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APRIL 2025 | VOLUME 250

 

APRIL 21-MAY 4

SUPPORT LOCAL THEATRE, SUPPORT CANADIAN CULTUREW - AND VOTE!

At this moment of intense Canadian introspection, with our wonderful nation under attack from the bizarre, corrupt, ravenous forces of Trumpism, consider giving added support to our non-profit theatres. See a play, buy tickets for a friend, attend a fundraiser or just donate. We need our local cultures and our national culture to be strong if we’re going to resist the threats from down south. And when considering your vote in the upcoming federal election, think about which party is likely to offer the best support for Canadian theatre and culture and the CBC.

See our On Now page for everything running through early May. Be sure to look for the BUY TICKETS buttons. And plot your theatregoing into early June with the offerings on our Coming Soon page.

Theatre lovers, theatre students, theatre historians and casual readers are invited to browse our ARCHIVES pages. Read 1000+ reviews of what you may have seen or missed over the past two decades of Vancouver-area theatre.

Important Note: The BUY TICKETS Button on our PREVIEW and REVIEW pages is strictly a convenience for theatregoers. Click on the button and get direct access to the company’s box office for that show. Vancouverplays gets no cut or commission from your ticket purchase. 100% of the money goes directly to the theatre company.

Eighth & Eight in New Westminster presents a community reading of Sharon Pollock’s Blood Relations as part of its Reading Theatre Series hosted by Allan Morgan. April 16, 1:45 pm. https://www.eighthandeight.com/event/reading-theatre-april-16/.

Pacific Theatre presents Oh Pray Tell, a musical journey with Shayna Jones, Sally Titasey and Betty Supple. April 26, 8 pm. Info & tickets at https://pacifictheatre.org/show/oh-pray-tell/#tickets.

Rumble presents Fool’s Paradise Cabaret, four works-in-progress by Jackson Adrian, Garvin Chan, Amanda Testini and Samantha Walters in cabaret format. Progress Lab, 1422 William St., April 26-27, 7:30. https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/fools-paradise-cabaret

Presentation House Theatre in North Van is launching Pro-D Day camps for kids. May 5, 9 am-3 pm. Choose from Introduction to Storytelling ($90), Build Your Own Puppet ($90), Dungeons and Dragons ($110). Info and registration at https://www.phtheatre.org/pro-d-day-camps/.

Ruby Slippers Theatre invites applications from female-identifying and gender non-conforming IBPOC playwrights and directors for its 2026 Advance Theatre Festival. Apply by May 15. Details at https://www.rubyslippers.ca/call-for-submissions.

The Arts Club’s Spring Bloom 50/50 Raffle is available on their website. Winner gets half. Five tix for $15, ten for $25 or …. Draw May 15. https://artsclub.rafflenexus.com/a/e-blast-2

Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre is holding a raffle to support its mainstage productions of The Frontliners. Tix $10 or five for $40 or … Draw May 25. Info and tix at https://frontliners.rafflenexus.com/.

North Van’s Presentation House Theatre invites you to The Sound of Music movie singalong, June 14, 2 pm and 7 pm. Tickets from $20. Info and tix: https://www.phtheatre.org/movie-singalong-the-sound-of-music-2025/

Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre brings A Whole New World: A Live Concert of Movie Musicals’ Greatest Songs to the Lower Mainland with stops in North Van, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, New West, Richmond, Abbotsford, Maple Ridge, Vancouver and Surrey. May 25-June 20. Info and tix: https://soundthealarm.ca/a-whole-new-world

The Arts Club’s 13-play 2025-26 season plus 3 touring productions includes a new version of A Doll’s House and musicals Kimberly Akimbo and Come from Away. www.artsclub.com

United Players’ 5-play 2025-26 season at Jericho Arts Centre includes Shaw’s Arms and the Man, Metamorphoses, and a new play by Aaron Bushkowsky. www.unitedplayers.com

Deep Cove’s First Impressions Theatre’s 4-play season includes Jake’s Gift, Art and two musicals. https://www.firstimpressionstheatre.com/#nextseasontitle

The Improv Centre is offering classes in improv at all levels. Info HERE.

Richmond’s Gateway Theatre Academy is offering acting and musical theatre classes for kids ages 6-7. https://gatewaytheatre.com/academy

Enjoy,

Jerry