GVPTA Theatre Guide

August 2025

Much Ado About Nothing

Ongoing through Saturday, September 20

Company:

Bard on the Beach

Location:

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park, 1695 Whyte Avenue Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival is Western Canada's largest Shakespeare festival and plays with a spectacular backdrop of mountains, sea, and sky.

Full details and tickets: bardonthebeach.org, 604-739-0559 or 1-877-739-0559.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Ongoing through Friday, September 19

Company:

Bard on the Beach

Location:

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park, 1695 Whyte Avenue Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]

Ongoing through Saturday, September 20

Company:

Bard on the Beach

Location:

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park, 1695 Whyte Avenue Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

The Dark Lady

Ongoing through Friday, September 19

Company:

Bard on the Beach

Location:

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park, 1695 Whyte Avenue Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Featured Event

The Play That Goes Wrong

Ongoing through Saturday, August 30

Company:

Black Box Theatre Co.

Location:

Waterfront Theatre, 1412 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Y5

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is a hilarious, fast-paced play that offers entertainment for everyone! This brilliant piece of theatre blends farce and physical comedy with a good old murder mystery.

September 2025

Much Ado About Nothing

Ongoing through Saturday, September 20

Company:

Bard on the Beach

Location:

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park, 1695 Whyte Avenue Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Ongoing through Friday, September 19

Company:

Bard on the Beach

Location:

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park, 1695 Whyte Avenue Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]

Ongoing through Saturday, September 20

Company:

Bard on the Beach

Location:

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park, 1695 Whyte Avenue Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

The Dark Lady

Ongoing through Friday, September 19

Company:

Bard on the Beach

Location:

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park, 1695 Whyte Avenue Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Featured Event

A Doll's House

Thursday, September 4 – Sunday, October 5

Company:

Arts Club Theatre Company

Location:

Stanley Stage, 2750 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

A seemingly perfect life unravels as Nora, a charming wife and mother, grapples with a shocking secret. Hidden debts and societal expectations force her to confront a harsh truth—she's been living in a carefully crafted dollhouse, yearning for freedom. Nora makes a choice that will change everything.

Featured Event

RENT

Friday, September 5 – Saturday, September 20

Company:

Metro Theatre

Location:

Metro Theatre, 1370 Marine Drive SW, Vancouver, BC., V6P 5Z9

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Jonathan Larson’s electrifying rock musical comes to Metro Theatre, presented in partnership with Mary Cleaver Real Estate Group.

Featured Event

The Animal Kingdom

Friday, September 5 – Saturday, September 20

Company:

Christy Webb Productions

Location:

The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Trapped by expectations, labels, and feelings of otherness Sam takes drastic measures. His actions bring his mother Rita, father Tim and sister Sophia together for therapy sessions at an in-patient clinic. The dynamics between family members are exposed like frayed wires sparking heat and light, as the why of this piece is revealed.

Featured Event

Home, I'm Darling

Thursday, September 11 – Saturday, September 27

Company:

Theatre in the Country

Location:

Theatre in the Country, 5708 Glover Road, Langley

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Step into a carefully curated world of tupperware, martinis, and immaculate domestic bliss…

Featured Event

Jake’s Gift

Thursday, September 11 – Saturday, September 20

Company:

First Impressions Theatre

Location:

Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, 4360 Gallant Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7G 1L2

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Since 2007, this surprisingly funny drama has been receiving rave reviews and capturing the hearts of Canadians right across the country. Jake’s Gift is a moving and heartfelt tribute to our veterans. It is a one act, one-woman, multicharacter play that tells the story of a Canadian WW2 veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France.

The Comedy Weekend at PT

Friday, September 12, 8 – 9:30pm

Company:

Pacific Theatre

Location:

Pacific Theatre (1440 W. 12th Avenue)

Type of Event:

Other Arts Events

Kick your fall off right with a night of laughter. Join award-winning comedians Charlie Demers, Jacob Samuel, and special guests for an evening of classic stand-up in our basement theatre. You may have heard Charlie and Jacob on CBC’s The Debaters, CBC TV, and The Comedy Network.

The comedy will be PG-13.

Featured Event

Women of the Fur Trade

Wednesday, September 24 – Saturday, October 4

Company:

Touchstone Theatre, Western Canada Theatre Company, in association with UBC Theatre and Film

Location:

Frederic Wood Theatre, 6354 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Touchstone launches its 50th Anniversary season with the acclaimed revival of Women of the Fur Trade by Anishinaabe/Slovene playwright Frances Končan. A rip-roaring satire of survival and cultural inheritance, this play shifts the spotlight from the male gaze to women's power past and present against the backdrop of the Canadian fur trade.

