For lovers of the great indoors this season, a dazzling variety of stage shows are here to warm your body and soul. Those in the holiday spirit can indulge in a Christmas-themed performance, in addition to one of many classics and new-classics for the young and young-at-heart. Check out Vancouver’s hottest arts shows for what remains of 2014.
Avenue Q
Witty and irreverent, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life. Puppetry and hilarity ensues.
- When: Now to January 3
- Where: Granville Island Stage – 1585 Johnston Street
- More Info: Arts Club Theatre
Christmas Queen
Christmas Queen. Photo: Vancouver TheatreSports League Facebook
Vancouver TheatreSports League’s improvised holiday tale of a villain attempting to ruin Christmas for all of the townsfolk. Will the Christmas Queen succeed? Each night, a uniquely hilarious story will be weaved by the talented VTSL cast.
- When: Now to December 21
- Where: The Improv Centre – 1502 Duranleau Street (Granville Island)
- More Info: Vancouver TheatreSports League
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie. Photo by Christine Quintana.
The Fire Escape Equity Co-Op presents a fresh and poignant take on Tennessee Williams’ classic.
- When: December 5 to 21
- Where: Jericho Arts Centre – 1675 Discovery Street
- More Info: Brown Paper Tickets
Sideshow Musical Improv
Off Key Improv performs in a completely improvised musical inspired by the suggestions of the audience.
- When: December 7 – 2pm
- Where: Pacific Theatre – 1440 West 12th
- More Info: Pacific Theatre
Chelsea Hotel
Leonard Cohen’s powerful and inspirational music is the heartbeat of Chelsea Hotel, as six performers play seventeen different instruments in a rollicking tribute at DTES’ Firehall Arts Centre.
- When: December 13 to January 3
- Where: Firehall Arts Centre – 280 E Cordova Street
- More Info: Firehall Arts Centre
Wide Awake Hearts
A writer, an actress, an actor, and an editor stumble through the nightmarish landscape of love and fidelity while trying to make a movie in which art imitates life.
- When: December 3 to 20
- Where: Little Mountain Gallery – 195 E 26th Avenue
- More Info: Brown Paper Tickets
James and the Giant Peach
Carousel Theatre, the theatre for young people, brings this new, heartwarming musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic.
- When: December 6 to January 4
- Where: Waterfront Theatre – 1412 Cartwright Street (Granville Island)
- More Info: Carousel Theatre
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