePulitzer Prize finalist Dance Nation headlines the festival, which features fierce and funny works of theatre, comedy, and circus
Read MoreThe musical marks a meaningful—and often moving—departure for a Métis actor better known for standup, music, and comedy work
Read MoreNlaka’pamux playwright Kevin Loring mines stereotypes for sharp comedy and dark insights on an absurd world
Read MoreThrough projected footage and photographs, Erdal chronicles the last nine months of his mother’s life following a terminal cancer diagnosis
Read MoreThe production written and directed by Nlaka’pamux playwright Kevin Loring is a land-claims farce
Read MoreTickets are now on sale for Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer, How to Disappear Completely, Children of God, and Beauty and The Beast: My Life
Read MoreWith a more melancholy undercurrent behind the biting laughs, Ronnie Burkett’s latest show gives voice to the marginalized and the misunderstood
Read MoreThe master storyteller’s latest play opens with Joe and his dog facing ejection from their longtime home, with seemingly nowhere to go
Read MoreNew twist on a classic ballet is full of beauty and wit, breaking new ground for the Aussie modern-circus troupe
Read MorePantos, waltzes, and stage musicals are just a few of the ways for culture vultures to ring in 2025
Read MoreExhilarating show reimagines Swan Lake as a cheeky acrobatic spectacle in B.C. premiere at the Vancouver Playhouse
Read MoreOutsized comic characterizations and power singing meet fearless political bite in Theatre Replacement’s latest musical at the York
Read MoreIn annual holiday show directed by Anita Rochon, Robin Hood must save East Van from the rich and powerful when all city parks are suddenly privatized
Read MoreThe Dancers of Damelahamid’s most ambitious production to date explores the precious artistic legacy passed down by Elder Margaret Harris
Read MoreIn his one-man show, the theatre artist of Cree and Lakota heritage addresses empty land acknowledgements with unapologetic conviction
Read MoreAudience goes wild for an often surreal and literally cheeky performance of sideshow antics and gravity-defying stunts
Read MoreAntoine Carabinier Lépine and his troupe take wild inspiration from Quebec’s century-old circus sideshow traditions
Read MoreJami Reimer’s Soft tongues: a bioacoustic opera takes a sonic and video-enhanced trip to the Brazilian rainforest, while Neworld Theatre’s Earth Case Scenario presents short eco-works
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