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Shadbolt Centre for the Arts stages Michele Riml's hit play Sexy Laundry, November 6 and 7

Arts Club Theatre Company production follows married couple Alice and Henry who embark on a naughty hotel retreat to rekindle their lacklustre sex life

In EARWORM, playwright Mohammad Yaghoubi spotlights the concerns of Toronto's Iranian community

Nowadays Theatre production tells the story of a woman whose values are confronted when her son falls in love

Metro Theatre stages Bernard Cuffling’s The Woman in Black this Halloween, October 12 to November 2

Globally beloved production tells the haunting tale of an ageing solicitor who engages a young actor to bring a terrifying story to life

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 7, 2024Partner Content, Metro Theatre, the West End

CTORA Theatre brings the whimsy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the stage

Director Mark Carter loves the story’s over-the-top characters

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 4, 2024CTORA Theatre, musical, musical theatre

Gateway Theatre stages spine-tingling show Yaga in time for Halloween, October 24 to November 2

Kat Sandler’s contemporary reimagining of the infamous Slavic folk tale of Baba Yaga centres the small-town disappearance of a young man

Lia & Dor is a love letter to Romania, at the Firehall Arts Centre from October 9 to 13

Playwright Cristina Tudor takes a deep dive into her culture’s folklore

A woman's exes come back to haunt her in Studio 58's Baggage, October 3 to 13

In Sarah Segal-Lazar’s play directed by Jessie Liang, main character Jill is plagued by her failed relationships as she tries to start a new one

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 27, 2024Studio 58, Langara College, Langara

Groundbreaking bilingual theatre show EARWORM premieres in Vancouver, October 10 to 13

Nowadays Theatre production in association with Blackout Art Society and Presentation House Theatre tells the story of Iranian immigrant Homa in English and Farsi

Cliff Cardinal raises necessary dialogue on uncomfortable truths in As You Like It or The Land Acknowledgement

In his one-man show, the theatre artist of Cree and Lakota heritage addresses empty land acknowledgements with unapologetic conviction

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2024the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Cliff Cardinal, indigenous, Shakespeare, Cree

Much Ado About Nothing and The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival announces 2025 season

The 36th annual program also includes The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] (Again) and The Dark Lady

THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2024Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare

At Studio 58, Baggage navigates the emotional weight of failed relationships, October 3 to 13

Play written by Sarah Segal-Lazar centres a cynical character in her 20s as she tries to start a new relationship amid the personified baggage of her exes

THEATREStir VancouverSeptember 18, 2024Partner Content, Studio 58, Langara, Langara College

Koulounisation takes a personal look at the French occupation of Algeria

Running at Théâtre la Seizième, new play by French-Algerian artist Salim Djaferi goes beyond the history books

THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 18, 2024Theatre la Seizieme

The Biting School premieres Empty-Handed at the Firehall Arts Centre, October 2 to 5

Contemporary dance piece choreographed by Arash Khakpour immerses viewers in themes of darkness, deception, and greed

THEATREStir VancouverSeptember 17, 2024Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre, The Biting School

Theatre review: Jersey Boys has smooth moves, authentic grit, and style for miles

At Arts Club’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Julie Tomaino helms a honed production that hits all the high notes of the Four Seasons story

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 13, 2024Arts Club Theatre Company, Arts Club, Arts Club Theatre

Qwalena: The Wild Woman Who Steals Children addresses the ongoing impacts of the Indian Act

The titular character in the show by 3 Crows Productions represents government agents who removed Indigenous kids from their homes to attend residential school