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NOVEMBER 2026 | VOLUME 269

 

NOV 2-15

Happy Theatrical November

Yes, it gets dark early and it’s rainy as hell. But November is the busiest theatrical month of the year, and this year is especially filled with a fascinating mix of big-stage holiday shows and small-stage comedies and dramas. Where did all these indie companies come from, and why now? There’s something in the air – maybe an unconscious rebellion against the AI takeover of live human endeavour and originality. Live, human, original: those would be keywords in any definition of theatre. So mount your own rebellion. Get tickets to something, see a show or three, and consider theatre tickets for holiday gifts.

Our On Now page shows you everything running to the end of October. And plot your theatregoing through the end of November on our Coming Soon page. Be sure to look for the BUY TICKETS buttons.

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Pacific Theatre is holding a Korean Community Night in conjunction with Ins Choi’s Son of a Preacherman. Nov. 13, before and after the 7:30 show. www.pacifictheatre.org

The Cultch’s15-show season includes work by Vancouver’s Search Party, Rumble, ITSAZOO, Theatre Replacement, Pi, Urban Ink, and a new musical from Amiel Gladstone & Veda Hille, plus from Toronto Michael Healey’s Rogers v. Rogers and a new Daisy Theatre from Ronnie Burkett. www.thecultch.com

The Arts Club’s 14-play 2026-27 season plus 4 plays on tour is highlighted by Death of a Salesman, John Proctor Is the Villain, plus new work and musicals, including Les Misérables. https://artsclub.com/season-tickets/packages

The Firehall Arts Centre has announced an ambitious 10-show season that includes remounts of Kevin Loring’s Where the Blood Mixes and Kelly Rebar’s Bordertown Café, Iranian drama Wish You Were Here, and a Krystle Dos Santos Christmas show. www.firehallartscentre.ca

Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre’s 8-play season features three Arts Club plays on tour including Little Women, a remount of English, and Little Shop of Horrors. www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca      

Metro Theatre’s 7-play season includes Hello, Dolly! plus an Agatha Christie and Our Town. www.metrotheatre.com

North Van’s Presentation House Theatre’s 7-show season includes The Sword in the Stone, Where the Wild Things Are, plus plays by locals Alexandra Lainfiesta and Joey Lespérance. www.phtheatre.org

Théâtre la Seizième’s 7-show season opens with a Virginia Woolf adaptation from Paris’ Comédie-Française and includes a co-pro adaptation of Genet’s The Maids with Touchstone and Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre.www.seizieme.ca

United Players’ 5-play 2026-27 season features Canadian plays by John Lazarus and Vern Theissen and Beckett’s Happy Days. www.unitedplayers.com

Gateway Theatre’s 5-play season includes musicals Songs for a New World and 42nd Street plus Michele Riml’s She Shoots, She Scores! www.gatewaytheatre.com

Broadway Across Canada’s 5-play season at the Queen E includes Hamilton and musical adaptations of Mrs. Doubtfire and The Bodyguard. https://vancouver.broadway.com/#season-26-27

Carousel Theatre for Young People’s 5-show season includes Stuart Little and Finding Nemo: The Musical. www.carouseltheatre.ca

Langley’s Theatre in the Country’s 5 plays in 2027 include A Christmas Story: The Musical, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and My Fair Lady. https://theatreinthecountry.com/

West Van’s Kay Meek Arts Centre’s 5-play season includes three Arts Club plays on tour plus English and Joanna Ranelli’s Confessions of a Hairstylist. www.kaymeek.com

First Impressions Theatre’s 4-play lineup in Deep Cove includes Norm Foster’s Lunenberg, Krystle Dos Santos’ History of Motown plus Little Shop of Horrors. https://firstimpressionstheatre.com/next-season/

Touchstone Theatre’s 4-play season of co-productions includes a remount of Anosh Irani’s Behind the Moon by the Arts Club and Niall McNeill’s Beauty and the Beast: My Life. www.touchstonetheatre.com

Studio 58’s 4-play season includes Twelfth Night and Amélie the musical. www.studio58.ca

Mitch and Murray Productions’ first 3-play season features work by Amy Herzog, Jonathan Spector and David Mamet. https://mitchandmurrayproductions.com/

Pacific Theatre offers 3 shows at its new Granville Island home, including Ins Choi’s Son of a Preacherman and a new play by Jill Daum. www.pacifictheatre.org

Theatre at UBC’s feminist-flavoured 3-show mainstage season includes Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Tragedy, Really; Twelfth Night; and an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando. www.theatrefilm.ubc.ca

Finally, Bard on the Beach has announced its 5-show 2027 summer season: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The ‘70s Musical; Romeo and Juliet; Juliet: A Revenge Comedy; Eddie and Will; and Shakespeare’s Will. www.bardonthebeach.org

Presentation House Theatre has released its schedule of 2026-27 Educational Camps. HERE.

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

Gateway Theatre’s Gateway Academy in Richmond offers year-long acting and musical theatre classes for ages 6-18. gatewaytheatre.com/academy.

CTORA Academy is offering fall classes in musical theatre for kids, teens, adults and young musicians. https://ctora.ca/academy

Enjoy,

Jerry