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MARCH 2026 | VOLUME 261

MAR 9-22

Spring, Daylight Savings and Theatre

Spring is nearly here with lots of fascinating theatre for March and April. And permanent daylight savings is already here for BC. Its implications for theatre are … confusing. Does it mean we stay light longer or get dark sooner?? At least we won’t have to remember to reset our clocks twice a year. And we can argue about it, forgetting for two minutes how Trump is destroying the world. But we shouldn’t forget how lucky we are not to be in Iran or Gaza or Lebanon. Smart theatre can at least help keep us sane.

Our On Now page shows you everything running through mid-March. Be sure to look for the BUY TICKETS buttons. And plot your theatregoing through mid-April on our Coming Soon page.

Theatre lovers, theatre students, theatre historians and casual readers are invited to browse our ARCHIVES pages. Read 1100+ 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.

Join Allan Morgan for Massey Theatre’s Reading Theatre series. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Mar. 11, 1:45. Free. https://www.eighthandeight.com/event/reading-theatre-march-11/.

Visceral Visions presents a staged reading of Valerie Sing Turner’s Breaking Parity. Mar. 9, 7 pm at 750 Hamilton St. Free. Info and reserve HERE.

Vancouver Public Library downtown presents An Evening with Munish Sharma and his play Danceboy, and a conversation on playwriting with Touchstone Theatre artistic director Lois Anderson. Mar. 10, 6 pm. Free. Info & registration HERE.

Carousel Theatre for Young People invites you to their fundraiser, Step It Up, Mar. 12, 5-9 pm at John Fluevog Shoes, 65 Water St. Entertainment, treats, and a chance to win a pair of Fluevogs. $15. https://carouseltheatre.vbotickets.com/events

Presentation House Theatre invites you to Romancing the Stage: A Steamy Bookish Fundraiser, Mar. 14. Cocktails 6 pm. Info & tix: HERE.

Robert Lepage andEx Machina return to Vancouver as Lepage directs a wordless Hamlet in collaboration with choreographer Guillaume Côté and Côté Danse in a DanceHouse presentation, Mar. 18-21, 8 pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. Info & tix: https://dancehouse.ca/ex-machina-cote-danse/

Corey Payette’s film of his stage musicalStarwalkerairs at The Cultch Mar. 18-22. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A session with performers and crew. Tix & info: https://thecultch.com/event/starwalker-screening/.

Touchstone, Neworld and the Vancouver Public Library downtown present a reading of Christine Quintana’s new play, Terremoto. April 2, 6 pm. Free. Info & registration HERE.

The Vancouver Fringe invites you to ACabaret of Legends, a fundraiser for the Fringe starring Tymisha Harris. Revue Stage, Granville Island, April 16, 7:30. Info & tix: https://www.vancouverfringe.com/events/cabaret/

The Cultch presents The Un-Gala: A Cowboy Carnival fundraiser with line dancing. Hosts Amanda Sum and Mark Chavez. April 25, 6:30 pm. $75. Tickets & info HERE.

Ruby Slippers Theatre invites playwrights and directors to apply for the 2026/27 Advance Theatre Festival. Submit play synopsis, brief bio and max. 15 pp. script excerpt or director’s resume and cover letter to info@rubyslippers.ca by May 15.

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. https://artsclub.com/season-tickets/packages

Broadway Across Canada’s5-play 2026-27 season at the Queen E opens with & Juliet and includes Hamilton and musical adaptations of Mrs. Doubtfire and The Bodyguard. https://vancouver.broadway.com/#season-26-27

Deep Cove’s 4-play First Impressions Theatre 2026-27 lineup includes Norm Foster’s Lunenberg, Krystal Dos Santos’ History of Motown plus Little Shop of Horrors. https://firstimpressionstheatre.com/next-season/

North Van’s Presentation House Theatre is offering Spring Break Camps, Mar. 16-27, for kids ages 5-10. Info and registration at https://www.phtheatre.org/spring-break-camps/

Perry Ehrlich’s Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! musical theatre program is accepting applications for next summer, sessions July 7-30 and Aug. 4-27, M-F 9:00-4:00. Info and applications here: https://theimpresario.ca/gotta-sing-gotta-dance/

Theatre Replacement has opened registration for its East Van Panto-themed summer camps for ages 5-13. Info HERE.

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

Enjoy,

Jerry