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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
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/ 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 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
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
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 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 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 When &
Where February 21 – April 2, 2024 | various venues across
the Lower Mainland and BC Ticket
prices vary according to venue and date of presentation. For details
of venues, dates and prices visit:
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