Featured Event

They Came From Mars And Landed Outside the Farndale Avenue Church Hall in Time for the Townswomen's Guild's Coffee Morning

Friday, September 26 – Sunday, October 5

Company:

The Royal Canadian Theatre Company

Location:

Surrey Civics Theatre - 13750 88 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 3L1, Anvil Theatre - 777 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC V3M 1B6

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Follow the Farndale Avenue Ladies’ Dramatic Society as they stage a science fiction thriller about Martians visiting their English village. Humorous mishaps, malfunctioning special effects and the diverse acting abilities of the cast make this production special and hilarious. The play is celebrated for its sharp satire and delightful absurdity.

October 2025

Featured Event

A Doll's House

Thursday, September 4 – Sunday, October 5

Company:

Arts Club Theatre Company

Location:

Stanley Stage, 2750 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Featured Event

Women of the Fur Trade

Wednesday, September 24 – Saturday, October 4

Company:

Touchstone Theatre, Western Canada Theatre Company, in association with UBC Theatre and Film

Location:

Frederic Wood Theatre, 6354 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Featured Event

They Came From Mars And Landed Outside the Farndale Avenue Church Hall in Time for the Townswomen's Guild's Coffee Morning

Friday, September 26 – Sunday, October 5

Company:

The Royal Canadian Theatre Company

Location:

Surrey Civics Theatre - 13750 88 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 3L1, Anvil Theatre - 777 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC V3M 1B6

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Wolf

Wednesday, October 1 – Saturday, October 18

Company:

The Cultch and Circa (Australia)

Location:

York Theatre, 639 Commercial Drive

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

WOLF. A gasp-inducing acrobatic thrill ride.

Wakey, Wakey

Wednesday, October 15 – Sunday, November 2

Company:

Pacific Theatre

Location:

Pacific Theatre (1440 W. 12th Avenue)

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

It’s a party for one, and the world is invited. Guy wakes in an empty room with nothing but a handful of flash cards to make sense of it all before the curtain falls. Will Eno’s gently disorienting meditation on life’s small joys and absurdities will lead you into the dark with a light touch and the hand of a friend.

Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt 2B

Thursday, October 16 – Saturday, October 25

Company:

Gateway Theatre

Location:

Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd., Richmond, BC V7C 3V4

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

This play is unlike any other Sherlock Holmes play you’ve ever seen before! Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B is a feminist take on your favourite detective duo, filled with goofy antics, baffling characters, and maybe even some breaking of the fourth wall. It is a show that is not to be missed!

Featured Event

Tony n' Tina's Wedding

Friday, October 17 – Saturday, October 18

Company:

Hammer Up Productions

Location:

The Famee Furlane of Vancouver 2605 East Pender St Vancouver B.C

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Tony and Tina’s Wedding is a hilarious, immersive dinner theatre experience where the audience becomes guests at the wildest Italian-Canadian wedding ever. Complete with crazy relatives, spontaneous dancing, and unscripted chaos, it’s an unforgettable night of laughter, love, and pasta!

G7 Presents: Very Very Improv

Friday, October 17, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Company:

Gallery 7 Theatre & Performing Arts

Location:

Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

A hilarious night of comedy improv for all! Laugh until your heart’s content as talented improvisers from Langley-based Very Very Improv take your suggestions and invent hysterical scenes right before your eyes. It’s soul-nourishing, pressure releasing comedy the entire family can enjoy.

November 2025

Wakey, Wakey

Wednesday, October 15 – Sunday, November 2

Company:

Pacific Theatre

Location:

Pacific Theatre (1440 W. 12th Avenue)

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Featured Event

Anne

Friday, November 7 – Sunday, November 23

Company:

Gallery 7 Theatre & Performing Arts

Location:

Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Matthew & Marilla request a boy from an orphanage to assist with farm chores. Instead, when they get the irrepressible Anne Shirley, the lives of those living in the small community of Avonlea are forever transformed. This inspiring and heartwarming Canadian classic celebrates community, family, and discovering one’s place in the world.

December 2025

Annie

Thursday, December 11, 2025 – Saturday, January 3, 2026

Company:

Gateway Theatre

Location:

Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd., Richmond, BC V7C 3V4

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Join Annie this holiday season as she finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. This classic musical will tug at your heartstrings and have you hugging your family and friends close this Christmas.

Featured Event

Miracle on 34th Street

Friday, December 12 – Sunday, December 21

Company:

Gallery 7 Theatre & Performing Arts

Location:

Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Santa Claus has come to town. But does anyone recognize him amidst the commercialism and chaos of the season? A story of faith and believing in the unbelievable, this family favourite is bound to bring Christmas cheer to your holidays.

Featured Event

The Little Mermaid

Friday, December 19, 2025 – Sunday, January 4, 2026

Company:

The Royal Canadian Theatre Company

Location:

Surrey Civics Theatre - 13750 88 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 3L1, Massey Theatre - 735 8th Ave, New Westminster, BC V3M 2R2

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Traditional British Panto at it’s rambunctious best! Sparkling, magical, family fun awaits when you join our wacky cast! Come and sing along with toe-tapping music, groan at corny jokes, cheer the good guys and boo the bad in another hilariously funny show with sparkling sets and colourful costumes. A perfect holiday treat for the whole family!

