Beyond the boy wizard’s limelight – PUFFS offers a hilarious twist on a beloved magical world
What: PUFFS, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
When: March 7 to 16 at 7:30 pm, Opening Gala March 7, 7:30 pm
Where: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre (Building 310), Nanaimo campus
For seven years, a bespectacled boy wizard with a scar went to a certain wizard school and conquered evil. But this isn’t his story. This is the story of the puffs who happen to be at the school too.
VIU Theatre department presents A Christmas Carol, a live radio play
What: A Christmas Carol – Live Radio Play
When: Sunday, December 17 at 7 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm
Where: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre lobby (Building 310), Nanaimo campus
Immerse yourself in the enchanting story of Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol as it comes to life at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Malaspina Theatre.
Audience members challenged to identify the play written by AI in VIU performance
What: Two Truths and an A.I.
When: December 6-8, 12 to 1 pm
Where: Mike Taugher Studio (Building 330, Room 109), Nanaimo campus
Can you tell the difference between a play written by a person and an AI? That’s the question audience members are asked during the interactive performance Two Truths and an A.I.
VIU Theatre Department presents the dark parody Collateral Damage
What: Collateral Damage, VIU Theatre Department fall play
When: October 19 to 21 and 26 to 28
Where: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre (Building 310), Nanaimo campus
Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Theatre Department presents playwright Jackie Crossland’s Collateral Damage this fall.
Drag show offers a night of jaw-dropping and dazzling performances
What: Drag in the Theatre
When: Wednesday, October 4, 8 to 10 pm
Where: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre (Building 310), Nanaimo campus
Experience a fabulous night of drag, live vocals and jaw-dropping performances during Drag in the Theatre.
The show is presented by Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Positive Space Alliance and Vancouver-based drag queen and VIU alum Darrian Tolerance, Host, Performer and Producer.
Colloquium series begins with a talk about TV shows Chewing Gum and Fleabag
VIU’s Christina Mansueti examines how comedy shows challenge and affirm contemporary feminisms.
Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Arts and Humanities Colloquium Series returns this fall with an engaging lineup. This season explores contemporary feminisms in two UK-based TV comedies, the history of special effects on stage and the value of failure.
VIU’s Theatre Department presents the dramatic comedy She Kills Monsters
What: She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen – presented by VIU’s Theatre Department
When: March 2 to 11
Where: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre (Building 310), Nanaimo campus
Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Theatre Department presents the hysterical dramatic comedy She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen as this year’s spring production.
VIU’s Theatre Department presents A Good Person
WHAT: A Good Person by Ross Desprez – a play by VIU’s Theatre Department
WHEN: October 27 to November 5
WHERE: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre (Building 310), Nanaimo campus
Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Theatre Department presents A Good Person by Ross Desprez, which is a comedic adaptation of Brecht’s The Good Women of Szechwan.
VIU Colloquium Series kicks off with a deep dive into the action thriller Atomic Blonde
Arts and Humanities lectures at the VIU Nanaimo campus are free and open to everyone to attend.
Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Arts and Humanities Colloquium Series returns this fall with three fascinating lectures.
VIU’s Theatre Department Presents an Adaptation of Durrenmatt’s Play – The Visitor
WHAT: The Visitor – a play by VIU’s Theatre Department
WHEN: March 2-5 at 7:30 pm
WHERE: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre (Building 310)
What would you do for a billion dollars? Can ridiculous amounts of money buy the scruples of an entire population? Join Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Theatre Department to explore these questions and more in the new adaptation of Friedrich Durrenmatt’s classic tale of justice – The Visit.