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APRIL 2026 | VOLUME 262

APR 6-19

Let the Sun Shine In

After what has felt like a lo-o-ong winter despite the lack of snow, spring feels like it’s finally here. (I hope I’m not jinxing it!) And if it’s spring, there must be musicals! In these two weeks alone: Kimberly Akimbo, Something Rotten, On Native Land, Shrek, and Veda Hille in End of Greatness. With more on the way: Singers in a Smoky Room, Grease, Legally Blonde, Gunmetal Blues, and soonCome from Away and Mamma Mia. Which doesn’t mean we’re lacking substantial non-musical fare: Canadian Psycho, Network, Shakespeare in Love, and The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light are just some of the mind-bending plays awaiting your attendance. And for the kids: The Paper Bag Princess, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish. I could go on.But instead, just take a gander at the next two pages. Theatre, baby. It’s happening.

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

Massey Theatre invites you toReading Theatre with Allan Morgan, reading Euripides’ Medea, April 8, 1:15 pm in Studio C. Free. https://www.eighthandeight.com/event/reading-theatre-april-8/

Gateway Theatre presents The Flame Storytelling Workshop with Deborah Williams, April 11-12, 10 am-4 pm. $200/$180. Registration deadline April 10. Info at https://www.gatewaytheatre.com/events/flame-workshop/.

The Vancouver Fringe invites you to A Cabaret 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 Arts Club presents Broadway Open Mic. Sing your favourite show tunes accompanied by a live piano. April 18, 7:30 pm at BMO Theatre Centre. Info & tix at https://artsclub.com/events/broadway-open-mic-night

Firehall Arts Centre presents playwright and humourist Drew Hayden Taylor in conversation withme, talking about The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light, “pretendians,” and more. April 19, 1:15 pm, before the 3 pm preview of Undeniable Accusations.

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.

Playwrights Theatre Centre invites you to Conor Wylie’s UNSCRIPTED: Lost Season, an “experimental exhibition and presentation experience.” April 25, 4:30 pm at PL 1422, 1422 William St. $20. 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.

Glitch Theatre presents Arc One, a live podcast-recording experienceshowcasing the work of D/disability-identified artists. May 23, 7:30 pm at the Roundhouse Performance Centre. Tickets & info at https://glitchtheatre.ca/.

Gateway Theatre’s 50/50 Spring Fling Raffle could win you up to $10,000. Deadline May 25. Tickets & info HERE.

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

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

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      

Broadway Across Canada’s 5-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/

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/

Register your kids forTheatre Replacement’s 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