The Arts Club Announces 2026-2027 Season in Vancouver
The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran and Executive Director Peter Cathie White have announced the organization’s 2026–2027 season programming.
Western Canada’s largest non-profit theatre organization will host 15 shows across its venues: The Stanley BFL CANADA Stage; the newly named Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island; and the Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre. They will also have a four-show tour across the region.
The Arts Club Announces 2026-2027 Season in Vancouver
The Arts Club’s 63rd season will kick off in September at the Arts Club’s flagship venue, the Stanley BFL CANADA Stage, with the BC premiere of the fast-paced, cinematic stage thriller Heist.
The beloved Elf: The Musical returns in November to start spreading festive cheer (we loved this show when it was on stage in 2023).
2027 begins with the modern classic Death of a Salesman, presented in partnership with The Citadel Theatre, followed by John Proctor Is the Villain, a sharp and funny contemporary coming-of-age play.
Spring will welcome the one-person comedy Shirley Valentine. An exciting announcement will arrive this spring, revealing our blockbuster summer production for 2027: one of the most treasured and beloved musicals of all time. Added Corcoran, “We are thrilled to bring this iconic title to the stage before it once again returns to the vault.”
The Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Islandopens its season in October with the hilariously theatrical Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors. A WONDERHEADS Christmas Carol, the extraordinary reimagining of the Charles Dickens classic, will once again bring to life whimsical puppets and giant masks.
In February, experience the world premiere of Little Darlin’,an outrageous new comedy commissioned by the Arts Club, followed by Summer, 1976,a story of profound friendship between two young mothers. An updated revival of A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, an entertaining and uplifting celebration of a remarkable woman, will hit the stage in July. As an added treat, The Gingerbread Men: And Yet Another Holiday Cabaret is coming to the Lindsay Family Stage for a limited holiday run.
Three shows will have full runs at the Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, starting with the fast-paced and emotional comedy Big Stuff in October. Then, celebrate the holiday season with the world premiere of The Elvis Christmas Comeback Special. Inspired by a pivotal moment in Elvis Presley’s career, this lively show explores artistic integrity and self-expression. In February, enter the intimate world of Behind the Moon,a dramatic story of friendship and struggle that reveals how migration reshapes identity, loyalty, and moral choice.
Additionally, two Arts Club On Tour productions will also have limited engagements at the Olympic Village Stage: Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey arrives in the fall, just in time for Thanksgiving, and Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women in early 2027.
Browse by Venue
Stanley BFL Canada Stage
HEIST
September 17–October 18, 2026
By Arun Lakra
Director Andrew Kushnir
ELF: THE MUSICAL
November 12–December 27, 2026
Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Based upon the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum
Director Stephen Drover
Choreographer Julie Tomaino
Musical Director Ken Cormier
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
January 21–February 21, 2027
By Arthur Miller
Director Daryl Cloran
In partnership with The Citadel Theatre, Edmonton
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN
March 11–April 11, 2027
By Kimberly Belflower
Director Arthi Chandra
SHIRLEY VALENTINE
April 29–May 30, 2027
By Willy Russell
Director Jamie King
MUSICAL TBA
June 24–August 22, 2027
To be announced April 15, 2026
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS
October 22–November 15, 2026
By Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen
Director Josh Epstein
A WONDERHEADS CHRISTMAS CAROL
December 2–27, 2026
Adapted and directed by Andrew Phoenix and Kate Braidwood
Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
LITTLE DARLIN’
February 4–28, 2027
By Amy Lee Lavoie and Omari Newton
Directors Ashlie Corcoran and Omari Newton
SUMMER, 1976
April 15–May 9, 2027
By David Auburn
Director Mindy Parfitt
Dean Regan’s
A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE
July 8–August 22, 2027
with an updated script by Erin Shields
Director Barbara Tomasic
Olympic Village Stage at BMO Theatre Centre
BIG STUFF
October 14–November 1, 2026
Written and Created by Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus
Directed and Co-Created by Kat Sandler
THE ELVIS CHRISTMAS COMEBACK SPECIAL
November 26–December 27, 2026
Conceived and directed by Tracey Power
BEHIND THE MOON
February 25–March 14, 2027
By Anosh Irani
Director Lois Anderson
Limited Engagement
THE GINGERBREAD MEN: AND YET ANOTHER HOLIDAY CABARET
December 7, 14, 20 & 21, 2026, at the Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
Created by The Gingerbread Men
On Tour
MOM’S THE WORD: TALKIN’ TURKEY
Olympic Village Stage: October 2–4, 2026
On Tour: October 6–November 8, 2026
Created by the Mom’s the Word Collective (Jill Daum, Alison Kelly, Robin Nichol, Barbara Pollard & Deborah Williams)
Director Pam Johnson
TBC
October 21–November 1, 2026
SUMMER, 1976
On Tour: January 7–February 9, 2027
By David Auburn
Director Mindy Parfitt
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT’S LITTLE WOMEN
Olympic Village Stage: February 16 & 17, 2027
On Tour: February 18–March 21, 2027
By Lauren M. Gunderson
Director Barbara Tomasic
Subscriptions available now. Single tickets go on sale in June 2026. Follow The Arts Club on Instagram for updates.
