All in Vancouver & Around guide to all things theatre in Vancouver and the Municipalities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, and West Vancouver

After the Quake

Rumble Productions and Pi Theatre present the Canadian premiere of after the quake, directed by Craig Hall and Richard Wolfe.
In 1995, a disastrous earthquake hit Kobe, Japan, and the Tokyo subway was hit by deadly poison gas attacks. after the quake is based on bestselling author Haruki Murakami�s stories about life in the wake of disaster. It takes its audience on a journey where magic and realism collide, in an exploration of disrupted reality. Junpei is a timid writer who enchants Sayoko, the love of his life, by conjuring up stories to soothe the anguish of her young daughter Sala, a girl who is having nightmares of the Earthquake Man. A talking bear makes the very best honey pies, and Katagiri, a bank loans officer, struggles to distinguish between what is real and what is not when six-foot Frog asks for help to fight off giant Worm for the future of Tokyo. Together, these stories explore the emotional aftershocks of disaster, and offer a message of hope and healing.

starts: 2009-11-19
ends: 2009-12-05

Studio 16,1555 West 7th Ave, at Granville St

GOODNIGHT MOON & THE RUNAWAY BUNNY

From the same company that brought our audiences the hit show The Very Hungry Caterpillar... comes an innovative double bill adaptation of two beloved bedtime classics.
Goodnight Moon is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while The Runaway Bunny's pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from a loving mum. Both tales feature whimsical puppetry and evocative original music will bring a new sense of appreciation to stories that have delighted several generations.

starts: 2009-11-28
ends: 2009-12-06

Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 West 41st Ave

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

Classic Pantomime tradition-North Vancouver Community Players present Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

starts: 2009-12-04
ends: 2009-12-20

Hendry Hall Theatre

The Christmas Spirit

You think scrooge had a problem with ghosts!

starts: 2009-12-13
ends: 2009-12-29

Bernie Legge Theatre

Cinderella

Presented by SPECC - Tacular Productions
A musical fantasy for the whole family
A Traditional British Pantomime
Join us in song, dance and laughter in this spectacular version of the magical fairy tale of Cinderella.

starts: 2009-12-15
ends: 2009-12-19

The ACT, 11944 Haney Place

A Beautiful View

A seriocomic trek across the intangibles of love, examining our affinity for re-writing history in its name. A friendship between two women is chronicled over 20 years. Both camping aficionados, they meet while shopping for tents. Their connection is so enigmatic, it informs their choices for the next two decades, culminating in a quiet note of tragicomedy.

starts: 2009-12-16
ends: 2009-12-19

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 6450 Deer Lake Avenue

MASSEY THEATRE'S WINTER SPECTACULAR

A Spectacular is a live a multi-media theatrical production utilizing large scale performing arts, scenic and production elements and large numbers of performers and craftspeople.
There'll be a myriad of rainforest citizens, nutty stand-up squirrels, puppets, a marching Band, a musical bicycle ride, diverse dance and music, and unusual talents. The story follows a little girl in her first westcoast winter.

starts: 2009-12-16
ends: 2009-12-19

8th Avenue & 8th Street intersection

Christmas Showcase - Showstoppers Academy

A fun and entertaining show which will get you in the spirit of Christmas. Performers ages 5-18 will sing classic Christmas songs as well as Broadway. Great for all ages.

starts: 2009-12-18
ends: 2009-12-18

Terry Fox Theatre ,1260 Riverwood Gate

MRS. DEXTER AND HER DAILY

A finely crafted portrait of Mrs. D and Peggy, whose longstanding employer�servant relationship may be coming to an end. The women cross class and cultural boundaries in this tale of love and loss and loyalty, set in Toronto.

starts: 2010-01-07
ends: 2010-02-07

Arts Club Theatre 1585 Johnston Street

IVANOV

IVANOV by Anton Chekov- A fierce and funny portrait of a man whose life is plummeting fast into domestic and philosophical chaos. By turns despairing and passionate, it offers some of the best comedy Chekhov was ever to write.
Director: Victor Vasuta

starts: 2010-01-22
ends: 2010-02-14

West Point Grey Community Centre, 4397 W 2nd Ave

Jerk

Gis�le Vienne's Jerk is based on the chilling text of Dennis Cooper, an author deemed "the most dangerous writer in America" by the Village Voice. It is a story told from the vantage point of David Brooks, the real life accomplice to Texas serial killer Dean Corll who was responsible for the deaths of more than 25 teenage boys in the early 1970s.
Devised as a play within a play, the audience takes the role of a psychology class visiting Brooks (played by Jonathan Capdevielle) as he serves his life sentence in prison. Fascination, humour, madness and sheer terror are melded in his puppet show recreations of the gruesome, sexually charged murders. Jerk is theatre at its starkest, a harrowing journey into the most hidden corners of the human psyche.

starts: 2010-02-01
ends: 2010-02-06

300-640 West Broadway

The Blue Dragon | Le Dragon Bleu

Canada's boundary-breaking theatrical genius returns with another must-see event. The Blue Dragon is the sequel to Robert Lepage's brilliant The Dragon's Trilogy and marks the return of that play's central figure, an artist who re-surfaces in Shanghai 20 years later. Set in the effervescent paradox that is modern China, The Blue Dragon bears all the hallmarks of Lepage's original hi-tech wizardry and storytelling magic.
Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre
By Marie Michaud and Robert Lepage Directed by Robert Lepage With Robert Lepage, Marie Michaud and Tai Wei Foo

starts: 2010-02-02
ends: 2010-02-27

SFU Woodward

Monkey King

The Number One Hit of the 2008 Beijing Games is coming to Vancouver!
The Number One Hit of the 2008 Beijing Games is coming to Vancouver! Monkey King is a hard-rocking, high-flying, action musical. Featuring a cast of over 60 singers, dancers, acrobats, musicians and martial artists- the show tells the story of a monk's quest to recover a sacred relic. His journey sees him joined by unlikely warrior companions, beset by demons and monsters, and matching wits with kings and gods.
The epic narrative is played out through a series of breath-taking kung fu battles, spellbinding dance sequences and an original, driving rock score. A classic tale based on the Chinese fable Journey to the West, Monkey King is a raucous, high energy musical filled with important truths about friendship and self.
The production's songs are performed in the original Chinese with English subtitles. Please note as the story is primarily told through acrobatic dance and martial arts- the performance is accessible for all audiences.

starts: 2010-02-02
ends: 2010-02-27

777 Homer Street

BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR

This tour de force-featuring a pianist and one actor playing 18 characters-follows the trajectory of Billy Bishop's career from ne'er-do-well cavalry officer to the nation's most-decorated soldier. Both comic and dramatic, the myth of the daring WWI flying ace is told through story and song in one of the most popular musicals in the Canadian canon.

starts: 2010-03-25
ends: 2010-04-17

Arts Club Theatre 1585 Johnston Street

BELLES

The six Walker sisters hail from Memphis, but now they are scattered all over the country. Only Peggy still lives in Memphis, where she cares for Mama. When the play begins, Peggy is phoning her sisters to tell them that Mama is in the hospital. Nothing serious she just ate some bad tuna. An intriguing story of vivid characters and involving conflicts emerges in the ensuing phone calls among the sisters. Your audiences will love this endearing play with strong roles for actresses.

starts: 2010-04-01
ends: 2010-04-25

The Bernie Legge Theater, Queens Park

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