Anvil Theatre

The Anvil Theatre is a state-of-the-art performance space, thoughtfully designed to offer a vibrant and engaging audience experience.

The flexibility of the theatre allows for a diverse offering of performances and genres, from intimate music encounters to dynamic multidisciplinary theatre happenings, immersive dance shows and plays.

The Theatre hosts productions from Savage Society, Patrick Street Productions, a Vancouver Chamber Music Society, Laughter Zone 101, the Arts Club Theatre, the VSO’s Tiny Tots concerts, Royal Canadian Theatre Company, PuSH International Performing Arts Festival and an array of community arts and celebrations.

The theatre has a mandate to provide exciting performance and cultural opportunities for the community to enjoy in the years to come.

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Massey Theatre Presents
May 25, 2020
Two Indigenous women from vastly different backgrounds find their worlds colliding as one of them, Rosie, is fleeing a violent domestic attack...
Anvil Theatre Presents
Oct 15 - Oct 22, 2020
Created by Tracey Power & Krystle Dos Santos ** Covid guidelines enforced – details on website After months of being closed, Anvil Centre is...
Anvil Theatre Presents
November 8, 2020
Presented by Vancouver Chamber Music Society Vancouver Academy of Music’s Ensemble-in-Residence, Koerner Piano Trio, has wowed audiences in North America, Asia, and Europe with...
Anvil Theatre Presents
November 22, 2020
Presented by Vancouver Chamber Music Society Handpicked for this performance are some of Canada’s top chamber players. These musicians boast accolades locally and internationally....
Anvil Theatre Presents
Nov 28 - Nov 29, 2020
In response to the recent Province of British Columbia Health orders, live performances of Co.ERASGA’s Offering are cancelled. If you are a ticketholder, a...
Apr 28 - Apr 30, 2021
Presented by the Vancouver Chamber Music Society (VCMS) in collaboration with Anvil Centre Programme:Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 (1890) – Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky“String Sextet”...
Anvil Theatre Presents
The Anvil Centre Theatre presents The May Long Festival! This on-demand, online festival features New Westminster based or affiliated performers who are bringing their...
Anvil Theatre Presents
May 21 - May 24, 2021
Janice Bannister: The Weirdest Year of My Life Janice Bannister is excited to bring her “Weirdest Year” show to the stage. Her one-woman show includes stand-up,...
Anvil Theatre Presents
May 21 - May 24, 2021
Krystle Dos Santos takes the audience on a musical journey celebrating notable Black Canadian women in music. She shares historically important stories about the...
Anvil Theatre Presents
May 21 - May 24, 2021
Devon says “Live art is too dangerous, but how about TV dinner – and a show?” Devon More was a regular performer at the...
Anvil Theatre Presents
May 21 - May 24, 2021
Iconic Vancouver drag queen Jaylene Tyme, Empress 35 of Vancouver, and legendary actor Allan Morgan have created a conversational performance filled with laughter, song,...
Jun 24 - Jul 04, 2021
StageFest 2021: Oh The Things You Can Think! A musical theatre cabaret performed by our Junior Musical Theatre students. Enjoy a crowd pleasing selection...
Jun 24 - Jul 04, 2021
StageFest 2021: Best Day Ever! A musical theatre cabaret performed by our Junior Musical Theatre students. Enjoy a crowd pleasing selection of pieces from...
Jun 24 - Jul 04, 2021
StageFest 2021: Welcome to Wonderland A musical theatre cabaret performed by our Intermediate Musical Theatre students If you are attending our virtual StageFest event...
Jun 24 - Jul 04, 2021
StageFest 2021: A Little More Homework A musical theatre cabaret performed by our Intermediate Musical Theatre students If you are attending our virtual StageFest...
Oct 21 - Oct 24, 2021
presented by the Royal Canadian Theatre Company Directed by Kerri Norris Family Friendly Approx. Running Time: 2 hours with Intermission October 21, 22 and...
Anvil Theatre Presents
December 16, 2021
Equal parts reverent and celebratory, the spirit of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) reverberates through the “Mexican-flavoured party starter” that is Vancouver’s Locarno. Undeniable...
Anvil Theatre Presents
December 22, 2021
Faces that disappear from drivers’ licenses. Paintbrushes that paint on their own. Photographs that literally come to life right before your eyes. Brace yourself...
Anvil Theatre Presents
December 23, 2021
RupLoops is an interactive, live looping performance, using vocal percussion, rhythmic rhymes with an arsenal of eclectic instruments from around the globe. Rup Sidhu utilizes his...
December 29, 2021
Ventriloquist and family entertainer Kellie Haines has a BA Specialized Honours in Drama and is a multitalented entertainer with a background in theatre, clowning,...
