Cowichan Performing Arts Centre

The Legendary Life of Tom Petty with Clayton Bellamy
2024-03-14 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver) | BC
GNR Entertainment Live presents

The stories and songs from one of the greatest singer/songwriters in rock and roll history is being brought to the stage in “The Legendary Life Of Tom Petty”. Petty sold millions of records and topped the charts with songs such as “Learning To Fly”, “American Girl” and “Don’t Come Around Here”. From The Heartbreakers, The Travelling Wilburys, to his solo material and collaborations with Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty’s music has moved generations of listeners. Juno award-winning recording artist Clayton Bellamy and an all-star band of musicians will take you on a musical and visual journey through Petty’s humble beginnings in Florida to becoming one of the greatest music icons of all time. “The Legendary Life Of Tom Petty” is heart-breaking and heart-warming production and the ultimate way to experience the music of Tom Petty live!
Clayton Bellamy is a JUNO award-winner and a 4-time CCMA Award winning member of the platinum selling country group the Road Hammers. He is also a mesmerizing singer, a spectacular guitar player, the SOCAN songwriter of the year, a producer, and a television host. Bellamy is a Tom Petty super-fan whose own career was influenced by the authenticity and honesty of Petty’s music and lyrics. In “The Legendary Life of Tom Petty”, Bellamy channels the energy and spirit of Petty in a live performance that is straight from the heart.

Queens of Comedy
2024-03-09 19:00 - 21:30 | BC
Join us for a night of comedy to celebrate International Women’s Day, as the funniest women in the business take the stage! Featuring the uproarious trio of Jane Stanton, Sophia Johnson, and Britney Lysing, these talented comedians bring humor and wit to celebrate the strength and hilarity of women in the world of comedy. Grab your friends and get ready for a night of non-stop comedy!

Jane Stanton
Since breaking onto the Canadian Comedy scene, Jane Stanton has become one of the country’s favourite headliners. With multiple festival appearances across North America, Jane has been featured at the prestigious Montreal “Just for Laughs”, JFL 42(Toronto), JFL Northwest(Vancouver), Bumpershoot Festival, Seattle’s International Comedy Competition, Halifax Comedy Festival & Winnipeg Comedy Festival(was voted audience favourite in 2019). Jane’s debut album “Date Night” reached number 1# on iTunes.
In early 2021, Jane launched her podcast “High School Sucked” which has quickly risen to the top 100 comedy podcasts worldwide. Also an accomplished actor, Jane Stanton most recently worked on Disney’s: The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Gus Van Sant in the ABC mini-series “When We Rise” as well as A&E’s “The Returned”, Amazon Prime The Twilight Zone” and CBC’s “Artic Air”. Jane was also on two hugely popular web series, “The Staff Room” and “The Acting Class.”
Between touring her headline act and appearances on such hit shows like CBC’s The Debaters, CBC LOL, Jane has appeared alongside the likes of Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, Melissa Villasenor, Arie Spears, Godfrey, Bobby Lee, Natasha Leggero and SNL’s Michael Che.
When she’s not touring, Jane Stanton resides in Vancouver BC with her two ‘children* Hoffman & Pancake. *dogs
Brittany Lyseng
Brittany Lyseng is a nationally touring Stand-Up Comedian, Writer and Podcaster. Her comedy career began after 12 years as a tradesman with the desire to lift less and laugh more, and in turn has become one of the Canadian industry’s fastest rising stars. She has been seen on CTV’s Roast Battles Canada, CBC’s New Wave of Stand-Up Comedy, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, and CTV’s The Stand-Up Show with Jon Dore, as well as making appearances on CBC Radio’s The Debaters. Released in 2019, her first album Going Up debuted at #1 on iTunes and was followed with appearances at three Just For Laughs festivals (Montreal, JFL 42 in Toronto, and Vancouver’s JFL Northwest). Most recently she was featured in Reader’s Digest magazine, and was graced with a 2022 Canadian Screen Awards nomination.
Sophia Johnson
Sophia Johnson is an actor and comedian from New Zealand. You might have seen her on Netflix’s ‘Ash vs the Evil Dead’, CW’s ‘legends of tomorrow’ and ‘Nancy Drew’ She has performed at three New Zealand International comedy festivals, including her sell out show ’50 minutes plus laughs’. She has worked as a writer for several years on the hit NZ comedy TV show ‘7 Days’. You can hear her on the Just for Laughs originals ‘Best of The West’ album ‘Yee-Haw Hell Yeah’. Her TV set for the New Wave of Stand Up at Just for Laughs Vancouver recent aired on CBC Gem! She also appeared as a guest on TVNZ’s comedy news show ‘The Project’.

