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75,000 square feet of dynamic and creative spaces including the Massey Theatre, Plaskett Gallery, multipurpose studios and more. A @masseytheatre initiative.

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An update on accessing our spaces:

@Masseytheatre and some creative spaces remain open, so please inquire about short term rentals.

Stay tuned for announcements about all the upcoming performances, programs and community activations.

#newwest #bcarts

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Did you know that Allan Morgan, Reading Theatre host, appeared in a 1994 production of "Lilies: or The Revival of a Romantic Drama" by Michel Marc Bouchard? We will be reading "Lilies" on June 17!

More info: https://t.co/zA7o3e5lmk

#newwest #communityevent #playreading

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On June 3, we’ll be reading Ronald Harwood’s "The Dresser". This bracing, heartbreaking drama is an elegy to a by-gone era. Please arrive by 1:15pm if you’d like a chance to read. We will be in the Plaskett Gallery.

Learn more: https://t.co/aZGypCWOvX

#newwest #communityevent

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We had an amazing turnout last week reading Toph Whitmore's "A Death in Gravy"! We have just two more sessions on June 3 and June 17 before we take a break. Join us as a reader or watch others read!

Details: https://t.co/NCdkbmNyJJ

#newwest #playreading

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"A Death in Gravy" is a farcical comic whodunnit that both pays homage to and satirizes Agatha Christie. On May 20 we will dive into this play written by one of our very own Reading Theatre members, Toph Whitmore!

Please arrive by 1:15pm if you would like to read

#newwest

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Queer Spirit Circle presents Queer Spirit Fair is on May 23!

Info: https://t.co/Nz3tJNlBUR

Makers and artists, readers, and healers; crafting, gemstone guessing games and more!

Admission by donation at the door. Proceeds go to Rainbow Refugee.

#newwest #thingstodoinvancouver

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On May 7, join classic film scholar and musical hepcat Michael van den Bos for a rhythmic retrospective revue of all that jazz in the movies, all projected on the big screen!

Get your tickets now: https://t.co/zQKdKcemG4

#newwest #classicfilms #thingstodoinvancouver

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This May, Reading Theatre includes a delightfully twisted whodunnit written by one of our very own members. The final show in our Film Clip Series is also here, and there's a vibrant Spring Queer Spirit Fair.

Info: https://t.co/1sq9uunokY

#newwest #upcomingevents

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Join us for our next session of Reading Theatre on May 6 where we’ll be reading Theresa Rebeck’s dramatic comedy, Omnium Gatherum. Please arrive by 1:15pm if you would like a chance to read. Please note that casting is not gender specific to the roles.

#newwest #communityevent

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This May, @Masseytheatre has a packed schedule, from Royal City Musical Theatre’s Shrek The Musical, international musicians, stand-up comedy, dance celebration, music tribute and more. Take a look and plan your next night out! https://t.co/JShLPb2Qtw

#newwest #upcomingevents

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Our 2025/26 Film Clip Show Series will wrap up with Jazz On A Beam Of Light on May 7. Classic film scholar Michael van den Bos is your host for a rhythmic retrospective revue of all that jazz in the movies

Get your tickets now: https://t.co/zQKdKcemG4

#newwest #classicfilms

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Robert Harling’s "Steel Magnolias" follows 6 remarkable women coming together in moments of joy and sorrow, sharing laughter, resilience, and friendship. Join us on April 22 for a reading of this play. Please arrive by 1:15pm if you would like a chance to read.

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Shrek the Musical, presented by @RCMTheatre, comes to the Massey Theatre stage starting this weekend! Join Shrek, Donkey, Fiona, and a cast of fairy tale misfits on a heartwarming journey that proves beauty is in the eye of the ogre.

Tickets: https://t.co/DErrHOJ2F4

#newwest

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Queer Spirit Circle presents Queer Spirit Fair, May 23, 2026, 12-6pm

There will be makers, readers, healers, and more. Info: https://t.co/Nz3tJNm9Kp

Admission by donation at the door $2 and up. Proceeds go to Rainbow Refugee.

#newwest #communityevent

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On April 8, we will be reading Euripides’ "Medea". Please arrive by 1:15pm if you would like a chance to read. Or just show up at 1:30pm to listen to others read.

"Medea" is an ancient Greek tragedy and was first produced in 431 BC.

#newwest #playreading

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On April 8, we will be reading Medea, an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. Please arrive by 1:15pm if you would like a chance to read.

Learn more: https://t.co/iRij7FJz25

#newwest #communityevent

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We had such a fantastic turnout at the last session, let's keep it up! On March 25, we’ll read Joseph Kesselring’s hilariously funny Arsenic and Old Lace. Please arrive by 1:15pm if you’d like a chance to read.

Learn more: https://t.co/s1WuyojxI8

#newwest #communityevent

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Take a quick peek at all the events taking place on the Massey Theatre stage this month. We have music tributes, world famous music group, internet sensation, and more. Get your tickets now!

Learn more: https://t.co/JShLPb2Qtw

#newwest #comingsoon

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In 2024, Massey Theatre programs, our rental clients and vendors, as well as events attendees contributed an estimated $11.79 million to BC’s economy.

128 full-time jobs were created
$1.71 million in tax revenues
77% of event attendees from outside of #NewWest

#valueoftourism

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On March 11, Reading Theatre and Ann-Marie MacDonald’s "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)" will take us into the fraught and furious worlds of two of Shakespeare’s best-known tragedies and turn them upside-down: https://t.co/lGs5u5BQTg

#newwest #communityevent