Anvil Theatre Presents
December 29, 2021
Formed in 2008, Triology is a Jazz Trio featuring three of Canada’s most sought-after jazz musicians. This group was fashioned after the great early...
Anvil Theatre Presents
December 30, 2021
Grupo Axé Capoeira began in Recife, Brazil in 1982. Today, as Canada’s first academy of Capoeira, it continues to rise as one of the...
Anvil Theatre Presents
December 30, 2021
Blackthorn is a Canadian Celtic folk band with an extensive repertoire that is rooted in the musical traditions of Scotland and Ireland as well as...
February 6, 2022
Presented by the Vancouver Chamber Music Society (VCMS) in collaboration with Anvil Centre. One of the Vancouver Chamber Music Society audiences’ most well-loved chamber...
February 27, 2022
Programme:JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sonata no. 3 in g minor for Viola da Gamba and Piano, BWV1029BRAHMS Sonata no. 1 in e minor, op. 38 Intermission STUTSCHEWSKY...
February 28, 2022
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best...
Anvil Theatre Presents
Mar 16 - Mar 27, 2022
The new acclaimed musical which premiered at Anvil Centre in October 2020 returns. Set in a cabaret style, this one woman show could not...
Mar 31 - Apr 02, 2022
Written by Patrick Barlow Directed by Mark Carter Presented by the Royal Canadian Theatre Company Run time: Approximately 2 hours with intermission The show...
April 9, 2022
A live comedy shows that tackles hard to talk about subjects by harnessing the power of comedy. Self-styled comedy therapist Lizzie is coming in...
April 10, 2022
Presented by the Vancouver Chamber Music Society (VCMS) in collaboration with Anvil Centre. Thought to be the quintessential musician of the 21st Century, Jinjoo...
April 21, 2022
Dancers of Damelahamid, in partnership with the Anvil Centre, present the 15th annual Coastal Dance Festival, an annual celebration of Indigenous stories, song with guest national...
April 22, 2022
Dancers of Damelahamid, in partnership with the Anvil Centre, present the 15th annual Coastal Dance Festival, an annual celebration of Indigenous stories, song with guest national...
Beethoven’s Complete Cello Sonatas One of the most significant artists of our time, Gary Hoffman, along with his long-time collaborator David Selig, takes us...
May 05 - May 08, 2022
Presented by the Royal Canadian Theatre Company It’s 1938 and Jeff Kincaid, star reporter, is falling down on the job of writing for a...
Anvil Theatre Presents
May 20 - May 21, 2022
created by Mark Weatherley & Masae Day “Mozart And Her Brother” tells the story of Maria Anna Mozart (known as Nannerl) and Wolfgang Amadeus...
May 28, 2022
A live comedy show that tackles hard to talk about subjects by harnessing the power of comedy. Self-styled comedy therapist Lizzie is coming in...
Jun 08 - Jun 12, 2022
Arnold Lobel’s treasured characters hop from page to stage in a story of friendship and adventure. Waking from hibernation in the Spring, Frog and...
Jun 08 - Jun 11, 2022
The story of an extraordinary girl who dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald...
Jun 09 - Jun 12, 2022
Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to chocolate-covered life. The delicious adventures...
Jun 09 - Jun 12, 2022
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home...
July 16, 2022
Join us as the VMC presents Singing Can Be a Drag, where the heels are high and the falsettos are higher! The members of...
Anvil Theatre Presents
PRESENTED BY ANVIL THEATRE An original interactive musical written by Ryan Leslie Fisher with music by Kristen Cook Dandy is an eccentric leader of...
September 26, 2022
Inspired by writer, director, and star James Morosini’s true life experience, I LOVE MY DAD follows Chuck (Patton Oswalt), a hopelessly estranged father who...
Piva Presents
September 27, 2022
Tom Keenleyside, alongside a phenomenal group of players, will explore the collected works of Dave Brubeck’s American masterpieces and add his own flavour to...
September 29, 2022
Award-winning urban designer Michael von Hausen will explore strategies and ideas to advance the full potential of public realm design, planning, and implementation. This...
October 16, 2022
(Henry Kramer, Yoojin Jang, Matthew Zalkind) Presented by the Vancouver Chamber Music Society (VCMS) in collaboration with Anvil Theatre. Programme:Franz Schubert – NotturnoMaurice Ravel...
Piva Presents
October 18, 2022
Join us for a memorable night of music and emotion, as Jennifer Scott and her bandmates breathe new life in to Ella Fitzgerald’s timeless...