ROCK OR BUST: The Ultimate AC/DC Tribute Band
2024-03-08 19:30 - 21:30 | BC
Rock or Bust, the ultimate AC/DC tribute band, has played to sold out shows from northern BC and Alberta to rock crowds as far as Los Cabo, Mexico. The band has performed in casinos, theatres, arenas and outdoor festivals. This band has the finest musicians that play the part of the original AC/DC band members to deliver the look and the sound of the real deal. It’s one powerful show you won’t want to miss.
Rock or Bust achieves a high energy rock show that will have you out of your seats rockin’ till the end of the show and wanting more! Rock or Bust plays AC/DC hits such as Highway to Hell, Shook Me All Night Long, Hells Bells, Back in Black and many more of AC/DC’s other great songs! Come on out for a rockin’ good time.
See you all there!

Cowichan Music Festival: Highlights Concert
2024-03-04 18:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Cowichan Music Festival presents
Child $10
The 2024 Cowichan Music Festival’s Highlights Concert features a curated selection of shows from young local performers across the various disciplines from music to dance.

Legends Show: Tribute to Hank, Johnny, Roy and Elvis
2024-03-01 19:00 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Paquette Productions presents
“Legends Show” brings you some of North America’s most exciting performers live on stage. Accompanied by the “Rockin’ Royals Band”, this show will feature the most incredible Tributes to Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley.
Hank Williams: More than a country singer, Hank Williams was an essential American voice. Recording hit songs such as “Hey Good Lookin’,” “Your Cheating Heart,” “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” and many others, Hank’s spirit and influence live on in the hearts of fans all around the world. From Chicago, Jeff Award-winning actor and musician, Zachary Stevenson brings the “Hillbilly Shakespeare’s songs to life with his heartfelt homage to Williams’ brief but prolific career.
Johnny Cash: American Lars Pluto was born in Georgia into a family that was also a Gospel/ Bluegrass group. The music of Johnny Cash was always just a part of life growing up…As essential as breathing. Rides in the pickup with grandpa where he’d sing along and hit all those low notes with ease are forever etched into my memory. Wishing so much that I could sing like that, but I had the squeaky voice of a seven year old. Singing those songs now as a fully grown man feels like reaching across time and shaking hands one more time with my Grandpa.
Roy Orbison: Jesse Aron, who hails from the State of Wisconsin, is recognized as one of USA’s top Roy Orbison Tribute performers. With his effortless voice and uncanny resemblance to Roy, Jesse will take you back in time with such hits as ‘Crying’, ‘Pretty Woman’, ‘Only The Lonely’, ‘Running Scared’, and many more of your favourites.
Elvis Presley: Pete Paquette is a multi-award winning Elvis Tribute Artist. Known for captivating his audiences through his incredible voice, high energy, charisma, and playful spontaneity. With hits such as Jailhouse Rock, Suspicious Minds, Don’t Be Cruel, Can’t Help Falling In Love, and many more, Pete’s Tribute to the King of Rock and Roll will leave you wanting more.

Reel Alternatives: Miracle Club
2024-02-26 19:00 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
The Cowichan Hospice Society presents
Subscribe to all 5 shows for $70! Single tickets on sale February 1, 2024.

Set in 1967, THE MIRACLE CLUB follows the story of three generations of close friends, Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O’Casey) of Ballygar, outside Dublin, who win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes, that place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each year. Just before their trip, their old friend Chrissie (Laura Linney) arrives in Ballygar for her mother’s funeral. The women set out on the journey that they hope will change their lives, with Chrissie, a skeptical traveler, joining in place of her mother. Along the way, old wounds are reopened, forcing the women to confront their pasts even as they travel in search of a miracle.
Drama

Reel Alternatives is a monthly fundraiser bringing Toronto Film Festival’s critically acclaimed films to the Cowichan Valley. This year’s circuit will feature five acclaimed films. All proceeds go directly to benefiting individuals and families in Cowichan through Cowichan Hospice by ensuring hospice services are available when they need them.
Note that the concession will be open with snacks and drinks, along with coffee and tea, available for purchase.

