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A list of few of the performing arts events happening in Vancouver during October 2021.
Online
March 17, 2021 To January 19, 2022
$30 each
Listen to this contains four audio plays created by a Western Canadian playwright who is affiliated with the Emerging Playwrights’ Unit or Silver Commissions Project. UNEXPECTING By ... »
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience, Clarkson Street, New Westminster
September 8, 2021 To December 31, 2021
(604) 936-1234
$50-$70
Hidden Wonders is a speakeasy-style performance venue hidden behind a fake business facade in New Westminster’s historic downtown and is the brainchild of two-time world champion ... »
Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery Street, Vancouver
September 10, 2021 To October 3, 2021
$15 & up
United Players – Amphitruo by Plautus. Translated and directed by Toph Marshall Meet Alcumena, a woman so desirable that Jupiter stops the heavens so he can sleep with ... »
Historic Theatre, The Cultch, Venables Street, Vancouver
September 23, 2021 To October 2, 2021
$15 & up
East Van’s groundbreaking Cabaret Festival is back! TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival returns for seven explosive days of bold, uncompromising, political, and interactive performances. Enjoy world-class shows by ... »
Metro Theatre, 1370 S.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver
September 25, 2021 To October 10, 2021
604 266 7191
$40
Based on the life of Harling’s younger sister, Susan, who passed away due to complications from Type 1 Diabetes, Steel Magnolias was originally written as a short ... »
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver
September 29, 2021 To October 3, 2021
$8 - $26
A World Premiere Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Produced by Raven Spirit Dance In this dance/theatre piece choreographed by Starr Muranko and directed by Yvette ... »
Pacific Theatre, 1440 W 12th Ave, Vancouver
October 1, 2021 To October 23, 2021
$10 to $35
Guy thought there would be more time. But there’s enough for him to remind us of a few things. As the world’s minutiae flicker to ... »
Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St, Vancouver
October 2, 2021
604 606 6400
Free
Scotiabank Dance Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary this season! Join us for a special edition of our popular annual Open House. Highlights include a performance on the ... »
Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery St, Vancouver
October 7, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$22.23 – $27.54
Spinning You Home celebrates a haunting chapter in BC gold rush history; promises that transcend death; and the power of love and storytelling. »
Studio 58, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver
October 9, 2021 To October 17, 2021
$10 to $20
A struggling blues band is invited to play at a benefit concert in Dead Rat River, a remote First Nation community in conflict with the local authorities. ... »
Online & In-person at Cultch Theatre, Vancouver
October 12, 2021 To October 17, 2021
$15 & up
The Vancouver Improv Festival celebrates the funniest, freshest, most inventive improv comedy from Vancouver and around the world. This year, we’ll be resuming our in-person shows ... »
Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver
October 16, 2021 To October 24, 2021
$15 to $22
Welcome back, Max! The wild rumpus starts again in this fresh version of Where the Wild Things Are, Presentation House Theatre’s wildly popular show for the ... »
Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton St Vancouver
October 21, 2021 To October 23, 2021
$35 to $86.43
DanceHouse presents: RUBBERBAND – Ever So Slightly Powerhouse Canadian company RUBBERBAND kicks off with a roar. Choreographer Victor Quijada marshals the forces of ten extraordinary performers and live ... »
Online
October 22, 2021
£10
It’s alive and it’s revived, Renaissance-style! Some Kind of Theatre present William Shakespeare’s Tragical History Of Frankenstein at the Edinburgh Horror Festival this October ... »
Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser, Vancouver
October 24, 2021
$25-$35
Rising from the ashes of this summer’s fire ban, QAF and Full Circle: First Nations Performance will reignite our Piano Burning event on Sunday, October 24 at ... »
Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St, Vancouver
October 28, 2021
$13-$15
Choreographer and dancer Arno Kamolika specializes in the classical Indian style of bharatanatyam. This beautiful and expressive form draws on poetry, music, mythology and spirituality, exploring stories ... »
The ACT Arts Centre, 11944 Haney Place, Maple Ridge
October 31, 2021
6044762787
$16.50 - $21
One of Shakespeare’s darkest and most profound tragedies is brought to life by the incomparable Sir Ian McKellen. Recorded at London’s Chichester Festival Theatre in 2018, ... »
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