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MAY 2026 | VOLUME 263
May 18-31
9 to 5: The Musical (The Lawyer Show)
Music & lyrics by Dolly Parton
Book by Patricia Resnick
Touchstone Theatre
BMO Theatre Centre
May 27-30
Arms and the Man
by George Bernard Shaw
United Players
Jericho Arts Centre
May 29-June 21 preview
Come from Away
Book, music & lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Arts Club Theatre Company
Stanley BFL CANADA Stage
May 28-July 26 preview
Desert Films
by James Franco
Rio Theatre
May 28-29
The Improv Centre
Granville Island preview
- True Story! - Tuesday May 26
- TriviaProv - Wednesdays
- Blockbuster - Thursdays
- Slasher?! Vol. IV - Thursday May 21
- TheatreSports™ - Fridays, Saturdays
- Exploration Blank - Fridays, Saturdays
- House Teams Showcase – Sundays May 3, 24, 31
Jade Circle
by Jasmine Chen
rice & beans theatre in assoc/w Neworld Theatre
Kay Meek Arts Centre, West Vancouver
May 20-24 review of original production
Kevin
by Julie Lebel
Compagnie Chantal & Bernadette
Théâtre la Seizième
Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island
May 21-23
La Convivialité
by Antoine Defoort et al
Compagnie Chantal & Bernadette
Théâtre la Seizième
Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island
May 19-20
Legally Blonde: The Musical
Music & lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Metro Theatre
May 8-June 7 preview review
Mamma Mia!
Music & lyrics by Bennie Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Book by Catherine Johnson
Broadway Across Canada
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
May 26-31
Offending the Audience
by Peter Handke
The Biting School
Tyrant Studios, 1019 Seymour St.
May 20-24
rEvolver Festival
Up in the Air Theatre
The Cultch
May 22-31
Salt-Water Moon
by David French
Western Gold Theatre
PAL Studio Theatre, 581 Cardero St.
May 21-June 7 preview
Vancouver International Children’s Festival
Granville Island
May 25-31
- Benched by Uppercut Dance Theatre
May 26-31 - Archipelago by Teatro Telaio
May 28-31 - Me & the Forest by Boca del Lupo & Artstage SAN
May 29-31
You Can’t Take It with You
by Moss Hart and George Kaufman
North Vancouver Community Players
Hendry Hall, North Vancouver
May 22-June 6
ONLINE ONLY
Bird
by Kylie Vincent
The Cultch Online
https://thecultch.com/event/bird-by-kylie-vincent/
The Café
Aphotic Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions
The Cultch Re/Play
https://thecultch.com/event/the-cafe/
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
by Sunny Drake
Why Not Theatre and others
The Cultch RE/PLAY
https://thecultch.com/watch/climate-change-and-other-small-talk/
Demolition
by Lisa Fa’alafi and Leah Shelton
Polytoxic and Kiosk Film
The Cultch RE/PLAY
https://thecultch.com/event/demolition/
How to Believe in Anything
by Ariel Slack
The Cultch Online
https://thecultch.com/event/how-to-believe-in-anything/
Making the Mystics: An Artistic Ceremony Documentary
by Kim Senklip Harvey
Green Thumb Theatre
The Cultch RE/PLAY
https://thecultch.com/event/making-the-mystics/
Meditation
by Amber Barton
The Cultch RE/PLAY
https://thecultch.com/event/meditation/
Migration
by Fight With a Stick
https://www.fightwithastick.ca/resources
Now Showing
by Shehzar Abro and James Maxwell
Fight with a Stick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1CGEog6tIE
Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream
by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis
Indian Ink
The Cultch Online
https://thecultch.com/event/paradise-or-the-impermanence-of-ice-cream/
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