Ballet Jorgen's Anne of Green Gables
2024-02-16 19:00 - 22:00 | BC
Cowichan Performing Arts Centre and Ballet Jorgen present
Senior $50 | Student/Child $10

Ballet Jorgen returns with its charming, original production of Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet®, a playful adaptation based on the beloved Canadian novel by L.M Montgomery. Follow the adventures of young Anne Shirley and her friends as dancers bring the story to life with artistic movement and theatrical energy.

Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet® is based on Anne of Green Gables – The Musical™. Music composed by Norman Campbell.Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet® is made possible with the assistance of the heirs of L.M. Montgomery and in partnership with the heirs of Norman Campbell and Don Harron.ANNE OF GREEN GABLES – THE BALLET and other indicia of ANNE are trademarks and Canadian official marks of the Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority Inc., Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, used under licence by Ballet Jörgen. Heirs of L.M. Montgomery is a trademark of Heirs of L.M. Montgomery Inc.

Jorgen Dance: Pointe Shoe Clinic - CANCELLED
2024-02-15 19:30 - 20:00 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
This workshop has been cancelled. Please see the Master Class for sign up.
Sign up for a Pointe Shoe Clinic with Ballet Jorgen and learn from professional ballet dancers all about pointe shoes!
Pointe shoes are one of the most exciting parts of a young dancer’s training. This workshop provides dancers the opportunity to hear from professionals about muscles, fatigue, preventing injuries, and more! This workshop will cover:

Choosing the right brand, size, shank, and vamp.
Adjusting shoes throughout your training
Where to sew ribbons and elastics?
How to manage blisters, nails, cracked heels
Decide what to wear inside your shoes

Come with your pointe shoes for hands-on instruction. Recommend signing up for the prior master class to accompany this workshop. The class will be held in the rehearsal hall of the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre from 7:30pm-8pm.
Use the Buy Tickets link to sign up, which will redirect you to the RecCowichan website for registration.
Don’t miss Ballet Jorgen’s Anne of Green Gables on Friday, February 16 at 7pm! Tickets are available online here.

Jorgen Dance: Master Class
2024-02-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Sign up for a Master Class with Ballet Jorgen! Professional ballet dancers will be leading a barre and repertoire class for ballet dancers ages 11 & up. Suitable for dancers with at least two years of ballet experience. The class will be held in the rehearsal hall of the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre from 6pm-7:30pm. Registered students will receive a FREE student ticket to Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet.
Use the Buy Tickets link to sign up, which will redirect you to the RecCowichan website for registration.
Don’t miss Ballet Jorgen’s Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet on Friday, February 16 at 7pm! Tickets are available online here.

Winter Highlights 2024
2024-02-10 18:00 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Adage Studio presents
Child $19.50
Adage Studio invites you to an evening of dance featuring a selection of highlighted performances across all genres.

Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival 2024 - SOLD OUT
2024-02-08 19:00 - 22:00 | BC
Student $10
This event is sold out. To join the waitlist, please call 250-746-2722.
VIMFF 2024 Program here
The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre is proud to partner with the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) to bring Cowichan Valley audiences 9 thought-provoking and adventure-inspiring mountain films about climbing, biking, snowsports, environmental stewardship and more!

The VIMFF connects our global outdoor community with international filmmakers, creators and speakers, so that we can inspire, entertain and bring mountain adventure into the communities of our viewers. The annual film festival presents unique outdoor films and content that illustrate experiences and cultures from all corners of the globe which brings communities together to promote positive values and active lifestyles.

Schedule:Part One (60 mins): 5 shortsIntermissionPart Two: (60 mins): 3 shortsIntermissionPart Three (67 mins): 1 feature film
Feature Film: RematriationRematriation explores scientific, cultural, economic and sociopolitical perspectives, as citizens fight to protect the last big trees in British Columbia from being felled. Like peeling back layers of an onion, the lessons we take away permeate the fabric of the Canadian identity. 67 mins.

The Met Opera: FLORENCIA & THE AMAZONS
2024-02-06 10:00 - 13:00 | BC
Senior $32

Spend your Tuesday mornings enjoying award-winning performances from the Metropolitan Opera, broadcast in HD from New York City.

Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle. The Met premiere stars soprano Ailyn Pérez as Florencia Grimaldi, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to lead a spellbinding new production by Mary Zimmerman that brings the mysterious and magical realm of the Amazon to the Met stage. A distinguished ensemble of artists portray the diva’s fellow travelers on the river boat to Manaus, including soprano Gabriella Reyes as the journalist Rosalba, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley as the ship’s captain, baritone Mattia Olivieri as his enigmatic first mate, tenor Mario Chang as the captain’s nephew Arcadio, and mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera and baritone Michael Chioldi as the feuding couple Paula and Alvaro.

