CTORA Productions

Specializing in theatre and film, CTORA Productions is a performing arts non-profit organization that employs emerging artists in local theatre productions.

The company also has an academy program for students.

CTORA Productions puts on a couple of shows each year. The next performance is in May of 2026. They are performing Grease from May 8th to 17th. In 2025 there was A Peter Rabbit Tale and James and the Giant Peach during the summer and fall respectively.

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

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. They are based 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 next showing with the organisation is from May 8th to 17th where they are performing Grease. They are showing it at Granville Island Stage. Click Granville Island Theatre for more information about the venue.

The summer 2025 production of A Peter Rabbit Tale played at the Pal Studio Theatre from July 25th to August 10th. CTORA Theatre’s fall 2025 production of James and the Giant Peach was at the Newmount Stage of the BMO Theatre Centre from October 24th until November 9th.

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!

For tickets and full details about upcoming shows, click ctora.ca.

Grease

Grease is the first performance put on by CTORA Productions in 2026. Since its debut in 1972, Grease has been a record setting production both on and off-Broadway. With iconic songs like “Summer Nights,” this classic musical evokes nostalgia for the 50s.

There are preview shows on the night of May 8th and a matinee on May 9th. The official opening night is May 9th, and there are showings on the 10th and 14th-17th.

The show takes place at the Granville Island Stage at 1585 Johnston St, Vancouver. Tickets are between $43 and $85. For more information, see the CTORA Productions website.

For tickets and full details about upcoming shows, click ctora.ca.

James and the Giant Peach

CTORA presented James and the Giant Peach in the fall of 2025. The show is a musical based on the book by Roald Dahl. Lyrics and music are by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

The family-friendly production is about James who lives with large insects in a massive peach. Thanks to an unexpected and dangerous voyage, the group has to think quickly and work together as a family.

Preview shows took place on October 24th and 25th. Opening night was also on October 25th, and the show ran on Thursdays to Sundays until November 9th.

This fall show was held at Newmount Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, located at 162 West 1st Avenue (#203). Tickets started at about $43 per person. For more information, see the CTORA Productions website.

For tickets and full details about each show, visit the CTORA website.

A Peter Rabbit Tale

A Peter Rabbit Tale was CTORA’s summer show in 2025. It was a musical adaptation of the book by Sarah Brandt with lyrics by Neal Richardson.

The show was intended for children, but all ages were welcome. It was about Peter Rabbit, who leaves home after getting tired of household chores. He tries to find a better life, but learns that life alone isn’t as easy as it seems.

This summer’s show took place alongside CTORA’s Summer Garden Fair. For an hour before each performance, guests could enjoy crafts, vendors, storytelling and other activities.

Opening night in 2025 was on Saturday, July 26th. There was, however, a preview show earlier that afternoon as well as on the day before. After the official opening, the production ran Fridays to Sundays until August 10th. There was also a bonus show on BC Day.

All the shows were at Pal Theatre Vancouver, located at 581 Cardero Street. Tickets started at about $32 each. For more details, go to the CTORA Productions website.

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.

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.