A whirlwind of words from Chimwemwe Undi, Deirdre Lee, Andre Prefontaine, Doug Koyama, and Philip Kevin Paul who will perform feats of acrobatic wordsmithery before your very eyes.

Doors 2:30 / Show 3 – 4:30 / Havana Theatre / $10 Advance /  $12 At Door

$10 Advance tickets for Word Circus are available here on Brown Paper Tickets.
$12 At Door. Cash only.
Admission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass but get there early to get a seat!
Verses 2018 Early Bird Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here until April 10.

This event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes, scented oils, etc) in our festival spaces.

Accessibility Info for Havana Vancouver:

The Havana Restaurant and Theatre is approached on a short path bordered by metal gating with a clearance of 85” / 216 cm. Entry is served by one set of very heavy, equally sized double doors which swing out. One of these doors is usually propped open by the restaurant, leaving a clearance of 31.5” / 80 cm. Exterior handle pulls the door at 41.5” / 105 cm from the ground. The threshold is a slope-sided doorsill .5 “ / .75 cm high.

Proceeding through the space requires passage through an archway 52.5” / 134 cm across. A broad interior hall narrows at the bar to a clearance of 51” / 130 cm, though if a person is seated at the bar this space is reduced to approximately 34.5” / 88 cm.

There are two gendered washrooms in a left-hand hallway. The archway to access the hallway measures 46.5” / 117.5 cm across. The first wheelchair-accessible washroom, marked “Damas” / Ladies is approached first, served by a right-handed pull handle at 38” / 96.5 cm from the floor. The second wheelchair-accessible washroom, marked “Caballeros” / Gentlemen is served by a left-handed pull handle at 38.5” / 97.75 cm from the floor.

First wheelchair-accessible washroom is gendered and marked “Damas” / Ladies.  Door clearance is 33.75” / 85.5 cm. The sink is located in a communal space and there are two stalls.  

Sink:

• Counter height: 31” / 78.75 cm
• Counter clearance: 26” / 66 cm
• Sink height: 35” / 89 cm
• Sink tap is sensor-operated and requires a reach of 14” / 35.5 cm to activate

First (wheelchair-accessible) stall:

• Area: 56” / 142.5 cm x 56” / 142.5 cm
• Stall door clearance: 31” / 79 cm
• Door lock height: 40” / 102 cm
• Toilet height: 17.75” / 45 cm
• Grab bar mounted on wall left side of toilet: [measurement missing]
• Distance left side of toilet to wall: 9.25” / 23.5 cm obstructed by toilet paper dispenser narrowing the clearance to 5” / 12.5 cm and by disposal unit narrowing the clearance to 6” / 15.25 cm
• Distance right side of toilet to wall: 32.25” / 82 cm interrupted by child care table 5” / 12.5 cm thick, mounted on wall behind door
• Toilet paper dispenser: 21” / 53.5 cm from floor
• Change table open height: 31” / 78.75 cm from floor

Second stall:

• Area: 55” / 139.5 cm x 35: / 89 cm
• Stall door clearance: 21” / 53.25 cm
• Door lock height: 40” / 102 cm
• Toilet height: 17.5” / 44.5 cm
• Distance left side of toilet to wall: [measurement missing] obstructed by disposal unit narrowing the clearance to 10.5” / 26.5 cm and by toilet paper dispenser to 9.5” / 24 cm
• Distance right side of toilet to wall: 6.5” / 16.5 cm
• Toilet paper dispenser: [measurement missing]

Second wheelchair-accessible washroom is gendered and marked “Caballeros” / Gentlemen.  Door clearance is 33.5” / 85 cm. The sink is located in a communal space and there is one  wheelchair-accessible stall and one urinal.

Sink:

• Counter height: 30.5” / 77.5 cm
• Counter clearance: 27” / 68.5 cm
• Sink height: 35” / 89 cm
• Sink tap is sensor-operated and requires a reach of 12” / 30.5 cm to activate

Urinal:

• Urinal height: 23” / 58.5 to top rim of urinal bowl
• Flusher is sensor-operated and has a manual push-button activator at 56.5” / 143.5 cm

Wheelchair-accessible stall:

• Area: 82” / 208.5 cm x 65.5” / 166 cm
• Stall door clearance: 31” / 79 cm
• Door lock height: 40” / 102 cm with a pull-handle mounted on the inside of the door at 39” / 99 cm from the floor
• Toilet height: 18” / 45.5 cm
• Grab bar mounted on wall left side of toilet: [measurement missing]
• Distance left side of toilet to wall: 10.5” / 26.5 cm obstructed by toilet paper dispenser narrowing the clearance to 7” / 17.75 cm
• Distance right side of toilet to wall: 62” / 157.5 cm
• Toilet paper dispenser: [measurement missing]
• Change table open height: 33” / 83.75 cm

Passage to the theatre space is located to the right after the bar.  Clearance from a half-wall separating a restaurant seating area to a weight-bearing post is 65” / 165 cm. Two doors separated by a short hallway lead to the interior of the theatre. The first door pushes to enter and has a clearance of 33” / 84 cm. To exit, a right-handed pull handle is mounted 38” / 97 cm from the floor. The hallway measures 60” / 152.5 cm across. The second door pushes to enter and has a clearance of 33” / 84 cm. To exit, a left-handed pull handle is mounted 37.5” / 95.5 cm from the floor. Once inside this door, free space is again impeded by a weight-bearing post allowing clearance  of 57.75” / 147 cm.