The Vancouver Theatre Scene

Vancouver is home to a thriving, sophisticated theatre scene. With 32 local theatre companies and 21 venues, you can see something different every night.

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 86,000 patrons annually.