Oct 22 - Oct 29, 2022
By Flip Kobler & Cindy Marcus Presented by Royal Canadian Theatre Company Bethany is bright, strong, independent, beautiful and has zero self esteem. She...
October 31, 2022
As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser...
Anvil Theatre Presents
November 6, 2022
After sold-out tour in 2018, Kunal Kamra returns to Canada for a brand-new act, So-Called Comedian, that will definitely shake things up! Don’t miss...
Anvil Theatre Presents
Dancers of Damelahamid PRESENTED BY ANVIL THEATRE Spirit and Tradition layers projected imagery, soundscape, and Coastal Indigenous masked dance, immersing the audience into the...
November 27, 2022
Presented by the Vancouver Chamber Music Society (VCMS) in collaboration with Anvil Theatre Vancouver Chamber Music Society’s audience favourite, the Vancouver Cello Quartet, returns...
November 28, 2022
Mariano Cohn, Gastón DupratHaving surveyed his legacy and finding it lacking in prestige, an octogenarian millionaire pharmaceutical tycoon (José Luis Gómez) decides to finance...
Piva Presents
November 29, 2022
With over 40 years as a professional musician and recordings on 800 albums, Miles Black's interpretation on Oscar Peterson’s works is sure to have...
Piva Presents
December 6, 2022
An acclaimed Canadian Juno Award nominated jazz vocalist, composer, and recording artist, Karin Plato brings her stunning style to the stage to lead the...
December 17, 2022
For the first time ever, Royal Principal Ballet Academy will be putting on its very own Nutcracker Gala! The Nutcracker Gala will feature students...
Anvil Theatre Presents
Bringing together musicians from Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Africa, U.K. and Canada, the BC World Music Collective takes you on a worldwide listening journey without...
Piva Presents
January 24, 2023
Inspired by the stunning landscape and warm romance of a Rio night, this evening led by Tom Keenlyside will have you swaying like a...
January 29, 2023
David Gillham, David Harding, Ariel Barnes & Chiharu Iinuma Presented by the Vancouver Chamber Music Society (VCMS) in collaboration with Anvil Theatre. Programme:Ludwig van...
Anvil Theatre Presents
Feb 02 - Feb 03, 2023
Anvil Theatre is co-presenting Okinum with Push International Performing Arts Festival and Touchstone Theatre by Anishinaabe multi-disciplinary performer Émilie Monnet. Drawing inspiration from the...
The heels are high and the falsettos are higher! The members of the VMC don their finest frocks in this unique live singing drag...
Piva Presents
February 14, 2023
Recognized as one of as one of the pioneers and leaders in Afro-Cuban African music, Jack Duncan, alongside his Afro-Cuban Jazz group Conga Cartel,...
Anvil Theatre Presents
February 18, 2023
Mi'kmaq fiddler and singer Morgan Toney brings together the fiery fiddling of Cape Breton Island with the old songs of the Mi’kmaq People with...
Anvil Theatre Presents
February 25, 2023
The New North Collective (NNC) is an ensemble of performing artists from the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
This night will feature performances from Indigenous artists: Paunnakuluit, Jessica McMann, Wagana Aboriginal Dancers, Rosie Te Rauawhea Belvie.
This night will feature performances from Indigenous artists: Spakwus Slolem, the Dancers of Damelahamid, Yisya̱’winux̱w, Rainbow Creek Dancers.
Anvil Theatre Presents
OKAN fuses Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in songs about immigration, courage, and love.
Anvil Theatre Presents
March 18, 2023
Sinha Danse is a professional contemporary dance company based in Montreal and founded by Roger Sinha over 25 years ago. Creating, producing, and presenting...
March 19, 2023
Bion Tsang & Wendy Chen Join the Vancouver Chamber Music Society featuring cellist Bion Tsang and pianist* Wendy Chen as they present highlights from...
Piva Presents
March 21, 2023
Doc Fingers will take you in to the heartbeat of New Orleans, one of the birthplaces of jazz — just what the Doctor ordered.
Mar 24 - Apr 01, 2023
By Neil Simon Presented by Royal Canadian Theatre Company Barney Cashman is forty-seven, happily married, the father of three children, a successful businessman, and...
April 8, 2023
Join the Uptown Swing Collective in Downtown New West for an evening of jazz, dancing and merriment at The Cat’s Meow at the Anvil!...
Anvil Theatre Presents
April 19, 2023
Deconstructing a chef’s journey from food to comedy Ali Hassan’s career plans started off as simply as anyone’s: become a chef, get a food...
April 21, 2023
“New Jersey’s Bad Boy” Mike Marino is coming to Vancouver! Jersey City native, Mike Marino, will be bringing his new comedy show, “Welcome to...
