1675 Discovery Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6R 4K5

Friends of Jericho Arts Centre
Board of Directors
Chairman: Adam Henderson
778 883 2241

in the park by the beach

1675 Discovery Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6R 4K5

Friends of Jericho Arts Centre
Board of Directors
Chairman: Adam Henderson
778 883 2241

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July 5, 2026 - July 21, 2026

Peerless & A Streetcar Named Desire – Ensemble Theatre Company

Streetcar  – SHOWTIMES
  • July 9, 7:30 pm (Preview)

  • July 11, 7:30 pm (Opening)

  • July 12, 2:00 pm

  • July 14, 3:00 pm

  • July 16, 7:30 pm

  • July 18, 7:30 pm (Closing)

PeerlessSHOWTIMES
  • July 8, 7:30 pm (Preview)

  • July 10, 7:30 pm (Opening)

  • July 14, 7:30 pm

  • July 15, 7:30 pm

  • July 17, 7:30 pm

  • July 19, 2 pm (Closing)

Peerless

Directed by Keltie Forsyth

Hilarious. Magnetic. Unhinged.

A darkly comic, razor-edged reimagining of Macbeth, Peerless follows twin sisters M and L as they spiral through the absurd, high-pressure theatre of elite college admissions. What begins as ambition curdles into obsession, with every choice landing somewhere between strategy and disaster. Fast, viciously funny, and relentlessly watchable!

In a moment when debates around affirmative action and “merit” continue to be reshaped and weaponised in public discourse, Peerless cuts through with a bracing clarity: the stories we tell about fairness are not neutral: they’re constructed, repeated, and believed until they feel like fact. The play skewers those narratives with a comedian’s precision and a thriller’s momentum, exposing how quickly “meritocracy” becomes myth-making.

Entertainment at its sharpest: ruthless, funny, and impossible to look away from.

A Streetcar Named Desire

By Tennessee Williams.   Directed by Chris Lam

A cornerstone of American theatre, A Streetcar Named Desire traces the unraveling of Blanche DuBois as she arrives in New Orleans to take shelter with her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley. Clashing realities, desire, and delusion collide in this emotionally charged drama, revealing the fragility of identity and the harshness of truth in a changing world.

In turbulent and uncertain times, this iconic play could not be more prescient as we witness a family moving towards new identities  and fighting for their vision of the American Dream. Tennessee Williams’ play is a portrait of a woman caught between the demons of her past and prospect of a new life.
We invite you to witness the haunting fragility and urgency of this Pulitzer Prize winning play.