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Royal & McPherson Theatres

Victoria's two historic downtown theatres, the 1,416-seat Royal Theatre and the 772-seat McPherson Playhouse, with concerts, dance, comedy and touring shows.

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The Royal & McPherson Theatres are two of downtown Victoria's landmark stages, run together by the RMTS with a shared box office.

The Royal Theatre at Broughton and Blanshard has been part of the city's skyline since 1913. With 1,416 seats it is Vancouver Island's largest venue for the performing arts, keeping its original Rococo and Renaissance Revival decor while hosting Broadway tours, symphony, opera, jazz, rock concerts, dance, comedy and drag shows.

The McPherson Playhouse in Centennial Square opened in 1914 as part of the Pantages theatre chain and now seats 772. A designated heritage building since 1995, it is the city's home for more intimate theatre and hosts professional, community and amateur productions. Its gallery spaces also show work by local visual artists.

Both box offices are open weekdays from 10 am to 5 pm, and on show days until half an hour after curtain. Tickets can also be bought by phone or email, and both theatres are available to rent.

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65 upcoming events on the VanIsleNet calendar.

Let's Go Surfin' – The Remarkable Beach Boys Tribute (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Backbeat's Beach Boys tribute brings the harmonies and surf hits to the McPherson Playhouse, staged among glowing surfboards. Kyla Cobbler: Gone Rogue (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Stand-up comedian Kyla Cobbler, known for viral crowd work, brings her Gone Rogue tour to the McPherson Playhouse. Walk Like a Man – Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria A touring tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, with falsetto vocals, sharp choreography and the group's best-known hits. Amanda Marshall – The Dirty Thirty Tour (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Canadian singer-songwriter Amanda Marshall plays the Royal Theatre on The Dirty Thirty Tour. Hungry for Laughs Comedy Tour (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria A touring lineup of Canadian comedians seen on Netflix, Just for Laughs and CBC's The Debaters, in a show that also gives back locally. MacMaster & Leahy – Celtic Family Christmas (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, their family and band bring a high-energy Celtic Christmas party to the Royal Theatre.
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Victoria Symphony: Huynh & Valcheff – Beethoven 1 & Copland's Tender Land · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Conductor Norman Huynh leads Copland's Tender Land Suite, Beethoven's First Symphony and a new percussion concerto with Jacob Valcheff. Victoria On Stage: Into the Woods · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Victoria On Stage Musical Theatre stages Sondheim and Lapine's Into the Woods, where fairy-tale characters chase their wishes. Naden Band Christmas Concert – Salvation Army Toy Drive · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria The Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy plays its annual Christmas concert in support of the Salvation Army Toy Drive. A Holly Jolly Christmas with Zachary Stevenson (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Zachary Stevenson mixes Christmas classics with vintage rock 'n' roll hits in his holiday concert at the McPherson Playhouse. Choir! Choir! Choir! Un-Silent Night (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria An interactive holiday sing-along where the audience is the choir, with a dollar from each ticket going to World Vision Canada. An ABBA Christmas with ABRA Cadabra (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Vancouver's ABRA Cadabra mixes ABBA hits with holiday favourites in an all-ages show with live band, dancers and costumes. Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Katy Bowen-Roberts' annual West Coast holiday show of music, dance and comedy returns to the McPherson Playhouse. Jon and Roy Holiday Special (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Victoria favourites Jon and Roy host their holiday show at the Royal Theatre with guests Chris Staples, Le Ren and The National Forest. Matthew Good and His Band with I Mother Earth (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Matthew Good and his band share the Royal Theatre stage with I Mother Earth. Jimbo Ruins XXXMas (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Drag clown Jimbo's irreverent holiday show of twisted takes on Christmas favourites. 19+. Michael Kaeshammer Presents An Upside Christmas · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Pianist Michael Kaeshammer and CHEK's Upside Guys host an evening of holiday music and comedy, a CHEK fundraising event. Jann Arden and Her Holiday Orchestra (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Jann Arden brings her holiday orchestra show to the Royal Theatre. Ballet Victoria: The Gift of the Nutcracker · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Ballet Victoria's own holiday take on the Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky, with three performances at the Royal Theatre after Christmas. Victoria Symphony: New Year's Day Celebration · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria The Victoria Symphony rings in 2027 with arias, choruses and dance, joined by tenor Matthew Cairns, Pacific Opera chorus and Ballet Victoria. Jordan Jensen – The Wet Hug Tour (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Stand-up comedian Jordan Jensen, whose special Take Me With You debuted on Netflix, brings her Wet Hug Tour to the Royal Theatre. The Comic Strippers (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Award-winning improv comedians play a hopelessly unsexy male stripper troupe. 19+. Hadestown – Broadway in Victoria · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria The Tony-winning musical Hadestown makes its Victoria premiere at the Royal Theatre on its North American tour. The Elvis Concert featuring Pete Paquette (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Pete Paquette and The Rockin' Royals perform Elvis Presley's music from the 1950s, the '68 Comeback Special and the Vegas years. Shaun Majumder – Born Again New Canadian (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Comedian and actor Shaun Majumder, of FROM and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, brings his stand-up show to the McPherson Playhouse. The Sheepdogs (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria JUNO-winning Saskatoon rock band The Sheepdogs play the Royal Theatre. Men Without Hats with Spoons (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Men Without Hats bring The Safety Dance and four decades of synth-pop to the McPherson Playhouse, with Spoons opening. Snowed In Comedy Tour (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Canada's Snowed In Comedy Tour marks 18 years with Dan Quinn, Paul Myrehaug, Pete Zedlacher and Erica Sigurdson. Victoria Symphony: Latin Nights with Sal Ferreras & Adonis Puentes · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Percussionist Sal Ferreras, singer Adonis Puentes and a Latin jazz sextet join the Victoria Symphony for an evening of Latin rhythm. U4 – A Night of U2 (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria U4, featuring members of Trooper, covers every era of U2 from the early days through The Joshua Tree and beyond. Frazey Ford & The Quiet Revolution (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Frazey Ford and her band The Quiet Revolution play two nights at the McPherson Playhouse, with guest Trish Klein. American Rock Legends (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Three tributes in one night: Bob Seger, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Bruce Springsteen. Martha Graham Dance Company (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Dance Victoria presents New York's Martha Graham Dance Company in a 100th-anniversary program of Graham classics and new works. Jeff Arcuri – The Road Trip Tour (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Comedian Jeff Arcuri, seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, brings The Road Trip Tour to the Royal Theatre. 16+. Raffi (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Family favourite Raffi plays two afternoon concerts at the Royal Theatre. I'm a Soulman – A Tribute to the Blues Brothers (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Real-life brothers Chris and Geoff Dahl pay tribute to the Blues Brothers at the McPherson Playhouse. Wonderheads: The Wilds (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Masked physical theatre company Wonderheads returns to the McPherson Playhouse for one night with The Wilds. Pacific Opera Victoria: Hansel & Gretel · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Pacific Opera Victoria stages Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel with giant puppets and scenery by The Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Victoria Symphony: Baigent & Crozman – Mozart's Jupiter & Walton's Cello Concerto · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Conductor Bertie Baigent and cellist Cameron Crozman perform Walton, Ravel and Mozart's Jupiter Symphony, plus Marcus Goddard's Antarctica. Gerry Dee – The New Stuff Tour (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Comedian Gerry Dee, star of CBC's Mr. D and host of Family Feud Canada, brings The New Stuff Tour to the Royal Theatre. Victoria Symphony: How To Train Your Dragon in Concert · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria The Victoria Symphony plays John Powell's Oscar-nominated score live to a screening of DreamWorks' How To Train Your Dragon. The Sweet Caroline Tour – A Tribute to Neil Diamond (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria A full live band and backing singers recreate Neil Diamond's songbook in this tribute show at the Royal Theatre. St. Joseph's Elementary School: Godspell JR · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria St. Joseph's Elementary students stage Godspell JR with a colourful West Coast beach setting. Victoria Symphony: Sinatra and Friends in Hollywood · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria A film-with-symphony tribute to songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, with singers Julia Goodwin and Nick Ziobro. The Rankin Family – Together Again Tour (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Jimmy, Cookie and Heather Rankin reunite for the Together Again Tour, bringing Cape Breton's music to the Royal Theatre. Doug and the Slugs (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Vancouver's Doug and the Slugs bring Too Bad, Making It Work and their party-style show to the McPherson Playhouse. Kidd Pivot: Assembly Hall (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Dance Victoria presents Crystal Pite's Kidd Pivot in the Olivier-winning dance-theatre work Assembly Hall. Victoria Symphony: Cohn & Pion – Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Guest conductor Maurice Cohn and pianist Élisabeth Pion perform Falla, Jocelyn Morlock and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Finger Eleven (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Canadian rock band Finger Eleven play the McPherson Playhouse with special guests. The Irish Rovers – St. Patrick's Day (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria The Irish Rovers celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Victoria with their hits, new songs and six decades of stories. Ballet Victoria: Romeo and Juliet · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Ballet Victoria dances Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to Prokofiev's score at the Royal Theatre. Bob the Drag Queen – Now Clap! (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Bob the Drag Queen brings the Now Clap! show to the McPherson Playhouse. 18+. Pacific Opera Victoria: The Magic Flute · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Pacific Opera Victoria stages Mozart's The Magic Flute, a joyful quest through enchanted worlds. Bruce Cockburn in Concert (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn plays the McPherson Playhouse. Fleetwood Magic – Fleetwood Mac Tribute (Victoria) · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria Fleetwood Magic recreates the sound and style of Fleetwood Mac's best-known line-up with vintage costumes and period instruments. Victoria Symphony: Tzigane, Boutin-Bourque & Gunter – Schubert 9 · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Conductor Eugene Tzigane leads Hétu's Légendes, Strauss's Concertino for clarinet and bassoon, and Schubert's Great C major Symphony. CHAS & CCPA: Anything Goes · McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria A local production of Cole Porter's Anything Goes, a musical comedy aboard an ocean liner bound for England. Gauthier Dance – FireWorks (Victoria) · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Dance Victoria presents Germany's Gauthier Dance in FireWorks, new works by twelve leading choreographers. Victoria Symphony: Kluxen & Parker – Mozart and Sibelius · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria Pianist Jon Kimura Parker joins conductor Christian Kluxen and the Victoria Symphony for Mozart, Sibelius and Raminta Šerkšnytė. Victoria Symphony: Star Wars – A New Hope in Concert · Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria The Victoria Symphony plays John Williams' Oscar-winning score live to a full screening of Star Wars: A New Hope.

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