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SEPTEMBER 2025 | VOLUME 255

Sept 22-OCT 4

ELBOWS UP; HEARTS OPEN

Given the nightmare of authoritarianism, oppression, scapegoating, blacklisting and bullying unfolding south of the border, the relative normalcy of life here in the Great White North feels healthy and almost refreshing. The Lower Mainland’s fall theatre season, now in full swing, feels normal, too. The major companies have all opened, or on the verge of opening their first shows, and I’m buoyed by the sheer volume of smaller, independent companies staging plays all across the region. The trauma of COVID seems to continue to recede as audiences return to theatres. Give a vote of confidence to our sane, balanced culture: buy tickets to a show or two. Let’s keep our elbows up but our hearts and minds open.

See our On Now page for everything running to early October. Be sure to look for the BUY TICKETS buttons. And plot your theatregoing through early November 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.

The film version of Corey Payette’s Starwalker can be streamed on the Vancouver Queer Film Festival website, Sept. 22-28. https://outonscreen.com/vqff-event/starwalker-2/

Theatre Replacement’s company zine, Future Poems, with articles from artistic director Maiko Yamamoto and other members of the TR team, is free to anyone who donates to the company by Sept. 30. Learn more and donate HERE.

Richmond’s Gateway Theatre invites everyoneTo the Moon: Mid-Autumn Celebration. Oct. 5, 2 pm. Info & tickets HERE.

The company formerly known as Realwheels Theatre has changed its name to Glitch Theatre, and will introduce the new name with Alex K. Masse’s Faye’s Room in November. https://realwheels.ca/

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

Enjoy,

Jerry