CANCELLED
This show has had to be cancelled. Please contact our office to arrange for a refund at 250-754-7587 between the hours of noon – 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
Please note that on Tuesday, September 30th our office will be closed for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
CANCELLED
This show has had to be cancelled. Please contact our office to arrange for a refund at 250-754-7587 between the hours of noon – 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
Please note that on Tuesday, September 30th our office will be closed for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Friday, December 5th – 7:30 pm
The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue
Get ready to sleigh the holidays with sparkle, sass, and a whole lot of shimmy! The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue is back and naughtier than ever with Brrr-lesque & Baubles! — a dazzling winter extravaganza that blends classic holiday cheer with cheeky charm and glittering glamour.
Whether you’re on the naughty list or nice, our fabulous performers will warm your spirits (and maybe melt a few snowflakes) with hilarious comedy, jaw-dropping striptease, and festive fun that will leave you ho-ho-hoping for more!
Expect snowflakes, sequins, and a few surprises stuffed in our stockings as we deck the halls — Cheesecake-style. So, grab your mistletoe, don your ugliest sweater, or sparkliest outfit, and join us for a night of holiday mischief you’ll never forget!
One part cabaret, two parts comedy, and all kinds of sparkle — it’s the most wonder-filled time of the year!
This is an 18+ event.
Contains suggestive scenes and language.
Malaspina Theatre
900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, BC
Saturday, February 7th – 7:30 pm
He stumped Penn & Teller three times on their hit TV show Penn and Teller Fool Us. He has amazed and entertained audiences from all over the world, including his own off-Broadway run. He is hailed as one of the most unique and innovative illusionists in the world.
Combining breathtaking visuals with Vitaly’s captivating style, An Evening of Wonders is an interactive theatrical experience that takes the audience on a magical journey. Along the way, Vitaly blends art and illusion to illustrate the story of his transformation from a boy with a dream, to a man with a vision—the vision of a world where the rules of reality do not exist. In this world, paintings spring to life, photographs become mini-movies, and audience members see their faces vanish from their own driver’s licenses.
Featuring some of the most original illusions ever witnessed—many of which touch on tender topics such as love, loss, and growing old—Vitaly’s An Evening of Wonders does more than entertain. It moves, inspires, instills a fresh perspective on life within all who experience it, as well as a greater realization that ours is a world of beauty and wonder.
Suitable for adults and children 8 years of age and older.
Produced by: Wonderstruck Entertainment Inc.
Malaspina Theatre
900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, BC
Tuesday, February 17th – 7:30 pm
This powerful and intimate music experience journeys through prison work-songs, passionate spirituals, and iconic songs from the stage, to the emergence of Black Soul, R&B, Blues and Motown – including a tribute to some of Vancouver’s legacy artists.
The Artistic Team, as led by Brandon Thornhill and Olaf de Shield, designed this musical journey through Black music which loosely narrates the evolving emancipation of the Black community through music from the North American perspective.
The Port Theatre
125 Front Street, Nanaimo, BC
Link to purchase tickets – coming soon.
Friday, February 20th – 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 21st – 2:00 pm
Saturday, February 21st – 7:30 pm
Josephine, a burlesque cabaret dream play combines cabaret, theatre and dance to tell the story of the iconic Josephine Baker, the first African American international superstar and one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th century. The show is intended for adult audiences as it contains adult content and nudity. Josephine shatters stereotypes of race, gender roles and sexuality in this intimate, charming and haunting cabaret with a twist.
Born in St. Louis in 1906, Josephine Baker achieved only moderate success in the United States, but became an international superstar after moving to France in the early 1920s. She starred alongside white romantic leading men in films in the 1930s, had multiple interracial marriages and homosexual relationships, and performed in men’s clothing before the term “drag” existed in the lexicon. Her adopted country of France gave her the opportunity to live freely without the racial oppression of her home nation – although she never stopped yearning for acceptance in America.
Suitable for Adults and older teenagers.
Old City Arts Hub – St. Andrews United Church
315 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, BC
Produced by: Dynamite Lunchbox Productions
Old City Arts Hub
315 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, BC
St. Andrew’s United Church
Sunday, March 1st – 2:00 pm
Mirror Mirror, who is the funniest in the land?
The Queen has always been the “fairest in the land”, because her Magic Mirror tells her so! But when the Queen hears that Snow White has surpassed her, she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get rid of her . . . forever! Fortunately, Snow White escapes into the Deep Dark Woods, where she chances on a tiny cottage. Little does she know that the Seven Dwarves who live there will help save her! This classic story of our heroine, as she encounters hapless Huntsmen, bad apples and little men with big hearts and short tempers, comes to life as DuffleBag helps Snow White towards her “happily ever after!”
Join the “nearly world-famous” Dufflebag Theatre as they bring this classic story to Nanaimo with an interactive show that includes the whole audience.
Suitable for children from kindergarten to grade 7.
Produced by: Dufflebag Theatre
Old City Arts Hub
315 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, BC
St. Andrew’s United Church
Sunday, April 5th – 2:00 pm
Tapestry is a circus quilt brought to life with all different parts coalescing together to make something magical and memorable. Tapestry is a compelling collection of ground and aerial circus acts weaved together to create a circus tapestry like no other. The show chronicles the journey of two Dreamers who escape their privileged kingdom to help those in need. They travel through Thread World, Fabric World, and Pattern World and witness the talents of comradery of each creative township. Along the way, these Dreamers gift quilts inspiring each community to reveal their true potential.
Suitable for children from kindergarten to grade 7.
Produced by: Circus West
Malaspina Theatre
900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, BC
Friday, May 22nd – 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 23rd – 2:00 pm
Saturday, May 23rd – 7:30 pm
GUNMETAL BLUES is a hard-boiled detective yarn disguised as a lounge act. Or maybe it’s the other way around. Live from the Red Eye Lounge, piano player and tour guide, Buddy Toupee, leads us on a voyage – a voyage of mystery, murder, and music as Sam Galahad searches for a missing blonde in a world of smoke and mirrors, shadows and shattered dreams. Who murdered Adrian Wasp? Was it Carol Indigo, the party girl with the big secret? Or Laura Vesper, the woman with a past? Or was it a mysterious bag lady called the Princess? Will Sam break the case before the crooked cops and the bad guys break him? Will he find the love he thought he lost? Only Buddy Toupee knows. Put a buck in his “Tips” glass. Buddy takes requests.
Suitable for adults and older children 12+.
Produced by: First Impressions Theatre