January 2026

Annie

Thursday, December 11, 2025 – Saturday, January 3, 2026

Company:

Gateway Theatre

Location:

Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd., Richmond, BC V7C 3V4

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Featured Event

The Little Mermaid

Friday, December 19, 2025 – Sunday, January 4, 2026

Company:

The Royal Canadian Theatre Company

Location:

Surrey Civics Theatre - 13750 88 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 3L1, Massey Theatre - 735 8th Ave, New Westminster, BC V3M 2R2

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Featured Event

Glory

Friday, January 23 – Sunday, February 8

Company:

Gallery 7 Theatre & Performing Arts

Location:

Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

It’s 1933 and four friends decide to show the nation that hockey isn’t just for men. Based on the true story of Canada’s own Preston Rivulettes, this highly entertaining and inspiring story incorporates jazz age music and swing dance to create a theatre experience that proves everyone belongs on home ice.

February 2026

Featured Event

Glory

Friday, January 23 – Sunday, February 8

Company:

Gallery 7 Theatre & Performing Arts

Location:

Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Featured Event

Pizzazz

Friday, February 13 – Sunday, February 15

Company:

The Royal Canadian Theatre Company

Location:

RCTC Studio - 10660 City Pkwy, Surrey, BC V3T 4C7

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

What makes love worth fighting for?

At a River Shannon boat rental, two strangers enact a troubled marriage, involving others in their performance. The play unfolds with unexpected twists, challenging perceptions.

Where Have All The Buffalo Gone?

Monday, February 16 – Saturday, February 21

Company:

An Axis Theatre Company Production, Presented by Gateway Theatre

Location:

Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd., Richmond, BC V7C 3V4

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

This moving tale weaves together stories and a life-like buffalo puppet, with true historical events to explore the love, loss, and resilience of Treaty 6’s Métis peoples. At its heart, this story celebrates the rich lessons and love stories of the buffalo.

G7 Presents: The Golden Anniversaries

Wednesday, February 18, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Company:

Gallery 7 Theatre & Performing Arts

Location:

Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Every year since their wedding, Glen and Sandy have celebrated their anniversary at the same cottage on the lake for a weekend of romantic bliss. In the lead up to their 50th, however, their relationship takes an unexpected turn. A comedy-drama about marriage, memory and a long-term love for the ages.

March 2026

Featured Event

Anastasia: The Musical

Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March 29

Company:

Gallery 7 Theatre & Performing Arts

Location:

Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

As the Russian empire crumbles, young Anya sets out an epic adventure to unravel the secrets of her past. Featuring soaring ballads, dramatic tension, and inspiring hope, this beloved musical celebrates home, love, family and the historical roots that form the foundation of who we are.

Featured Event

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March 29

Company:

The Royal Canadian Theatre Company

Location:

Surrey Civics Theatre - 13750 88 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 3L1, Evergreen Cultural Centre - 1205 Pinetree Wy, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7Z4, Anvil Theatre - 777 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC V3M 1B6

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

This show is heartwarming, poetic and for everyone. Follow the journey of a vain porcelain rabbit, Edward Tulane, who learns the meaning of love through loss, hardship, and transformation. Edward begins a journey across years and landscapes, passing through the hands of various owners. Is love worth the risk? How long does is take to learn to love?

Wildwoman

Thursday, March 26 – Saturday, April 4

Company:

A Gateway Theatre and Alberta Theatre Projects Production

Location:

Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd., Richmond, BC V7C 3V4

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Based on the shocking true story that inspired Beauty and the Beast, Kat Sandler brings her trademark rapid-fire wit to this salacious saga of an infamous bad girl who could not be tamed. A viciously funny and sexy thrill ride, Wildwoman is about what happens when we let the monster out. Being bad never felt so good.

April 2026

Wildwoman

Thursday, March 26 – Saturday, April 4

Company:

A Gateway Theatre and Alberta Theatre Projects Production

Location:

Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd., Richmond, BC V7C 3V4

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

G7 Presents: Conclave of Standup

Friday, April 17, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Company:

Gallery 7 Theatre & Performing Arts

Location:

Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

Join Master of Ceremonies, Cliff Prang, and a cadre of highly talented comics for a night of stand-up comedy the entire family can enjoy. Featuring emerging and established comics from around the Lower Mainland, our conclave promises to be a fun-filled night of comedy.

May 2026

Featured Event

A Few Good Men

Friday, May 8 – Sunday, May 24

Company:

Gallery 7 Theatre & Performing Arts

Location:

Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford

Type of Event:

Theatre Production

A US Marine dies because of a disciplinary action gone horribly wrong. A young Navy attorney is assigned to defend the two soldiers accused of the murder. This high-stakes court-room drama explores honour, integrity, and standing up for the truth, all while examining how our careers shape who we are.