Join us on Saturday, May 11 – Mother’s Day Weekend! – and get ready to dance, jive, and have the time of your life with a very special Terminal City Roller Derby fundraiser screening of singalong favourite, MAMMA MIA!

Terminal City Roller Derby was established in 2006, and was Vancouver’s first flat track roller derby league! Now, Terminal City provides a space for women and gender expansive skaters to be athletic and strong, and hosts games throughout the year in Coquitlam and New Westminster. They are 100% member-owned and operated, and rely on fundraising activities so they can continue to train, play, and advocate for this exciting and empowering sport.

Based on the 1999 smash-hit “jukebox musical” MAMMA MIA!, the film’s A-list cast is practically second-fiddle to the film’s real star: Abba’s greatest hits. The story follows independent, single mother Donna (Meryl Streep), who owns a small hotel on a Greek island and is about to marry off the spirited young daughter, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), who she has raised alone. Unbeknownst to Donna, Sophie has secretly invited three of her mother’s ex-lovers in the hopes of finding her biological father. Hilarity ensues! Songs featured in the film include ABBA hits like “Super Trouper”, “Lay All Your Love on Me”, “Dancing Queen”, “Knowing Me, Knowing You”, “Take a Chance on Me”, “Thank You for the Music”, “Money, Money, Money”, “The Winner Takes It All”, “Voulez-Vous”, “SOS” and the film’s title track. Also starring Stellan Skarsgård, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, Dominic Cooper.

“It’s impossible not to go along with the feeling when such a strangely life-affirming song as Dancing Queen is blasted in your ears.” (Washington Times)

“The movie’s spirit is somewhere between High School Musical and Hedwig and the Angry Inch; it’s at once dorkily wholesome and proudly slutty.” (Slate)

Saturday, May 11
Doors 2:30 pm | Movie 3:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets HERE

Partial proceeds from this event will go towards Terminal City’s tournament travel costs, so they can keep roller derby financially accessible for all!

Credit: Terminal City Roller Derby logo design by Slam Drunk

MAMMA MIA! (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008 / 108 mins / PG)  The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA.

*Minors OK. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service.
*Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes n/a for this event.
*Online sales end an hour before showtime; unless otherwise noted, tickets are always available for purchase at the box office prior to showtime.  Our box office is typically open 30 minutes before showtime. All seating is General Admission; please arrive 20-30 minutes prior to showtime to ensure great seats and time for treats.
*If you are looking to redeem either a Rio Theatre gift certificate or Groupon to any regular Rio Theatre screening: You can either email us in advance <[email protected]> and give us a “heads up,” or do it at the box office prior to showtime. (We seat 400+ people and our regular screenings are very rarely at capacity – you should not have issues being admitted.)

*All Rio Theatre tickets are final sale.