Langley Little Theatre

If you have driven down 200 Street through Brookswood you have passed it a hundred times: a low building with a marquee out front, the Langley Playhouse. Inside is an 80-seat theatre and the home of Langley Little Theatre, the volunteer company that puts on a full season of plays every year, runs a summer festival for new scripts, teaches classes and camps, and will happily put you on stage or behind the lights if you ask.

Where it came from

Langley Little Theatre is the result of a merger. The Langley Players drama club had run the Playhouse on 200 Street for decades, and Surrey Little Theatre had its own 76-seat converted church in Clayton. The two started talking in early 2020, kept talking through the pandemic shutdown, and joined forces as Langley Little Theatre. Surrey Little Theatre’s building was sold in June 2021, with the proceeds going into renovating the Playhouse, which is why the Langley building looks fresher than its years. The Township of Langley supports the company through capital and community grants.

The 2026–27 season

Four shows, two of them brand new and written locally.

• The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, directed by Melissa Stern. October 8 to 24, 2026. The Williams classic about a mother clinging to the past, a shy daughter and her glass animals, and the gentleman caller who comes to dinner. Content advisory from the theatre: heavy family themes and period language.
• The Pole, written and directed by Darcy J. Knopp. December 2 to 12, 2026, Wednesday to Saturday 7:30pm and Sunday 2pm. A Christmas comedy set at the North Pole a week before the big show, where the weather, the workplace and a broken marriage are all going sideways. The theatre says it has coarse language and adult content and is not suitable for children.
• The Birds & The Bees by Mark Crawford, directed by Marko Hohlbein. February 11 to 27, 2027. A turkey farmer moves back in with her beekeeper mother and two new men turn up on the farm. Recommended for ages 16 and up.
• Celestial, written and directed by Darcy J. Knopp. May 6 to 22, 2027. A new drama set in a divided city on the edge of civil war.

The theatre’s shows page has the current ticket link for each; our events list carries the runs as they come up.

Playstorm Festival

Every July the Playhouse hands its stage to local playwrights. The Playstorm Festival takes new works of 45 to 90 minutes with minimal set requirements, and splits the ticket proceeds between the theatre and the companies performing. The pitch is simple: you bring the show, they provide the venue. Submissions for the July 2027 festival are open now at [email protected], with details on the festival page.

Getting involved

• Auditions are open to everyone, experienced or not, and are posted on the auditions page a few months ahead of each show.
• Volunteers run the front of house, build sets, sew costumes, and work lights and sound. Start at the volunteer page.
• Membership comes in individual and family options and includes a members’ night for each production.
• Classes and camps for kids and adults are listed on the classes page.

Nearby

Other stages in Langley: the Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort Langley (home to PLAY Society musicals) and Theatre in the Country’s dinner theatre on Glover Road both show up on our events list. For music, see the Langley Community Music School; for visual arts, the Langley Arts Council.

The whole scene is mapped on our Arts in Langley page.

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