Indian Summer Festival: Opening Night!: Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa

Why we picked it

Come join us for the Opening Night Kick-Off at the Vancouver Playhouse. Come early, dress to impress and meet friends, new and old in the lobby of the Playhouse before the show begins. Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa has taken the comedy world by storm, with over 1M followers online and popular clips such as "Why Germans Love Recycling” and "Particularly Shitty Parents,” from his beloved comedy special, Woodapple Jam. This spring, Vidura began his multi-continental Paradise Gothic Tour, with stops across Europe, the UK, Asia, Australia, and North America, including his Vancouver debut. Vidura’s Paradise Gothic, is a sharp, darkly funny new hour exploring immigration, “radical” buddhism, and the absurdities of attempting to build a life within late-stage capitalism. With his trademark deadpan delivery and postcolonial wit, Vidura takes on corporate tech culture, spiritual burnout, and the strange comedy of