The Port Theatre Society presents some of the most exciting touring artists available, every one of them showcasing artistic excellence and innovation. At the heart of the Spotlight Series is a passion to create access to diverse and authentic experiences for our audiences. Choose from a variety of unique, bold, and exciting events!
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2025-2026 Spotlight Season
Coffee Concerts
The Port Theatre Society Presents
COFFEE CONCERT: Cheng² Duo
Morning Concert with Coffee & Treats
Tuesday April 21, 2026 @10:30am
Rooted by a sibling bond that transcends the familial, the JUNO-nominated Cheng² Duo (pronounced Cheng Squared Duo) transfixes listeners through its impassioned expressivity, contagious joy, and a rare ability to forge instant and lasting connections with global audiences.
School Shows
Food & Drinks
Want to enhance your evening out at the theatre?
Enjoy food & drinks before (or after) the show!
Check out the Courtyard Bistro's Crafted Classics menu.
HOURS: Friday & Saturday - 3:30 pm to 11 pm | Sunday to Thursday - 3:30 pm to 10 pm.
Contact: courtyardbistro@hotelequities.com
Location: Across the street from the Port Theatre (100 Gordon St., Nanaimo)
Thank you to our official Accommodation Partner, Courtyard by Marriott Nanaimo!
Past Seasons
2025-2026 Spotlight Season
Tue March 3, 2026
COFFEE CONCERT: Sarah Hagen
“Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?” So pondered Clara Schumann…
Tue February 24, 2026
SPOTLIGHT: UPU
NEW ZEALAND POETRY & THEATRE … POST-SHOW CHAT IN THE THEATRE … UPU - Poems as broad and deep as the…
Fri February 6, 2026
SPOTLIGHT: Carmina Burana & T'əl
CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY BALLET … Carmina Burana … "[This] work never fails to get the heart pumping…
Fri January 30, 2026
SPOTLIGHT: International Guitar Night
THE WORLD'S BEST GUITAR MUSICIANS! The 26th Canadian Tour of International Guitar Night features:
Sat December 13, 2025
SPOTLIGHT: Winter Harp
CANADIAN ENSEMBLE … Celebrate Christmas with Winter Harp — one of our most popular holiday shows.
Sat December 6, 2025
SPOTLIGHT: Bear Grease The Musical
CANADIAN-INDIGENOUS MUSICAL THEATRE … Directed by Crystle Lightning … It’s not the Grease you…
Tue November 25, 2025
COFFEE CONCERT: Ty Koch
Ty Koch is a vocalist known for his versatile musical style that blends original songs with blues…
Fri November 14, 2025
SPOTLIGHT: Pisuwin
CANADIAN-INDIGENOUS BALLET … From award-winning director and choreographer Igor Dobrovolskiy, and…
Tue November 11, 2025
SPOTLIGHT: The Lightfoot Band
The Lightfoot Band features the original band members who recorded many memorable hits and toured…
Wed October 29, 2025
SPOTLIGHT: Take This Waltz
CANADIAN OPERA & DANCE … Take this Waltz: Celebrating the Music of Leonard Cohen is an operatic and…
Tue October 7, 2025
COFFEE CONCERT: Pocket Symphonies
Pocket Symphonies with the Bergmann Duo, Jasper Wood, violin and Sungyong Lim, cello
Sun October 5, 2025
4 PACK - Coffee Concert
Each Coffee Concert 4 pack includes one ticket to each of the following concerts: COFFEE CONCERT:
Fri October 3, 2025
SPOTLIGHT: Afrique en Cirque
African-influenced circus & music … Afrique En Cirque symbolizes the strength, agility and joy of…
2024-2025 Spotlight Season
Wed May 21, 2025
SPOTLIGHT: A Simple Space
A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation … A Simple Space evokes real responses in audiences…
Wed May 14, 2025
SPOTLIGHT: Song of the North
A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation … A cinematic shadow theater experience unlike…
Tue May 6, 2025
Coffee Concert: Sarah Hagen
A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation … An Intimate Lobby Concert with Coffee & Treats …
Thu April 10, 2025
TYA - Alphabet of Awesome Science
TYA - Alphabet of Awesome Science … Join professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (the Word Nerd and the…
Tue April 8, 2025
Coffee Concert: Tissa Rahim
A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation … An Intimate Lobby Concert with Coffee & Treats …
Tue March 11, 2025
TYA - Yes Yes Yes
Tue March 4, 2025
Coffee Concert: Elizabeth Bergmann & Guests
A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation … Intimate Lobby Concert with Coffee & Treats…
Sun February 16, 2025
Spotlight Social at the Port Theatre
Presented by the Port Theatre Society … You're invited to become a Spotlight Superstar! Join us for…
Wed February 5, 2025
SPOTLIGHT: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation … Trock dancers work hard to balance their serious…
Fri January 31, 2025
24-SPOTLIGHT: International Guitar Night
A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation … Pre-show chat at 6:45 in the Harmac Room …
Sat December 14, 2024
SPOTLIGHT: Winter Harp
SPOTLIGHT: Winter Harp … Pre-Show chat at 2:45PM in the theatre … Winter Harp takes you on a…
Sun December 8, 2024
SPOTLIGHT: Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker
SPOTLIGHT: Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker … A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation …
Fri November 22, 2024
SPOTLIGHT: Ô-Celli
SPOTLIGHT: Ô-Celli … What can sound better than a cello? Eight cellos! This instrument, the closest…
Tue November 12, 2024
Coffee Concert: Jacob Cordover
Coffee Concerts: Jacob Cordover … Intimate Lobby Concert with Coffee & Treats Australian classical…
Fri October 25, 2024
SPOTLIGHT: Ballet Victoria's Frankenstein
Inspired by the romantic classical ballet, Giselle, this ballet blends the dark elements of the…
Tue October 15, 2024
SPOTLIGHT: As You Like It, or The Land Acknowledgement
Most people know As You Like It as one of The Bard’s most accessible and whimsical plays. How…
Thu August 15, 2024
SPOTLIGHT: Red Phone
Free of charge, anyone can walk up and into the booths with a friend or family member and spend 5…