Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Presented by CTORA Productions, the play Charlie and the Chocolate Factory shows at the Norman Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver in October 2024.

The musical runs this fall from October 11th until the 27th. CTORA Productions puts on a couple of shows each year. The other play in their 2024/25 season is West Side Story in May.

Visit the CTORA Productions website for details about the theatre company, its academy and for tickets to its shows.

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory in 2024

CTORA Productions newest show, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, runs on October 11th to 13th, 17th to 18th, and 24th to 27th in 2024. The musical adaptation of the classic story by Roald Dahl includes some songs from the 1971 movie, as well as originals made specifically for the play.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory plays at the Norman Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver, which is also the home of the Chutzpah Festival which is a great performing arts festival in November.

For full details and tickets for Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, go to the CTORA Productions website.

CTORA Productions Theatre Company

CTORA Productions is a local theatre company that provides both professional and young, aspiring performers the opportunity to take the stage. The company puts on plays and other theatrical shows. The organization’s headquarters are in Richmond, but CTORA’s shows take the stage at various venues in Metro Vancouver. CTORA Productions has a theatre academy where children of all ages can take acting classes at various locations too.

The fall 2024 production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory plays at the Norman Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver in October. CTORA Theatre’s spring 2025 production of West Side Story is at Granville Island Stage on Granville Island from May 7th to 24th.

The cast and crew of CTORA shows are Lower Mainland locals! If you want to support local theatre and artists here in our community, then this is a good place to do it!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory CTORA Cast — Charlie the Chocolate Factory Photo by Canna Zhou

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Production 2024

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is CTORA’s latest show. It’s an adaptation of the 2013 musical that was a hit in London before making its way across the Atlantic.

Like the movies, the play is based on the famous book by Roald Dahl. The protagonist of the story is a child named Charlie Bucket. Despite being from a poor family, the lucky boy wins a golden ticket to explore Willy Wonka’s fantastical chocolate factory along with a few other children and their parents.

Plenty of shenanigans occur throughout the tour, and both Charlie and his Grandpa Joe have to navigate their way through the factory with the quite eccentric Wonka by their side.

The show is family-friendly and geared towards those of all ages. If you like the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movies or book, then you’ll like this show too! If you’re not familiar with the story, then this is a great place to see it for the first time! It’s a classic.

Opening night in 2024 is on Saturday, October 12th. There is, however, a Preview Show earlier that afternoon as well as one the day before. After that the show runs Thursdays to Sundays until October 27th. On Thursdays and Fridays there’s an evening performance at 7:00 pm. On Saturdays and Sundays there’s both a matinee show at 2:00 pm and an evening performance at 7:00 pm.

All the shows are at the Norman Rothstein Theatre, located at 950 West 41st Avenue in Vancouver. Ticket prices start at $38 and go up to $68 for the best seats. For more details on tickets, go to the CTORA Productions website.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Characters — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory photos by Canna Zhou

Origins of CTORA Productions

The theatre company was founded in 2017 as the Children’s Theatre of Richmond Association. While it’s a relatively new addition to the local theatre scene, CTORA has provided a platform for plenty of artists of various kinds.

In addition to its stage plays, CTORA has also created short films, music videos and TV series. The organization is dedicated to giving both emerging and more established local artists the chance to strut their stuff for an audience.

For full details and tickets for Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, visit ctora.ca.

CTORA Academy

One of the ways in which CTORA nurtures young talent is through its Academy Programs. The company offers workshops and acting classes for students in Grade 1 all the way up to Grade 12, and there are multiple youth productions each year.

For children in Grade 1 to Grade 3, there is the Fall Show Choir Program which runs from September to December. Participants learn famous Disney songs and get to perform them in front of their families and friends.

For those who are a little older there are both “Fine Arts & Stagecraft” and “Acting for the Camera” classes that run at different times during the school year. Not only do these classes give children and youth the chance to hone their skills, but the registration fees also help fund CTORA’s main stage productions.

In addition to these regular workshops and classes, there are also staged youth shows. As an example of what you can expect, in 2024/25 there’s A Charlie Brown Christmas (Grades 1 to 3), Honk Jr. (Grades 4 to 7) and Into the Woods Jr. (Grades 8 to 12). All the performances take the stage several times at Pal Studio Theatre in Vancouver, in either January or March.