Say Wha?! Readings of Deliciously Rotten Writing

It's funny people sharing bad books.

Have you ever read a poorly written novel and thought to yourself, who publishes this crap? Or maybe you were in a thrift store and found a hilariously out of date self-help book. Perhaps you flipped through Tori Spelling’s/ Justin Bieber’s/ R. Kelly’s etc. autobiography and guffawed at her/his life story. Now imagine charming and comedic performers telling you all about these terrible tales. Well, that’s what Say Wha?! is all about.

Each performer is given the task to find a book that makes them say, "Say Wha?!" and then gives a book talk about the worst bits. We read this stuff so you don't have to.

The event producer and host, Sara Bynoe was inspired to create this night after she found a bad romance novel in a hostel in Bath, England which provided hours of entertainment for her friends. Since the show first launched in June 2010 Say Wha?! has featured at the Vancouver Comedy Festival, All Jane No Dick Comedy Festival (Portland), The Vancouver International Poetry Festival, and the Olio Festival.

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Our Covid 19 Safety Protocols

For the safety of our guests and performers we make sure that the following are done before each show.

• Assigned seating has been arranged based on Vancouver Coastal Health guidelines.
• Daily sanitation/disinfection before shows of all hard surfaces. 
• An alternate entrance and box office for our theatre guests. 

For the safety of our guests and performers we would ask that you:

• Do not attend the performance if you are feeling ill, or symptomatic of Covid 19. 
• Please be sure to keep distance from our other guests and performers. 
• We would ask that you follow these guidelines, and be respectful of our staff. 

Want to add another person to your table? Message john@havanavancouver.com to make it happen!

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We acknowledge that this event takes place on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples–Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.