Arts Club brings award-winning comedy 'Big Stuff' to Vancouver, October 14 to November 1
Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus star in the two-hander that won Edinburgh's top prize. A partly scripted, partly improvised look at what we keep and why.
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The Arts Club presents Big Stuff at the BMO Theatre Centre's Olympic Village Stage from October 14 to November 1. The two-hander stars real-life married couple Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus, created in collaboration with Kat Sandler.
The show is part comedy, part philosophy — a partly scripted, partly improvisational reckoning with the material things we accumulate and what we choose to keep when someone dies. Baram and Snieckus sort through a mountain of inherited stuff. She wants to keep everything; he's more willing to let things go. Together they probe questions about legacy, grief, and the objects that carry meaning.
Baram and Snieckus met as members of Toronto's Second City and have created multiple shows together. Big Stuff won the International Fringe Encore Series Edinburgh Prize at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Globe and Mail called the show "hilarious and heartbreakingly human," while Next Magazine described it as "a fast-paced, funny and profound look at relationships and grief." Fair warning: this one might move you to tears even as it's making you laugh.
Before you go
When and where is Big Stuff playing?
Big Stuff runs at the BMO Theatre Centre's Olympic Village Stage in Vancouver from October 14 to November 1, 2026.
Who stars in Big Stuff?
Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus, a real-life married couple, star in this two-hander that they created in collaboration with Kat Sandler.
What is Big Stuff about?
Big Stuff is a partly scripted, partly improvisational comedy that explores what material possessions we accumulate and what we choose to keep, touching on themes of legacy, grief, and the meaning objects hold.
