Current Productions
The library maintains a list of current and future local theatre productions. This list is updated regularly.
Note: Vancouver Public Library is not liable for the accuracy of the following information.
THE LIBRARY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGES IN PLAYS AND/OR PRODUCTION DATES
| Run | Title | Writer | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 11 - September 21, 2024 | Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | Bard on the Beach @ BMO Mainstage |
| June 13 - September 20, 2024 | Hamlet | William Shakespeare | Bard on the Beach @ BMO Mainstage |
| July 2 - September 21, 2024 | The Comedy of Errors | William Shakespeare | Bard on the Beach @ Howard Family Stage |
| July 4 - September 20, 2024 | Measure for Measure | William Shakespeare | Bard on the Beach @ Howard Family Stage |
| July 5 - August 23, 2024 | Cats | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Theatre Under the Stars @ Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park |
| July 6 - August 24, 2024 | School of Rock | Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater Book by Julian Fellowes | Theatre Under the Stars @ Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park |
| October 29 - November 2, 2024 | Sexy Laundry | Michele Riml | Arts Club on tour @ Evergreen Cultural Centre Studio Theatre |
| August 22 - 24, 2024 | Songs for Nobodies | Joanna Murray-Smith | First Impressions Theatre @ Deep Cove Shaw Theatre |
| September 3 - 12, 2024 | Stage Door Goes West... Again! | Stage Door Vancouver @ Stage Door Theatre - Heritage Hall | |
| September 5 - 15, 2024 | Portraits of Solitude | Sunny Mohajer | Luna Creatives @ The Revue Stage |
| September 5 – October 20, 2024 | Jersey Boys | Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music & Lyrics by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe | Arts Club Theatre @ Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage |
| September 5 - 15, 2024 | God's A Drag | Jessica Lemes da Silva | Waterfront Theatre |
| September 5 - 21, 2024 | Aboveboard | Peter Bloedel and Emily Kimball | North Vancouver Community Players @ Hendry Hall |
| September 5 - 15, 2024 | WROL (Without Rule of Law) | Michaela Jeffery | Rough Magic Theatre @ Granville Island |
| September 5 - 21, 2024 | Ol' Blue Eyes : the journey of a man and his music | Dane Warren | First Impressions Theatre @ Deep Cove Shaw Theatre |
| September 6 - 15, 2024 | Qi Pao | Kenneth Seto Tynan | Waterfront Theatre |
| September 6 - 29, 2024 | Chickens | Lucia Frangione | United Players @ Jericho Arts Centre |
| September 6 - 15, 2024 | Totally 80's | DS Belliveau | Waterfront Theatre |
| September 10 - 15, 2024 | Come Far Away | Broadway Across Canada @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre | |
| September 11 – 28, 2024 | The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays | Ken Ludwig | Theatre in the Country |
| September 14 - October 5, 2024 | The Play That Goes Wrong | Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields | Metro Theatre |
| September 18 - October 6, 2024 | Middleton | Will Eno | Sticks and Stones Theatre @ Pacific Theatre |
| September 19 - October 6, 2024 | Mauritius | Theresa Rebeck | Vagabond Players |
| September 24 - 28, 2024 | Songs for Nobodies | Joanna Murray-Smith | First Impressions Theatre @ Evergreen Cultural Centre Studio Theatre |
| September 25 – 29, 2024 | As You Like It or the Land Acknowledgement | Cliff Cardinal | Crow’s Theatre @ York Theatre |
| September 27 – 29, 2024 | She Planted, You Watered, and I Grow | Behtab Behseta | Blackout Art Society @ Presentation House Theatre |
| October 2 - 6, 2024 | To Perfection | Meghan Gardiner | Delta Stageworks and shameless hussy productions @ Genesis Theatre |
| October 3 - 6, 2024 | The Leisure Society | Francois Archambault | Peninsula Productions @ Peninsula Studio Theatre |
| October 8 - 12, 2024 | Legends of Asgard : Sibling Rivalry | Mandy Tulloch | Evergreen Cultural Centre and Tulloch Academy |
| October 10 - 11, 2024 | Sexy Laundry | Kay Meek Arts Centre | |
| October 11 - 26, 2024 | The Play That Goes Wrong | Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields | Deep Cove Stage Society |
| October 11 - November 2, 2024 | Woman in Black | Dame Susan Hill | Metro Theatre |
