Bolstering Vancouver’s culturally inclusive arts scene with productions that also happen to set a precedent for kid-friendly theatre, Carousel Theatre for Young People has been wowing audiences aged three and up since 1976.

Given its history, how appropriate that the company has opted to open acclaimed playwright Anusree Roy’s Sultans of the Street on Diwali (October 30).

Mark the Hindu festival of lights with a play that tells the story of a group of courageous children living on the streets of Kolkata, India. Roy’s universal approach to the subject of adversity makes for a funny, heartwarming story about four children who seek to escape their lives of servitude for something better.