There’s a little something for everyone this season from Arts Club Theatre. Celebrating their 51st year, the local theatre company has 16 productions lined up for its three stages, running the gamut from foul-mouthed puppets to classic musicals to brand-new plays.
The season kicks off with the production of 4000 miles at the Stanley Alliance Stage on Sept. 11, starring Nicola Cavendish as a sprightly 91-year-old New Yorker and Nathan Barrett as her 21-year-old grandson who shows up unannounced on her doorstep after cycling across the country.
“This is one of those shows I really look forward to,” says Bill Millerd, who has served as Arts Club Theatre’s artistic managing director since 1972.
Educating Rita, which opens the Granville Island Stage’s season on Sept. 25, is the story of a street-smart hairdresser who enrolls in a literature class and sparks a unique relationship with her world-weary professor.
At the Revue Stage, Blue Box debuts on Oct. 5. Based on writer and performer Carmen Aguirre’s remarkable life, this moving story begins during the Chilean resistance movement during Pinochet’s dictatorship, and follows her journey to present-day Vancouver. ArtsClub.com
Arts Club 2014/15 season
Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre
4000 Miles: Sept. 11 to Oct. 12
Saint Joan: Oct. 23 to Nov. 23
Mary Poppins: Dec. 5 to Jan. 4
One Man, Two Guvnors: Jan. 22 to Feb. 22
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike: March 19 to April 19
In the Heights: April 30 to June 7
Les Miserables: July 2 to Aug. 16
Granville Island Stage
Educating Rita: Sept. 25 to Oct. 25
Avenue Q: Nov. 20 to Jan. 3
The Mountain Top: Feb. 12 to March 14
Farwell, My Lovely: April 2 to May 2
Godspell: June 18 to Aug. 1
Revue Stage
Blue Box: Oct. 9 to Nov. 1
A Twisted Christmas Carol: Nov. 27 to Dec. 27
Bullet Catch: Jan. 15 to Feb. 7
Sister Judy: Feb. 26 to March 21
