Vancouver is home to a thriving, sophisticated theatre scene. With more than 30 local theatre companies and more than 20 venues, you can see something different every night.
Theatre Under the Stars is presenting an exciting 64th summer season of great family musical theatre at Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park from July 9 - August 21. Playing on alternating evenings are two favourites, the fabulous Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Also playing is the MGM hit musical, Singin' in the Rain, with a script by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, with songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed. Both popular musicals are sure to be summertime hits at TUTS.
Show times: Starting July 9 with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and July 10 with Singin' in the Rain. Both shows start at 8pm nightly.
For information call 604-734-1917 or e-mail info@tuts.ca. Tickets are available at Tickets Tonight, 1-877-840-0457 or on line at www.ticketstonight.ca
The Vancouver Playhouse offers contemporary work by local and international artists.
The Arts Club Theatre Company features eight plays at two locations, either the Granville Island stage or the classic Stanley Theatre on South Granville Street. The Stanley Theatre is surrounded by art galleries and wonderful places to eat so you may want to go early, take in some art and have dinner before the show.
The Gateway Theatre Society is a professional theatre company that each season produces four plays on the MainStage, two World Premiere productions in Studio B, the annual Pacific Piano Competition, and instructs through the Gateway Academy for the Performing Arts. All the box office for more information. Call 604-270-1812 for more information
The Metro Theatre, in its 41th year of production, offers comedy, drama, mystery and farce as well as a traditional English Pantomime. This nonprofessional theatre company offers excellent entertainment and training for actors, directors and technicians. To find out what's playing when at the Metro, check out their website.
Theatre at UBC is presented by the Theatre Arts Department at The University of British Columbia.
Studio 58 is the name of the Theatre Arts Program at Langara College in Vancouver. It operates its own theatre and presents 4 full-length productions each year led by professional directors and designers.
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival is Western Canada's largest professional Shakespeare Festival. The plays are staged on the waterfront in open-ended tents against a spectacular backdrop of mountains, sea and sky. Bard on the Beach consistently garners rave reviews and attracts nearly 91,000 patrons annually.
The Festival runs June 3- September 25 in open-ended tents in Vanier Park. 2010 season: Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, Falstaff (Henry IV, Parts I & II) and Henry V.