War of the Worlds
November 26 to December 5
a multi-media spectacle which explores the circumstantial meeting of three characters
Dig Deeper
November 26 to December 5
a multi-media spectacle which explores the circumstantial meeting of three characters
a showcase of new work by recent grads of Studio 58
April 2000
This one man show depicts Vanunu’s isolation and anguish, and his struggle between hope and pessimism, for himself, and for humankind.
November 2 – 18, 2000
The life – and death – of Canadian ballistics innovator Gerald Bull, inventor of the “supergun”.
January 25 – 29, 2000
Under Wraps, an original work by Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland, is, on the surface, a story of unrequited love between a gay man and his straight best friend. That’s on the surface. But what about the sixteen-person chorus under a huge sheet of parachute cloth? This shape-shifting chorus functions as set, musical accompaniment, and as … Read more Under Wraps: A Spoke Opera
September 5 – 16, 2001
Fiction wrestles with history, sexuality collides with cultural politics, and nations struggle for power in the story of one couple’s jockeying for position on their west-coast futon.
February 1, 2001
February 20 – 24, 2001
“[a] fierce and angry play, a diatribe against the destruction of a nation.” – Peter Birnie, Vancouver Sun Part Greek tragedy, part black (Canuck) comedy, Vancouverites readily appreciated an allegory of the struggle to preserve cultural identity from the onslaught of our neighbours to the South. Catalyst’s production won a prestigious Edinburgh Fringe First in … Read more The House of Pootsie Plunket
April 23 – May 11, 2002
Both tragic and irreverent, Burning Vision weighs the burdens of our ancestors as they travel through time, across continents and in our genes to cast shadows on the present.
August 30 – September 1, 2002
A Labour Day weekend free-of-charge homage to the best in silent (and not-so-silent) cinema.
January 14 - April 5, 2002
A collection of brave new works from Canada and beyond.
August 29 – 31, 2003
The 3rd annual Silent Summer Nights featured three fantastic evenings of the best in silent (and not so silent) film.
April 15 – 26, 2003
The story of a husband and wife who must come to grips with the disappearance and possible murder of their daughter
April 15 – 26, 2003
Snowman is a darkly comic journey into a frozen, emotionally-barren landscape of ice and snow.
January 14 – 31, 2004
The second year of Rumble Productions/Touchstone Theatre’s PuSh International Performance Series featured four exciting contemporary works from Canada and abroad. MAINSTAGE PRESENTATIONS: K. Kaleidoskop Theatre (Copenhagen) Written/directed by Martin Tulinius January 14 – 24 Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC Winner of Denmark’s most prestigious theatre award, K. is a passionate and humanist portrayal of Franz Kafka, one of … Read more PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
September 3 – 5, 2004
The 4th annual Silent Summer Nights presented three evenings of the best in silent (and not so silent) film—with original live music by Eye of Newt and special guests
April 7 – 24, 2004
Set in present-day Vancouver, Soulless is a tale of redemption at the crossroads of money, longing and contested ground.