Roald Dahl's MATILDA THE MUSICAL
2024-02-04 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-03 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-02-03 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-28 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-01-27 19:30 - 22:00 | BC
Cowichan Musical Society present
Rows A-B: $29 RegularRows O-W: $39 RegularRows C-N: $49 RegularChild (8 and under): $39Groups (10+): $39
Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl with extraordinary powers. The daughter of abusive parents, Matilda finds refuge in library books, which she reads quickly and in creating her own stories. Things are no better at school, where Matilda also must face a tyrannical and cruel headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, who believes in Crunchem Hall’s motto: “Bambinatum est Magitum,” or “Children are Maggots.” She finds companionship in her teacher, Miss Honey, though well-intentioned, is shy and fragile. Brave little Matilda knows she has to stand up against the adults in her world, and in doing so, discovers her own remarkable powers. Matilda’s bravery teaches Miss Honey and her classmates an important lesson — that even though life can be hard, “nobody but me is gonna change my story” so “sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.”

Showtimes

Saturday, January 27 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 28 @ 2:00 pm
Friday, February 2 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 3 @ 2 pm
Saturday, February 3 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 4 @ 2:00 pm

Roald Dahl's MATILDA THE MUSICAL
2024-02-02 19:30 - 22:00 | BC
Cowichan Musical Society present
General tickets on sale on Monday, October 23 at 10am PST.Rows A-B: $29 RegularRows O-W: $39 RegularRows C-N: $49 RegularChild (8 and under): $39Groups (10+): $39
Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl with extraordinary powers. The daughter of abusive parents, Matilda finds refuge in library books, which she reads quickly and in creating her own stories. Things are no better at school, where Matilda also must face a tyrannical and cruel headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, who believes in Crunchem Hall’s motto: “Bambinatum est Magitum,” or “Children are Maggots.” She finds companionship in her teacher, Miss Honey, though well-intentioned, is shy and fragile. Brave little Matilda knows she has to stand up against the adults in her world, and in doing so, discovers her own remarkable powers. Matilda’s bravery teaches Miss Honey and her classmates an important lesson — that even though life can be hard, “nobody but me is gonna change my story” so “sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.”

Showtimes

Saturday, January 27 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 28 @ 2:00 pm
Friday, February 2 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 3 @ 2 pm
Saturday, February 3 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 4 @ 2:00 pm

Snowed In Comedy
2024-01-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Snowed In Comedy Tour presents
Senior $46.00 | Student $30.00

General tickets are on sale Friday, October 13 at 10am PST
The Snowed In Comedy Tour has turned into a Canadian success story, celebrating its fifteenth year. It has now grown to become the biggest comedy tour in Canada. Playing in 70 cities this year, coast to coast. In a market still dominated by American acts, with American TV credits, a small Canadian comedy tour has managed to succeed. Like the Tragically Hip they have done it by touring and making more and more people laugh, year after year. The tour has now performed in Australia, The US, France, and Switzerland. The tour has received numerous standing ovations.
Four international comedians come together to create one amazing show with each bringing a unique and hilarious take providing something for everyone. Just for Laughs winner Dan Quinn is joined by the Great Canadian Laugh Off winner, Paul Myrehaug and 6 time Canadian Comedian of the year nominee, Pete Zedlacher. We are proud to announce that Erica Sigurdson with over 70 appearances on the Debaters, will be joining us. Don’t miss out on the comedy show called “Better than the Just for Laughs Tour” and “Delivers a Flurry of Laughs”.
Erica Sigurdson70+ appearances on the DebatersWinnipeg Comedy FestivalJust for LaughsHalifax Comedy Festival
Pete Zedlacher6-time nominee of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-upWinner of Sirius XM’s Top Comic8 appearances at Montreal’s Just For Laughs FestivalHalifax And Winnipeg Comedy Festival
Dan QuinnWinner of Canadian Competition at Just for LaughsOpened for Rob Schneider, Russell PetersBest of Fest Moncton Comedy FestivalTV Special on Check TV, Comedy Network
Paul MyrehaugCBC’s the Debaters$25,000 Great Canadian Laugh off winnerJust For Laughs, Comedy Now on CTV

The Met Opera: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MALCOLM X
2024-01-16 10:00 - 13:00 | BC
Senior $32

Spend your Tuesday mornings enjoying award-winning performances from the Metropolitan Opera, broadcast in HD from New York City.

Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, arrives at the Met at long last. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director of Slave Play Robert O’Hara oversees a potent new staging that imagines Malcolm as an Everyman whose story transcends time and space. An exceptional cast of breakout artists and young Met stars enliven the operatic retelling of the civil rights leader’s life. Baritone Will Liverman, who triumphed in the Met premiere of Fire Shut Up in My Bones, sings Malcolm X, alongside soprano Leah Hawkins as his mother, Louise; mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis as his sister Ella; bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as his brother Reginald; and tenor Victor Ryan Robertson as Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. Kazem Abdullah conducts the newly revised score, which provides a layered, jazz-inflected setting for the esteemed writer Thulani Davis’s libretto.

Away In A Mango
2023-12-20 19:00 - 21:30 | BC
Queen of Angels presents

Queen of Angels Catholic School is proud to present AWAY IN A MANGO, a Christmas Island Adventure for kids.

Crash Test Dummies: Jingle All The Way
2023-12-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Cowichan Performing Arts Centre and Gee Dan Productions presents

Grammy-nominated and JUNO-award-winning Canadian rock band, Crash Test Dummies, have played to fans all over the world for over 30 years. Get into the holiday spirit as they perform classic holiday hits from their festive Jingle All The Way album, plus their greatest hits along with special guest, Carleton Stone!

Buddy's Holly Jolly Christmas
2023-12-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
The Original Legends of Rock&Roll presents

Buddy’s Holly Jolly Christmas 2023 featuring ZACHARY STEVENSON, leading man from the Buddy Holly Story. Plus THE LOVETTES featuring female artists and girl groups from the 50’s & 60’s with a special salute to Tina Turner and backing by The Legends All-Star Band. Enjoy a trip down memory lane filled with all those familiar oldies melodies plus a sprinkle of the most popular Christmas holiday hits…

The Nutcracker
2023-12-02 16:00 - 18:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Additional showtime December 14, 2024 | 4pm
Senior $32 | Student/Child $20 | Family $90

Family pricing is available by phone or in person only. Please call the Ticket Centre at 250-746-2722.
The Royal City Youth Ballet returns with two matinee performances of its extravagant production of the holiday favourite featuring Tchaikovsky’s timeless score.
Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers under the direction of Keitha Campeau. Performing to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s beautiful music, this traditional ballet has beautiful sets designed by Jean Claude Olivier and extravagant, colourful costumes by Chris Sinosich.
It’s Christmas Eve, a time when dreams may come true. Drosselmeyer, the godfather to Clara, brings gifts and magic to her parents’ home for the annual Christmas party. His special gift to Clara is a large Nutcracker soldier. When she falls asleep after the party, Clara is cradling the Nutcracker in her arms and begins to dream.  In her dream, her Nutcracker soldier fights a battle and transports her on a sleigh through the Land of Snow to the Land of Sweets, where she meets the Sugar Plum Fairy and people from far away lands.
The ballet closes as Drosselmeyer brings Clara back from her dream, still cradling her Nutcracker soldier and treasuring the wonderful dream.

Josie and Grace
2023-11-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Senior $38
From the creators of the hit off-Broadway show JOSEPHINE, this new Musical explores the extraordinary mostly untold story of the friendship between two of the most remarkable women of the 20th Century: legendary singer/dancer/activist/spy Josephine Baker and Academy Award Winner and European Princess, Grace Kelly/Princess Grace of Monaco. Accompanying the performance once again is Vancouver Island’s Pierre Komen Quartet.
Winner of the Critic’s Choice Award for Best Play, Musical at the 2021 Orlando International Fringe Festival, JOSIE & GRACE, and the challenges placed upon them and their relationship by powerful men who wanted their voices controlled or silenced.
“BEST OF FEST” – Orlando Sentinel
“Tymisha Harris and Rachel Comeau give strikingly memorable performances” – Orlando Sentinel
“Harris has never sounded better” “Comeau captures both Kelly’s icy bombshell exterior and the wounded woman beneath.” – Orlando Weekly

Reel Alternatives: Past Lives
2023-11-27 19:00 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
The Cowichan Hospice Society presents
Subscribe to all 5 shows for $70!

Two childhood friends fatefully reunite after being wrested apart 20 years ago, in this decades-spanning romance from writer-director Celine Song.
Drama

Reel Alternatives is a monthly fundraiser bringing Toronto Film Festival’s critically acclaimed films to the Cowichan Valley. This year’s circuit will feature five acclaimed films. All proceeds go directly to benefiting individuals and families in Cowichan through Cowichan Hospice by ensuring hospice services are available when they need them.
Note that the concession will be open with snacks and drinks, along with coffee and tea, available for purchase.