| October 12 - 27, 2024 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Book by David Greig Music by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman | CTORA Productions @ Norman Rothstein Theatre |
| October 17 - November 2, 2024 | Hurry Hard | Kristen Da Silva | Langley Little Theatre @ Langley Playhouse |
| October 17 - November 2, 2024 | What is "Murder"? | Ken Levine | North Vancouver Community Players |
| October 17 - 26, 2024 | Opening Night | Norm Foster | Stage 43 Theatrical Society @Evergreen Cultural Centre |
| October 24 - November 11, 2024 | Buying the Moose | Michael G Wilmont | Emerald Pig Theatrical Society |
| October 24 – November 2, 2024 | Yaga : a Halloween Murder Mystery | Kat Sandler | Touchstone Theatre @ Gateway Theatre |
| October 24 - 27, 2024 | Woman in Black | Stephen Malatratt | The Royal Canadian Theatre Company @ Surrey Arts Centre |
| October 26 - November 3, 2024 | Die Fledermaus | Johann Strauss II | Vancouver Opera @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
| October 26 - November 3, 2024 | The Ridge | Brendan McLeod and The Fugitives | Firehall Arts Centre |
| October 31 - November 3, 2024 | Woman in Black | Stephen Malatratt | The Royal Canadian Theatre Company @ Anvil Centre |
| November 1 - 3, 2024 | Radioland '48 | Kirsten Van Ritzen | Naked Stage Productions society |
| November 2, 2024 | Bear Grease | LightningCloud Productions @ ACT Arts Centre | |
| November 7 - 24, 2024 | Alice in Wonderland : the Manhattan Project | Andre Gregory | PAL Studio Theatre |
| November 8 - 30, 2024 | Billy Bishop Goes To War | John MacLachlan Gray with Eric Peterson | Metro Theatre |
| November 8 - 17, 2024 | Prince Caspian | Damien Atkins | Gallery 7 Theatre @ Abbotsford Arts Centre |
| November 10 - 24, 2024 | The Last Resort | Fairlith Harvey and Andy Garland | Dreamqueen Collective @ The Waldorf |
| November 12 - 16, 2024 | Roof | Lucas Myers | Evergreen Cultural Centre Studio Theatre |
| November 12 - 17, 2024 | The Book of Mormon | Broadway Across Canada @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre | |
| November 13 - December 21, 2024 | The Hobbit | adapted by Kim Selody with additional dialogue by Tim Carlson and Peter Carlone | Pacific Theatre |
| November 14 - 30, 2024 | Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps | adapted by Patrick Barlow | First Impressions Theatre |
| November 14 – December 24, 2024 | Dolly Patron's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol | Adapted by David H. Bell, Paul T. Couch & Curt Wollan Book by David H. Bell Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton | Arts Club Theatre @ Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage |
| November 14 - 20, 2024 | Eurydice Fragments | Naissance Opera and Arkora | |
| November 19 - 20, 2024 | Bound : the musical | Music & Lyrics by Wayne Morris; Book by Glen Freedman & Wayne Morris | Bound Musical Theatre Society @ Metro Theatre |
| November 20, 2024 – January 5, 2025 | East Van Panto : Robin Hood | Jivesh Parasram & Christine Quintana | Theatre Replacement @ York Theatre |
| November 20 - 30, 2024 | The Very Book Indeed | UBC Theatre @ Frederic Wood Theatre | |
| November 21 - 26, 2024 | Godspell | Music and Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz & Book: John-Michael Tebelak | Play on Words Productions |
| November 21 – December 29, 2024 | Miracle on 34th Street | Adapted by Caleb Marshall & Erin Keating | Arts Club Theatre @ Granville Island Stage |
| November 21 - 23, 2024 | Miracle on 34th Street | adapted by Mountain Community Theater from the novel by Valentine Davies | IOCO Players Theatre |
| November 27 – December 14, 2024 | Mary Poppins – The Musical | based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman & Julian Fellowes New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe | Theatre in the Country |
| Nov 28-Dec 1, Dec 5-8, Dec 12-15 (Thurs & Fri @ 7:30pm; Sat & Sun matinées @ 2pm & 4pm | CinderLALoh | Linda Sharp | North Vancouver Community Players |
| November 28 - December 15, 2024 | Tick, Tick...BOOM! | Jonathan Larson | Vagabond Players |
| November 29 - December 22, 2024 | It’s a Wonderful Life: On the Air | Peter Church | United Players of Vancouver |
| November 29 - December 8, 2024 | Oliver Jr. | Delta Youth Theatre | |
