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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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