Mascall Dance: The Impossible Has Already Happened - CANCELLED
2023-11-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Student/Child $10
This performance has been cancelled. Ticket holders will be contacted by the Ticket Centre for refunds shortly. If you have any questions, please call 250-746-2722.
Co-choreographed by Jennifer Mascall and Claire O’Neil. In spring 2023, the work premiered in Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand, followed by a six city tour of the North and South Islands.

The Impossible Has Already Happened is a choreographic collaboration between Vancouver’s Mascall Dance and Footnote New Zealand Dance that demonstrates the enormity of the climate crisis and the role humans play. Set to an evocative score and weaving in multimedia aspects, seven dancers tell seven stories of water and real situations the planet is experiencing.
Mascall Dance has produced and incited somatic movement creation for 38 years. It is a platform for the work, ideas, and collaborators of company found and artistic director, Jennifer Mascall. Recently described as “the fertile, iterative, gloriously unfinished practice of one of this town’s most unique creative forces” (Deborah Meyers), her work spans 45 years, over 200 choreographies and many awards.

Songs & Stories: Tom Cochrane. The Duo.
2023-11-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Cowichan Performing Arts Centre and Gee Dan Productions presents
Rows A-J $85 | Rows K-W $70

General tickets are on sale Friday, September 15 at 10am PST.
With a fabled career of forty years, Tom Cochrane has rocked stages as both the lead singer and songwriter for Red Rider, and as the solo act that launched him into the global success he is today. Having helped shape the musical landscape for future generations of Canadian artists, Tom Cochrane remains one of the only three male Canadian singer-songwriters to have a diamond certified album in Canada.
Achieving honours both onstage for his outstanding contribution to the greater recognition of Canadian music, and off stage for his humanitarian efforts and lifetime of charity work, Tom Cochrane continues to set the bar of what it means to be a Canadian icon.

Completely Creedence
2023-11-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Completely Creedence Band Ltd presents

COMPLETELY CREEDENCE, a Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) tribute band, invites you to experience the incredible music of John Fogerty and CCR. It’s a night that will transport you back in time to an era of incredible music with a tribute experience that will put a spell on you.CCR dominated the airwaves in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Their musical style encompassed the roots rock and swamp rock genres with hits like Proud Mary, I Put a Spell On You, Suzie Q, Fortunate Son, Bad Moon Rising and many more.

Completely Creedence is a four-piece musical group made up of four guys who are veterans in the industry stemming from incredible musical backgrounds. The band features:• Jamie Robertson vocals and rhythm guitar• Todd Smiley on drums• Murray Atkinson on guitar• Lance Lapointe on bass guitarAudiences have marveled about how remarkably similar Robertson’s voice sounds to John Fogerty’s, capturing all the subtle nuances of his vocals. Completely Creedence delivers a musical experience where your love of CCR will live on through these four incredible musicians who share your passion of CCR’s music.

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
2023-11-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
James and Jamesy presents
Student $48.50

Fans of Monty Python, Mr. Bean, and Dr. Seuss… Grab your teacups!
Combining British propriety with an unabashed love for the unexpected, London’s 3-time Impresario Award-winning duo steep an outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive show reminiscent of classic British pantos.
Rich in wordplay, comic physicality, and cleverly crafted interactive elements, O Christmas Tea is uproarious fun, yet it is the duo’s boundless imagination and endearing chemistry that provide the real magic and heart of this play.
When catastrophe strikes at James and Jamesy’s Christmas tea party, flooding the world with tea, the duo conjure wildly funny solutions to stay afloat, and sweep the audience out to sea in this jolly holiday escapade.

“Complete and utter fun… for all ages.”★★★★★ CBC
“Bursting at the seams with joy.”★★★★★ Theatre in London
“Outrageously funny, magnificently written.”★★★★★ London Free Press
“O Christmas Tea offers the audience the miraculous experience of being young again.”★★★★★ Stage Door, Toronto
Hailed as “a child’s imagination on steroids” by London Free Press and “a masterpiece of physical comedy” by Theatre In London, critics rave for the charismatic James & Jamesy. A must-see performance on the international comedy circuit, this unstoppable duo is regarded as “one of the most popular fringe duos ever” (CBC).