| November 30 - December 22, 2024 | Reflections on Crooked Walking | Ann Mortifee | Firehall Arts Centre |
| December 4 - 15, 2024 | The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe | Le Clanché du Rand ; from the story by C. S. Lewis | Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People |
| December 4 - 8, 2024 | Juliet : a revenge comedy | Kay Meek Arts Centre | |
| December 4 - 29, 2024 | Cinderella | White Rock Players Club @ Oceana PARC Playhouse | |
| December 5 - 14, 2024 | Heathers the Musical | Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe | Sherwood Theatre @ PAL Studio Theatre |
| December 5 – 22, 2024 | The Gingerbread Men : A(nother) Holiday Carbaret | Arts Club Theatre @ Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | |
| December 6 - 7, 2024 | MONSTER | Jill Raymond/Florence Reiher | Direct Theatre Collective |
| December 13, 2024 – January 4, 2025 | Oliver | Book, Music and Lyrics by Lionel Bart freely adapted from Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist | Gateway Theatre |
| December 13, 2024 - January 5, 2025 | Cinderella: a traditional British pantomime | Shel Piercy and Jo Sears | Metro Theatre |
| December 15 - 23, 2024 | Christmas Presence | Pacific Theatre | |
| December 19 - 29, 2024 | CINDERELLA: A MAGICAL PANTOMIME | Tom Whalley | Deep Cove Stage Society @ Deep Cove Shaw Theatre |
| December 20 - 29, 2024 | Knotted: Rapunzel's Story | Crystal Weltzin & Argel Monte de Ramos | The Royal Canadian Theatre Company @ Surrey Arts Centre |
| January 3 - 5, 2025 | Knotted: Rapunzel's Story | Crystal Weltzin & Argel Monte de Ramos | Royal Canadian Theatre Company @ Massey Theatre |
| January 16 - February 16, 2025 | The Three Musketeers | Adapted by Catherine Bush | Arts Club Theatre & Citadel Theatre @ Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage |
| January 16 – February 9, 2025 | The Height of the Storm | Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton | United Players of Vancouver |
| January 21 - 26, 2025 | Beetlejuice | Broadway Across Canada @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre | |
| January 23 - February 2, 2025 | Rotten in the State of Denmark | Darcy J Knopp | Bard in the Valley @ Fort Langley Community Hall |
| January 24 - February 15, 2025 | Sinners | Norm Foster | Metro Theatre |
| January 24 - February 8, 2025 | The Music Man | Meredith Willson | Align Entertainment @ Michael J Fox Theatre |
| January 28 - February 1, 2025 | Someone Like You | Christine Quintana | Arts Club on tour @ Evergreen Cultural Centre Studio Theatre |
| January 29 - February 8, 2025 | The Arsonists | Max Frisch; translated by Alistair Beaton | TelusStudio Theatre @ Chan Centre for the Performing Arts |
| February 4 – 23, 2025 | Wonderful Joe | Historic Theatre | |
| February 5 - 23, 2025 | A Doll's House : Part II | Lucas Hnath | Western Gold Theatre @ Pacific Theatre |
| February 6 – March 2, 2025 | Primary Trust | Eboni Booth | Arts Club Theatre @ Granville Island Stage |
| February 8 - 16, 2025 | Flight | Jonathan Dove | Vancouver Opera @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
| February 8 - 23, 2025 | Women of the Fur Trade | Frances Koncan | Firehall Arts Centre |
| February 13 - March 2, 2025 | A Nice Indian Boy | Madhuri Shekar | Vagabond Players |
| February 17 - 23, 2025 | The Screamer (Le Criard) | Carol Cassistat ; translated by Dave Deveau | Théâtre du Gros Mécano & Carousel Theatre for Young People |
| February 18 - 22, 2025 | Shield Maiden | Melanie Teichroeb | Evergreen Cultural Centre Studio Theatre |
| February 19 – 22, 2025 | Otosan | Little Onion Puppet Company @ Gateway Theatre | |
| February 20 - March 8, 2025 | Pump Boys and Dinettes | First Impressions Theatre | |
| February 28 - March 22, 2025 | And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie | Metro Theatre |
| March 6 - 16, 2025 | Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer | Kevin Loring | Savage Society @ York Theatre |
| March 6 - April 6, 2025 | Cambodian Rock Band | Lauren Yee | Arts Club Theatre @ Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage |
| March 11 - 15, 2025 | Ring of Fire : The Music of Johnny Cash | Created by Richard Maltby, Jr., Conceived by William Meade, Orchestrations by Steven Bishop and Jeff Lisenby | Arts Club on tour @ Evergreen Cultural Centre Studio Theatre |
