
A Ruby Slippers Theatre Premiere Production
The Baking Show Show: The Play
By Faly Mevamanana
February 5 – 7, 2026 Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
February 12 – 15, 2026 Presentation House Theatre

Sugar. Salt. Sabotage.
When Grace’s first attempt to win Canada’s most elite baking competition fails, she spirals into obsession. Soon enough, she’s trapped in a pit of her own deception and turns to the one thing she has left… sabotage.
This sharp, satirical comedy by Faly Mevamanana takes a knife to the glossy world of reality TV, exposing the personal cost of chasing perfection and the dangers of external expectations.
Photo of Faly Mevamanana by Emily Cooper Photography.
Production TEam
Faly Mevamanana, playwright
Jasmine Chen, director
Arthi Chandra & Katerina Bakolias, Dramaturgy
Maria Zarillo, stage manager
Anna Brew, apprentice stage manager
Nico Dicecco, production manager & technical director
Julia Kim, set designer
Jonathan Kim, lighting designer
Alaia Hamer, costume design
Sapphire Haze (Aysha Dulong and Cindy Kao), sound designer
Vanka Salim, projection designer
Jodi Smith, publicist
Anna Brew, Apprentice Stage Manager
Performers
Faly Mevamanana
Sharon Crandle
Andy Marie
Box office info
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Address:
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby BC V5G 2J3
Phone: 604.205.3000
Box Office for phone and in person sales until Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
TICKET FEES
General $25.00
Reserved Seating
Presentation House Theatre
Address: Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver
Phone: 604-990-3474
Box Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Will Call is open one hour before showtime.
boxoffice@phtheatre.org
Showtimes
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Thursday, February 5, 7:30pm
Friday, February 6, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 7, 2pm
Saturday, February 5, 7:30pm
Presentation House Theatre
Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:30pm
Friday, February 13, 2026 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 2:00pm
Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 2:00pm
About the playwright

Faly Mevamanana is an award-nominated actor and writer. She has performed leading roles in seven provinces across Canada and been nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for individual performance. Some of her favourite theatre credits include playing the title role in Alice In Pantoland at Neptune Theatre, Grease with Western Canada Theatre, and starring as Juno in Juno’s Reward at the Grand Theatre. Offstage, she was a writing shadow on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, the Program Associate for Write From the Hip with Nightwood Theatre, and participated in a year-long comedy writing mentorship with Allana Reoch (Strays, Kim’s Convenience). Her first play was workshopped with the LEAP program at The Arts Club, and she is currently writing a new comedy series for Bell Fibe TV1. As a queer mixed-race creator, Faly is passionate about telling stories which showcase marginalized voices in a joyful way. She is particularly interested in female driven comedy stories, centering on the power of chosen family.
About the Director

Jasmine Chen (She/Her) is a second-generation Taiwanese-Singaporean immigrant artist based in the unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh , and Səl̓ílwətaɬ Nations. She has performed and directed across Turtle Island, including at The Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Manitoba Theatre Centre, The Arts Club, Factory Theatre, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Opera Five, Cahoots Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Canadian Stage, and others. She is the creator of Jade Circle and a member of the Five Blessings Collective. Jasmine was the Artistic and Community Producer at Gateway Theatre where she collaborated with local artists and organizations such as Richmond Public Art and the Richmond Children’s Festival. She is a recipient of the Gina Wilkinson Award, the Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund Canadian Stage Performer Award, Stratford Festival Jean Gascon Award, Toronto Harold Award, and is a Dora and Leo Award nominee. Her work has been featured in CBC Arts, Stir Magazine, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Intermission Magazine, the Georgia Straight, and Stageworthy Podcast. Jasmine is an alumnus of the National Theatre School Artistic Leadership Residency and Ryerson Theatre School. Website: msjasminechen.com
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