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By Carys D. Coburn
Directed by Joan Bryans
April 30 – May 17

CITYSONG is a kaleidoscopic journey through the streets of Dublin — but its themes of growing up, growing old, and the inescapable rhythms of city life speak to every urban soul. Told through a single day in the life of a city, this lyrical play lets us hear the thoughts of babies, teens, lovers, loners, and elders, all threaded through a richly woven auditory and emotional landscape.

“A tender, electrifying love letter to city life.” – The Guardian
“This is theatre at its most musical, most human.” – The Irish Times

CITYSONG is a timely reminder of the beauty and pain in everyday lives — a celebration of the extraordinary within the ordinary.

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Vital Spark Theatre

By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Lauren Taylor

A sparkling examination of romance, sex, love, negotiated relationships, the clash between knowledge and ignorance, political manoeuverings, war, and hope. One of Shaw’s most glittering comedies.

United Players of Vancouver

By John Lazarus
Directed by Roy Surette
In association with Western Gold Theatre

At 27, young Oscar Wilde embarked on a hugely successful one-man lecture tour of North America. The tour went like clockwork… except when he missed a connection in straight, stuffy Kingston, Ontario. Lazarus imagines what might have happened next – a tangled, farcical web of seductions, betrayals, blackmailings and happy endings.

United Players of Vancouver

By Peter Collington
Adapted by Lois Anderson
Directed by Lois Anderson with Stephanie Elgersma
Musical direction by Kelsi James

A lonely old woman struggles to find warmth and sustenance at Christmas. Robbed and abandoned, she falls into the snow – hungry, cold and exhausted. She seems certain to perish, but a small miracle begins as the wooden figures from a Christmas crèche come to life to help. A fusion of realism and fantasy, this story will tug at your heart-strings.

United Players of Vancouver

By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Laura McLean

What if optimism were not a virtue, but a survival tactic? Cheerfully buried up to her waist (and later her neck) in a mound of earth, Winnie greets each new day as “another happy day.” Armed with a toothbrush, a revolver and an unshakable belief in routine, Winnie chatters, reminisces, and perseveres – even as her world literally closes in on her. Razor-sharp,
merciless, and laugh-out-loud funny, this play is an exposure of human resilience at its most absurd.

United Players of Vancouver

By Vern Thiessen
Directed by Sarah Rodgers

Étapes, France, 1918. Nurses Christy, Maggie and Bab have crossed oceans to care for wounded Canadian soldiers in the Great War. Despite the terrible injuries they must deal with, they manage to stay hopeful as the dangers of the front draw closer to their hospital. Through it all, the women find friendship, independence, power and influence in a place where men, once again, are trying to destroy the world.

United Players of Vancouver

By Lila Raicek, inspired by Ibsen
Directed by Adam Henderson

On the eve of July 4th, Elena is preparing to throw a party to celebrate her husband, Henry, as he unveils his latest architectural masterpiece. But their already vulnerable union is shattered by the unexpected arrival of a former student of Henry’s, with whom he shared an intimate connection. Inspired by Ibsen, this is a startling play that lays bare the vulnerabilities we expose when we leave ourselves open to love.

United Players of Vancouver