Theatre & Performing Arts

Bard on the Beach's 2013 season will run June 12 to September 14. The opening production on the Festival's BMO Mainstage will be the marvellous romantic comedy Twelfth Night, staged by Dennis Garnhum. Playing in repertory with Twelfth Night will be Shakespeare's iconic tragedy, Hamlet, directed by Kim Collier. On the Douglas Campbell Studio Stage, Bard will present Measure For Measure, a classic study of morality, directed by John Murphy. Alternating with Measure For Measure is Canadian playwright Timothy Findley's Elizabeth Rex, directed by Rachel Ditor and set in Elizabethan England.

Vancouver TheatreSports™ League is Vancouver's top improvisational comedy theatre! One of Vancouver's most popular theatres, performers create hilarious comedic sketches on the spot using audience suggestions. With 11 shows per week, 52 weeks per year, Vancouver TheatreSports™ has delivered laughs to over 2.2 million people in the past 30 years.

With alumni such as Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie from Whose Line Is It Anyway, come and see why Vancouver TheatreSports™ League is one of Vancouver's most popular theatre attractions!

Built in 1986, the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is the first full-scale Scholar garden built outside China using traditional techniques. Covered walkways & exquisite architecture make it a delight in any weather or season, with the same relaxing, serene landscape as found in the old, private gardens of China's ancient elite. This living museum promotes the understanding of cultures through daily tours, festivals, monthly art exhibitions, music concerts & unique live theatre productions in summer. One-of-a-kind finds in the Eight Treasures Shop. Located in the heart of Chinatown, a short walk from downtown Vancouver & historic Gastown, near parking & public transit.

FlyOver Canada is a new major destination visitor attraction opening on Vancouver's waterfront at Canada Place this June, 2013.

Guests will soar from coast to coast on a breathtaking aerial journey taking in the excitement of Canada through the latest in virtual flight ride technology. It will be a fully immersive experience including sound, wind, scents, mist and even scents!

FlyOver Canada, a first of its kind in Canada, will appeal to locals & visitors of all ages who wish to see Canada like never before - without leaving the city!

Join Vancouver's boldest walking tour company on a daring, interactive and theatrical adventure into our city's dirty history.

On Prohibition City you are an undercover newspaper reporter on Vancouver's oldest and meanest streets and alleyways. See former speakeasies and 'blind pigs'. Discover the truth about LD. Taylor, Vancouver's notorious prohibition-era mayor. Find out what happened to Vancouver's most beautiful showgirl, and more.

On the Lost Souls of Gastown you adventure into our city's darkest and earliest history. Re-live the devastation of the great fire of 1886. See Vancouver's first bawdy house, first fire station and oldest operating hotel. And discover who really killed John Bray.

Be the hero of a thrilling detective story!

CRIME IN DOWNTOWN is a catchy and clever scavenger hunt based on a Detective Investigation! This is a new way to have fun and discover Vancouver. A mysterious murder has been committed and you are the detective in charge of finding:

Who is the mysterious murderer? What is the murder weapon? What is the motive of the crime? Solve puzzles, look for hidden items, decode mysterious messages, observe, measure, orient yourself and visit both "must-see" and "hidden" places of Vancouver while learning incredible stories about the city!