April 23, 2023
Brought to you by Jalal Ismail-ladak Koffee with Jalal and Riz Jadavji The Riz Team Promotions.  Get ready for this amazing Canada Wide Live Concert Tour with 6 mesmerizing shows starting...
Anvil Theatre Presents
May 6, 2023
PRESENTED BY ANVIL THEATRE Composer and multi-instrumentalist, Huu Bac Quach founded his quintet in Montreal, skillfully combining his Vietnamese and Chinese heritages with Jazz...
May 13 - May 14, 2023
Presented by Maple Leaf Singers In the hearts of the Maple Leaf Singers, founded 55 years ago, their audiences are #1! In your honour,...
May 20, 2023
Presented by the Uptown Swing CollectiveThe Cat’s Meow at the Anvil Join the Uptown Swing Collective in Downtown New West for an evening of...
May 26 - May 27, 2023
Presented by Royal Principal Ballet The 2023 Royal Principal Ballet Year End Showcase offers two different shows. The “Groups & Swan Lake” show will...
Presented by the Vancouver Chamber Music Society (VCMS) in collaboration with Anvil Theatre. Programme:Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50, No....
Jun 01 - Jun 03, 2023
Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach is now a musical for the whole family to enjoy! Featuring a wickedly tuneful score by the...
Jun 08 - Jun 10, 2023
Run Time: 45 minutes  Based on the beloved Disney animated film, and featuring a jazzy, upbeat score, Disney’s The Aristocats KIDS is a non-stop...
Jun 08 - Jun 10, 2023
Run Time: 90 minutes  Anne of Green Gables follows the misadventures of a wildly independent orphan with fiery red hair and a temper to...
Avishkar Arts Presents
July 20, 2023
Presented by Avishkar Arts A Popular Comedy-Show in Marathi
Piva Presents
September 26, 2023
About Piva presents: Jazz at the Anvil Piva presents: Jazz at the Anvil celebrates local, talented musicians from the Metro Vancouver area. The goal...
Anvil Theatre Presents
Oct 07 - Oct 08, 2023
SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. SINGLE TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 12PM. An Arts Club On Tour Presentation By Mark...
October 16, 2023
Presented by the Vancouver Chamber Music Society in collaboration with Anvil Theatre.  Experience a captivating performance by NEXUS Chamber Players as they bring the...
Piva Presents
October 17, 2023
Presented by Piva Piva presents: Jazz at the Anvil celebrates local, talented musicians from the Metro Vancouver area. The goal of these shows is...
Anvil Theatre Presents
October 27, 2023
Presented by Anvil TheatreA Mascall Dance ProductionCo-created by Jennifer Mascall and Claire O’Neil The Impossible Has Already Happened, a collaborative co-creation between MascallDance (Vancouver)...
Nov 03 - Nov 05, 2023
Presented by the Royal Canadian Theatre CompanyWritten by David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jr Every drama group has experienced the horrors of what can...
Chibi Taiko Presents
November 12, 2023
Chibi Taiko · ちび太鼓 “Exploring the world of traditional and contemporary Japanese drums, Chibi Taiko creates thundering rhythms, dynamic movements and sounds both explosive...
Anvil Theatre Presents
Nov 17 - Nov 18, 2023
Presented by Anvil TheatreA Bouge de Là Danse Production A dancer enters the stage and discovers a ball. Intrigued, she moves toward it, carefully....
November 20, 2023
Presented by the Vancouver Chamber Music Society in collaboration with Anvil Theatre.  Are you ready to be captivated by the enchanting sounds of the...
Piva Presents
November 28, 2023
Piva presents: Jazz at the Anvil celebrates local, talented musicians from the Metro Vancouver area. The goal of these shows is to both elevate...
Anvil Theatre Presents
Dec 02 - Dec 04, 2023
Presented by Anvil TheatreA Green Thumb Theatre ProductionBy Ashley CookDirected by Michelle Olson Bellevue, an 11 year -old Anishinaabe/Métis girl, is on a journey...
December 3, 2023
An evening of Authentic Indian Music and Dance of well-known Vancouver artists.
Anvil Theatre Presents
December 16, 2023
Presented by Anvil TheatreWritten and performed by Melanie Teichroeb “Funny. Sexy. Fierce. Unapologetic! Imagine a 10th century Viking TED Talk on what it means...
Dec 18 - Dec 19, 2023
Join us December 18th and December 19th for the Royal Principal Ballet Nutcracker Gala! Featuring classic Nutcracker pieces and new works from all of...
Piva Presents
December 20, 2023
Presented by Piva Presented by Piva Piva presents: Jazz at the Anvil celebrates local, talented musicians from the Metro Vancouver area. The goal of...