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Grab your Portkeys and be transported to the world of witches, wizards, and fantastic beasts! WIZARDS UNDRESS re-imagines your favorite things from J.K. Rowling‘s works and strips them down – literally! Featuring cast members from Seattle’s smash hit Accio Burlesque, alongside your Vancouver favorites. Dust off your wands and make sure your ingredients vault is … Read more

Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith are headed to Vancouver’s Rio Theatre to show their latest and greatest motion picture, the star-studded JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT. The New Jersey stoner icons who first hit the screen 25 years ago in CLERKS are back! When Jay and Silent Bob discover that Hollywood is rebooting an old … Read more

BoylesqueTO, Canada’s premiere all-male burlesque troupe, will perform its signature show OH MANADA! in Vancouver at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, August 31. In this cheeky (pun intended) cabaret revue that has been thrilling North American audiences since 2010, the boys of BoylesqueTO will strip down all of your favorite Canadian icons, and then slather … Read more

“She was the storm, she was the lightning, she was the adult world with all its power and all its secrets and all its sexy casual ecdysiasm.” There’s a storm coming. Old Gran Hempstock, who is older than the moon, said it would come to the area in that way that only someone who has … Read more

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Monday, July 29 for Jokes For Life: A Comedy Fundraiser in support of Make-a-Marc. Some of Vancouver’s top comedians are coming together to help offset their friend Marc Urcioli‘s medical bills in his on-going fight with cancer – with a night of laughter. Hosted by Dave Harris, the … Read more

God is up to something in the city of Vancouver; he always has been. No matter how things may look in our lives or the world around us, there’s something at work beyond what we perceive. The Kingdom is at hand. Heaven is on the move. Can you hear it? The Spirit of God is … Read more

La Maison Lust presents: WET 2.0  It’s better where it’s wetter. Dive into our underwater world of indulgence, passion, jealousy, ferocity, desire + decadence… Again. Featuring your favourite artists and a few decadent additions…La Maison Lust is the brainchild of Cherry OnTop and Portia Favro, and is an exotic cabaret experience like none you’ve experienced. … Read more

An Evening With JOSHUA RADIN Thursday, September 19 THE RIO THEATRE, Vancouver 19+ / General Admission Doors 7:00pm | Show 8:00pm Facebook Presale: Wed, May 29 at 10am – Thu, May 30 at 10pm Password: HITS Public on Sale: Fri, May 31 at 10am Get Tickets: https://livemu.sc/2W7hBfw Tickets: $34.50 (Incl. GST) + s/c -Joshua Radin … Read more

The Rio Theatre is beyond excited to welcome Canadian comedy pioneer Tom Green to the stage for a night of stand-up on Tuesday, September 17. Tom Green exploded on MTV with the groundbreaking comedy show “The Tom Green Show.” Before reality TV, YouTube and social media existed, Tom Green’s man-on-the-street pranks changed television forever. He’s … Read more

Welcome to the Fourth Shitty Film Festival. —————————————————————- Step right in and bear witness to 36 (2min) films made with love, gusto and just a pinch of reckless abandon. Due to popular demand (and laws about volcano screenings), we’re at the RIO THEATRE this time! WOw! Your ticket also gets you into our afterparty down … Read more