The Arts Club Theatre Company
Red Velvet

When & Where March 21 - April 21, 2024, evenings Tue – Thu at 7:30pm, Fri & Sat at 8pm, matinees on Wed at 1:30pm and Sat & Sun at 2pm | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, 2750 Granville Street, Vancouver.

It’s 1833, and at London’s Theatre Royal, Ira Aldridge is making history by becoming the first Black actor to tread the boards as Shakespeare’s Othello. As the public and parliament debate the abolition of slavery, how will audiences react to the revolution already taking place on the stage? Step into the tempestuous Covent Garden rehearsal hall in this thought-provoking and captivating play within a play about the little-known but true story of the groundbreaking performer.

Tickets from $29. More info at artsclub.com





Côtê Danse (Toronto)

X (Dix) choreographed by Guillaume Côté

When & Where March 22 & 23, 2024 at 8pm | Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street

Taking inspiration from Homer’s mythic poem, five dancers delve deeply into the idea of an inner compass, not only as a means of navigation, but also as a tool of connection to the elemental forces of the earth. Accompanied by the sculptural sounds of American experimental band Son Lux, X (Dix) charts a course into the unknown, as well as the challenges of finding your way home again.

Tickets single tickets from $35. Purchase online at: tickets.dancehouse.ca/






Broadway Across Canada

Hairspray

When & Where April 2 - 7, 2024; Tues - Sat Evenings 8pm, Sun at 7.30pm, Sat & Sun matinees at 2pm | Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton Street, Vancouver

Broadway’s musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world? The show features hit songs “Welcome to the ‘60s,” “Good Morning Baltimore” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat”

Tickets from $61. Purchase online at: www.ticketmaster.ca/hairspray






Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre and Medusa Theatre
Parifam by Aki Yaghoubi

When & Where April 4 – 14, 2024; evenings at 7:30pm, matinees on Sat & Sun at 2pm | The Cultch Historic Theatre, 1895 Venables Street

Detached from family and friends, Parifam Mana draws and paints in her private studio in Montréal—a place where memory and inspiration are in a continuous battle. Parifam‘s world is turned upside down when her childhood friend Ramak re-enters her life. Parifam and Ramak grapple with the hidden truths that linger in their past—soon to be revealed in an exhibition on Persian culture at a museum they built together.

Tickets according to section: $49, $44, $39, & $29. Indigenous Pricing: Self-identifying Indigenous patrons can get tickets (sections A / A+) for just $20! Use promo code: 2324Indigenous. Box Office Phone: 604-251-1363 or purchase online: Parifam-thecultch.com





The Arts Club Theatre Company
Sexy Laundry by Michele Riml

When & Where April 11 to May 2, 2024; evenings Tue – Thu at 7:30pm, Fri & Sat at 8pm, matinees on Wed at 1:30pm and Sat & Sun at 2pm | Granville Island Stage, 1585 Johnston Street, Vancouver

In Sexy Laundry, Alice and Henry are coming to grips with their lacklustre sex life. Time, kids, and stress—not to mention gravity—have taken their toll. In an effort to rekindle the magic in their 25-year marriage, they go on a naughty hotel retreat, equipped with a copy of Sex for Dummies. But they soon find that when the clothes come off, so do the gloves.

Tickets from $29. More info at artsclub.com



The Firehall Arts Centre

This Is How We Got Here by Keith Barker

When & Where April 13 – 28, evenings at 7:30pm, Sat & Sun at 3pm & Wed at 1pm | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova Street

Simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming, This Is How We Got Here follows a close-knit family still dealing with the lingering trauma of an unexpected loss. A family must learn how to move forward after their shared grief as they re-learn how to interact with one another through humour, forgiveness, and love.

Tickets from $30 at firehallartscentre.ca OR call 604.689.0926




George Bizet’s Carmen

When & Where April 27 at 7:30pm, April 28, 2pm, May 2 at 7:30pm, May 4 at 7:30pm & May 5 at 2pm | Queen Elizabeth Theatre

This passionate story is told through seductive arias and enduring, richly coloured melodies. Rachel Peake returns to Vancouver Opera to direct Carmen alongside conductor Leslie Dala for a five-show engagement. Carmen will be portrayed by Sandra Piques. Alok Kumar and Matthew White will both perform the role of Don José.

Tickets prices from $79. Purchase online at: vancouveropera.ca/overview/carmen



ONGOING

Metro Theatre co-production with First Impressions Theatre Company
Noises Off

When & Where March 16 - April 6 2024, evenings at 8pm, matinees on Sundays at 2pm | Metro Theatre, 1370 MarineDrive SW, Vancouver

The hilarious play-within-a-play of a (not very good) theatre troupe touring England. Generally agreed to be “the funniest farce ever written”, this is a show that has it all: physical gags, brilliant humour and a lightning pace. This is a Metro co-production with First Impressions Theatre Company

Tickets Reg aduld $36, Seniors & Students $33, Preview $25. Call the box office 604-266-7191 OR Purchase online: tickets.metrotheatre.com


Arts Club Theatre Company On Tour
Made In Italy by Farren Timoteo

When & Where February 21 – April 2, 2024 | various venues across the Lower Mainland and BC
Meet Francesco Mantini, a second-generation Italian teen struggling to find his place in Jasper, Alberta. Inspired by pop culture icons Rocky Balboa and John Travolta, he reinvents himself as Frank Martin: crooner and ladies’ man. As buoyant and bubbly as a glass of prosecco.

Ticket prices vary according to venue and date of presentation. For details of venues, dates and prices visit:
artsclub.com/shows/on-tour/2023-2024/made-in-italy