Arts Club Theatre Company

Not worth your hard earned money visitors on vacation. The actors were pretty good esp. Jacob W, but shame the theatre overall was not. People in vancouver come on - jumping the lines for pricey snacks and pop ($12)? Super grumpy, fed up staff , unhelpful ushers won't help to find your seat even though it's dark (watch your step down folks). Be prepared for the loud mouths. Yes even mature adults laugh uncontrollably like they never had fun before.... er does every word the actor say is THAT funny? The theatre is too crowded, an overpriced venue and they basically squeeze you in, but if people would only learn to behave...it's not just YOUR night out, get tipsy somewhere else please.

I must give 5 stars just because I saw (at the back alley) their staff parallel parking company's van flawlessly. Parking job done to perfection! Truly magnificent.

I saw the musical "Once" here. The Irish accents were awful as well as the Czech accents. The actors could not sing and were frequently out of tune. They could not play their instruments, and many actors played instruments that were clearly not their primary instrument, which made their performance even worse. The original feel of the story that was portrayed in the film was completely lost.

We have enjoyed supporting this venue over past years, but recently have had more and more disturbing marketing/ sales people calling daily at dinner hour looking for donations. Any contact information you give this co is passed along to aggressive marketing cos and you CAN NOT get rid of them. You can not unsubscribe on the Arts Club website because the pg is not longer active. We have called the Arts Clubs and been transferred around, leave msgs, nobody returns calls or answers emails... BEWARE. Buy your tickets through a different source like Ticket Master and do not give the Arts Club any of your personal info if you do not want to be harassed.

Went to see "Once" this week, a great little musical. Pleasantly surprised with the intimate feel of the small theater. An added bonus...licensed so you could have a drink from the Backstage Lounge, located next to it.

Unless you enjoy getting inundated with junk mail, DO NOT give ArtsClub your mailing address. Despite phone calls requesting that I be removed from their mailing list, I'm STILL getting junk mail from them. Countless flyers advertising their latest 'Buy One, Get One Free' offer end up in the garbage and that's exactly where their prudence ends-up as well. Imagine the amount of money that they waste on printing, postage and related costs because they don't respect their patrons' wishes to OPT OUT of advertising. I guess ArtsClub is awash with cash if they can afford to be so wasteful.

I am a supporter of the company and have seen nothing short of stellar performances. Keep up the great work you've been doing! Your effort and talent are much appreciated. Thank you!

My wife and I have attended Arts Club for decades now. Always an interesting selection of material, and with very good sets & performances.

A good local production on different plays. I watched the Beauty and the Beast from them and I absolutely love it! My friends recently watched Matilda and they said it's really good and funny as well.

The Arts Club offers theater with very smooth edges. For me, the edge of Disney perfection that seeps through the streets of Granville Island also permeates the shows at the Arts Club. I've seen some good shows (Poster Boys) and some misses (Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad) but that overly polished atmosphere remains a common thread. You won't find gritty, edgy or independent shows here, but you will get a good evening of entertainment. But is entertainment art?

Some of the city's best performances, musicals, shows are put on here and there really isn't much else that compares with it in terms of mainstream appeal, affordable pricing (especially if you're a student) and excellent theatre atmosphere. Great for those that already enjoy theatre as well as great for converting those that haven't discovered the joy yet.

My bf bought me center seats to Avenue Q. Great present ! Great date night. The theater is small and intimate and they have a bar. Downside= can't bring food into the theatre. Upside, there's plenty of space to hang out before/after the show and during intermission in the lobby and the lounge which looks over beautiful False Creek. Avenue Q is a hilarious adult comedy with puppets. Must see if you get a chance, they are done Sept 14th. We will definitely try to make it here more often.

This seems to be listed under both the Stanley and the Arts Club; no matter. I'm not surprised that there aren't more reviews here, but I'm hoping that they'll work on gaining the support of the younger set (by younger I mean under 50 crowd). This is a cute, classic, S. Granville theatre, but the average age of the crowd is 50+ as with so much of the theatre crowd these days. I have no problem with that whatsoever (hey, it makes me look younger) except that they are going to have to make some changes to stick around in the 21 century. We saw The Importance of Being Earnest which I thought was absolutely hilarious. If you're a fan of the A & W commercials and one of Van's finest actors (also seen in the Bard) you might enjoy it, too. (I won't tell you who he is--you must go for yourself!) This is one of my favourite plays and I could go on and on about how great it is. The problem is, that I seemed to share this sentiment mainly with the 50-60 somethings in the crowd. Meanwhile, my companion started to "rest his eyes". So it's not for everyone. The premium seats--at almost $60 a pop in the balcony--were just not that "premium". Could this hefty price tag for average seats be another reason that they aren't necessarily attracting the younger set? The bartender was totally cool and friendly serving up theatre priced drinks that were poured American style. The bathrooms were bigger than a NY theatre; old and in dire need of refurbishment, but bigger than average, so how great is that? Any woman who has ever tried to use the bathroom and then order a drink during intermission (and actually finish it) would appreciate that aspect of the theatre. All in all, a must go for locals and if you are under 50, do check their sched. for upcoming plays. You might just find something that appeals to you, too!

I went to a show here the other night and was quite impressed....why? 1. comfortable seating 2. pretty intimate atmosphere in a relatively large theatre (we were on the balcony and the stage didn't feel so far away) 3. great acoustics 4. full bar with the pre-order option for food / liquor 5. coat check option for $3 this place only lost one star due to the pricing setup - my $60 tickets were worse (further from the stage) than the $40 ones I tried to buy, but they were already sold out. Maybe there is a glitch in their software, but that's not cool...fun fact: students get seats for all shows at a cool $25 each! (I think you need to call them for that deal)

I've been here twice now for shows and both were exceptionally well done. I was blown away both times. The space they have is great. Not to big and not too small. I would recommend any show they put on!

My dad and I saw Mary Poppins while on vacation in December in Vancouver. It was great! I'm used to going to the Pantages but this was amazing for a smaller theatre. I will go back anytime I'm in Vancouver. Such a great show. All the seat are great seats too.