| March 11 - 16, 2025 | The Sissy Duckling | Book & Lyrics by Nicola Elson | Music by Erica Barr, Nicola Elson, Rylan Kunkel, Shannon Murphy, and Greg Wilson | Based on the book by Harvey Fierstein | Theatre Outré |
| March 14 - 16, 2025 | We Don't Talk About Book Club | Patricia Brooke | Royal Canadian Theatre Company @ Surrey Arts Centre |
| March 19 - 29, 2025 | The Last of the Pelican Daughters | UBC Theatre @ Frederic Wood Theatre | |
| March 20 - 23, 2025 | We Don't Talk About Book Club | Patricia Brooke | Royal Canadian Theatre Company @ Massey Theatre |
| March 21 – 29, 2025 | Children of God | Corey Payette | Urban Ink @ York Theatre |
| March 21 - April 13, 2025 | Home Deliveries | Catherine Léger, translated by Leanna Brodie | Ruby Slippers Theatre & United Players of Vancouver |
| March 25 - 30, 2025 | TINA : The Tina Turner Musical | Broadway Across Canada @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre | |
| March 27 – April 20, 2025 | Burning Mom | Mieko Ouchi | Arts Club Theatre @ Granville Island Stage |
| March 28 – April 6, 2025 | Beauty and the Beast : My Life | Niall McNeil | Historic Theatre |
| April 2 - 6, 2025 | Ins Choi : Son of Preacherman | Ins Choi | Pacific Theatre |
| April 4 - 26, 2025 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Joseph Kesselring | Metro Theatre |
| April 8 - 12, 2025 | The Knitting Pilgrim | Kirk Dunn | Evergreen Cultural Centre Studio Theatre |
| April 17 - 26, 2025 | Pride and Prejudice | Kate Hamill | Gateway Theatre and Western Canada Theatre |
| April 18 - 25, 2025 | Shrek The Musical | David Lindsay-Abaire | Fraser Valley Stage |
| April 18 - 20, 2025 | Back from the Dead | Renegade Arts Co. | |
| April 23 - May 11, 2025 | Stuart Little | Adapted by Joseph Robinette ; based on the book by E. B. White | Carousel Theatre for Young People |
| April 24 – May 25, 2025 | Casey and Diana | Nick Green | Arts Club Theatre @ Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage |
| April 24 - May 11, 2025 | The Revolutionists | Lauren Gunderson | Vagabond Players |
| April 26, 2025 | Oh Pray Tell | Pacific Theatre | |
| April 26 - May 4, 2025 | Madama Butterfly | Giacomo Puccini | Vancouver Opera @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
| May 1 - 12, 2025 | The Frontliners | Zahida Rahemtulla | Firehall Arts Centre |
| May 1 - 11, 2025 | Love You Wrong Time | Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista | The Cultch and Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre @ Historic Theatre |
| May 1 - 17, 2025 | songs for a new world | First Impressions Theatre | |
| May 1 - 11, 2025 | Everyday She Rose | Andrea Scott & Nick Green | Zee Zee Theatre @ VanCity Culture Lab |
| May 3 - 11, 2025 | The Music Man Jr. | Delta Youth Theatre | |
| May 5 - 8, 2025 | Things I Hide From Dad | Travis Abels | Pacific Theatre |
| May 7 - 24, 2025 | West Side Story | Based on a Conception of JEROME ROBBINS Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM | CTORA Productions @ Granville Island Stage |
| May 9 - 31, 2025 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice | Metro Theatre |
| May 13 - 17, 2025 | The Frontliners | Zahida Rahemtulla | Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre & Blackout Art Society @ Evergreen Cultural Centre Studio Theatre |
| May 13 - 18, 2025 | SIX | Broadway Across Canada @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre | |
| May 14 - June 7, 2025 | Meeting | Katherine Gauthier | Itsazoo Theatre @ Pacific Theatre |
| May 21 - June 1, 2025 | Inner Elder | Michelle Thrush | Firehall Arts Centre |
| May 24 - 31, 2025 | 13: The Musical | Jason Robert Brown | xoxo productions co. |
| May 30 - June 22, 2025 | An Ideal Husband | Oscar Wilde | United Players of Vancouver |
| June 10 - 15, 2025 | Riverdance 30 - The New Generation | Broadway Across Canada @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre | |
| June 12 - August 3, 2025 | Waitress | Book by Jessie Nelson Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Arts Club Theatre @ Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage |
| June 26 – August 10, 2025 | The Mousetrap | Agatha Christie | Arts Club Theatre @ Granville Island Stage |
| August 20 - September 14, 2025 | Disney’s The Lion King | Broadway Across Canada @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre |