Events
Shakespeare After Dark Turns Two!
Shakespeare After Dark is celebrating two full years of debaucherous comedy madness! Join us for what promises to be our biggest, baddest, and wildest night of Shakespearean theatre gone wrong. Featuring a full band, live sword fighting, burlesque, and a
Sh*ts n’ Giggles: Round Two
Sh*ts N Giggles is BACK for its third year with two nights of short film screenings across all genres – comedy, drama, horror, and some real f*cked up sh*t in between! Whether you’re into heartwarming tales, bold, edgy narratives, or laugh-out-loud cringe comedy, these screenings promise unforgettable shorts created around
Sh*ts n’ Giggles: Round One
Sh*ts N Giggles is BACK for its third year with two nights of short film screenings across all genres – comedy, drama, horror, and some real f*cked up sh*t in between! Whether you’re into heartwarming tales, bold, edgy narratives, or laugh-out-loud cringe comedy, these screenings promise unforgettable shorts created around
Sh*ts N Giggles 2025
Sh*t’s N Giggles is back for another round at the Rio Theatre. Wednesday, November 5 More details coming soon! *Must be 19+ w/ID for entry. Sorry Rio Theatre Groupons and passes n/a for this event. *Online sales end an hour before door
Sh*ts N Giggles 2022: The Good Sh*t
This is Vancouver’s TRUE Run N Gun filmmaking competition and event! Over 80 films were submitted this year for Run N Gun: Sh*ts N Giggles, and these are the top 18 of the bunch. This screening is waaaay better than it should be,
Sh*ts N Giggles 2022: Short Sh*Ts
This is Vancouver’s TRUE Run N Gun filmmaking competition and event! This screening is a screening of all kinds of sh*t – laughter, love, nostalgic feels, and tears that will inspire viewers of all ages. Watch 75 minutes of beautifully creative world premieres of BC filmmakers.
Sh*ts N Giggles 2022: Dark Sh*ts
This is Vancouver’s TRUE Run N Gun filmmaking competition and event! This screening is filled with dark scary moments, potty humor and folks that embraced the degenerate themes of this film festival. This is going to be a wild screening and the best thing to do
Seventh Annual! Burlesque Long Form
Celebrating its SEVENTH Anniversary! Five of Vancouver’s most celebrated burlesque performers and one very special guest from Seattle return to the Rio Theatre‘s stage on Saturday June 29th for Burlesque Long Form. In an artistic challenge set by producer and noted performer April O’Peel, local luminaries will have one chance
Season of the Witch
“We are the granddaughters of the witches you were unable to burn.” 17th Century New England: A hotbed of Puritan repression and paranoia. For one young woman, a life of peaceful subservience is forever shattered when she is accused of the worst of female sins: Witchcraft. Inspired by fiction like
Sean Baker Double Feature: Red Rocket & Starlet
Writer-director Sean Baker (RED ROCKET, THE FLORIDA PROJECT, TANGERINE) joins us live (via Skype) for a double bill that includes a screening of his latest acclaimed feature, RED ROCKET, followed by his 2013 debut film, STARLET. (Besides being drawn from the same creative mind, the two films occupy the same