Silent Summer Nights
September 1 – 2, 2007
An end-of-summer celebration in the Commercial Drive community that features classic movies accompanied by a live musical soundtrack.
Current Shows & Events
Hive 2
June 5 – 14, 2008
HIVE 2 took over 2 warehouse spaces at the Digital Media Centre for a 9-day marathon of perspective-rocking, intimate, outrageous, and eclectic performances by 11 independent BC theatre companies.
Clark and I Somewhere in Connecticut
January 29 – February 3, March 6 – 9, 2008
Clark and I Somewhere in Connecticut uses fact, fiction, video, interviews, a rabbit suit and anything else required to make sense of the found materials
Tremors: Legoland
March 18 – 22, 2008
“An offbeat charmer not to be missed.” – Vancouver Courier Legoland is the story of the infamous Lamb siblings, extradited to Canada after a brutal attack on one of America’s most beloved pop stars. In this award-winning production, the duo gives a presentation of the harrowing odyssey at their high school. A contemporary Vaudeville routine with … Read more Tremors: Legoland
Tremors: Tiny Apocalypse
April 1 – 5, 2008
Tiny Apocalypse follows the rise and fall of Rita, an obsessively organized office worker who finds herself caught in a daily repetitive loop.
Tremors: Penny Dreadful: A Tale of Devilish Infamy
March 25 – 29, 2008
The two servants become the fascination of their employer’s wayward son, home with stories of travels in strange lands.
after the quake
November 19 – December 5, 2009
A journey where magic and realism collide in an exploration of disrupted reality.
Blackbird
March 11 – 29, 2009
As tensions rise, we are left to question: where is the line between love and abuse? And can we ever break free from the shackles of the past?
Cozy Catastrophe (Summerworks)
August 7 – 9 & 14 – 17, 2009
A dark comedy about ordinary folks bound together by extraordinary circumstance.
after the quake (remount)
October 13–23, 2010
“Wildly original and warm without ever lapsing into sentimentality, after the quake is both a great ride and a testament to the healing powers of imagination…It’s the stuff of dreams.” – The Georgia Straight “I’ve never seen anything like it. And I loved every minute of it.” – Vancouver Courier Haruki Murakami is the West’s … Read more after the quake (remount)
Clark and I Somewhere in Connecticut (tour)
Clark and I uses fact, fiction, video, interviews, a rabbit suit and anything else required to make sense of these found materials and the many lives interrupted along the way.
Hive 3
March 11 – 14 and 17 – 20, 2010
Twelve of Vancouver’s most adventurous theatre companies create short installations in a party atmosphere.
Tremors: Cozy Catastrophe
April 6 – 10 and 13 – 17, 2010
A dark comedy about ordinary folks bound together by extraordinary circumstance.
Tremors: I’m So Close…
April 6 – 10, 2010
“This show made me laugh, it made me cry and it made me think. I’m So Close…is filled with controlled chaos, wonderful physicality, clever comedy, emotional poignancy and a sense of reality and grounding that only comes from experienced and talented performers. Brilliant.” – Plank Winner of the Spotlight Award at the Summerworks Theatre Festival Steve … Read more Tremors: I’m So Close…
Tremors: KISMET one to one hundred
April 13 – 17, 2010
Four artists set out across Canada to interview one hundred people, ages 1 through 100, about their experiences and beliefs around fate and destiny.
Snowman
Nov 4 – 19, 2011
When Jude discovers the body of a prehistoric boy frozen in the glacier, everyone finds their lives beginning to shift and thaw in unexpected ways.
Community Dinner
June 1 – 4, 2011
One part cooking show, one part biography and one part dinner party, this theatrical feast celebrated the one thing that unites us all – food.
Cozy Catastrophe
October 22 – November 4, 2012
Horrific events are overwhelming the entirety of human civilization. Four strangers must decide what to do with what could be their final hours. Should they pray? Fight back? Repopulate the earth? Or just get to know each other a little better?
Attacks Lab
January 18 – February 4, 2012
Attacks Lab was a curated series of events aimed at established and emerging theatre directors and practitioners. Over the course of the Festival, there was a series of investigations, contemplations and workshops with some of the most daring voices in contemporary theatre. Local and international directors engaged in a rigorous dialogue about the craft of directing … Read more Attacks Lab
Everything Is Terribly Nice Here
December 12th – 22nd, 2012
Everything is Terribly Nice Here by David van Belle – produced by Ghost River Theatre in association with Rumble, was a politically charged play inspired by the murder of Danish film maker Theo van Gogh by Muslim extremist Mohammed Bouyeri. Three years in the making, Everything is Terribly Nice Here is viscerally intelligent theatre that challenges and unsettles assumptions about … Read more Everything Is Terribly Nice Here
